Türkiye İle Kazakistan Arasindaki İlişkilerin Ticarete Yansımaması Sorunsalı

Kazakhstan and Turkey are the two countries speaking the same language, sharing common values, belief and religion and having a common historical past. Although the cultural ties and brotherhood relations between these two countries are in the size of strategic partnership and alliance, the trade between the two countries is far from the level of the expressed ties. The fact that the trade volume of diesel imported by Turkey from India for a year is almost equal to the total annual volume of trade carried out by Kazakhstan is an example of this situation. The fact that Kazakhstan is an inland country and away from open seas restricts the bilateral trade relations. However, it is expected that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, which has recently begun with mutual voyages, will develop commercial relations. The cargo, arriving at the port of Aktav from Kazakhstan's inner regions and then to Mersin via the BTK railway from there, and the mutual services are significant developments from commercial point of view. At the same time, this development will provide the access to new markets by enabling Kazakhstan to reach Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East through Mediterranean coastal countries. In the study, increasing the commercial ties with the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway on the basis of the protection of mutual interests between Kazakhstan and Turkey, the assessment of existing potentials and the effect of the formed trade on the cultural interaction have been investigated.