DIGITAL EDUCATION, LINGUISTIC INTEGRATION, AND SOFT POWER IN THE TURKIC WORLD
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Abstract
This article examines the institutional architecture of digital diplomacy and strategic communication within the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), analyzing how this Eurasian regional organization has evolved from cultural cooperation toward sophisticated information warfare capabilities and cyber governance frameworks. Drawing on primary policy documents, summit declarations, and operational initiatives from 2015–2025, we demonstrate that the OTS has constructed a multi-layered digital diplomacy architecture encompassing strategic communication, counter-disinformation mechanisms, media platform coordination, and nascent artificial intelligence governance. The analysis contributes to theoretical debates on digital diplomacy in non-Western regional organizations, demonstrating how authoritarian regimes instrumentalize digital technologies for strategic communication while resisting liberal normative frameworks. The article further examines the cultural dimensions of OTS digital diplomacy, including the Turkic World Vision 2040's mandate for digital heritage preservation, joint online encyclopedia development, and the harmonization of educational content across member states. We conclude that the OTS represents a distinctive model of civilizational digital diplomacy – one that prioritizes collective identity construction, technological self-sufficiency, and regime security over global interoperability and democratic participation.
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Digital diplomacy, Organisation of Turkic States, Strategic communication, Regional organizations, Culture.
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