Perspectives of military cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Türkiye

Abstract

The world is undergoing global change as it enters a new age of rapid development and large-scale transformations. At the outset of 2022, Kazakhstan was shaken by a wave of social unrest, as a result of which 232 people died; conflict in Ukraine escalated on 24 February 2022, which led to the large-scale humanitarian crisis. Against this background, the current system of international challenges and threats is becoming more complicated, the global situation is deteriorating alarmingly, existing conflicts and crises are intensifying, and new ones are emerging [1]. According to the Law on national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan, “military security is the state of protection of vital interests of man and citizen, society and the State from external and internal threats associated with the use of military force or intention to use it” [2]. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the military security of Kazakhstan, and in this article the analysis on the current state of Kazakhstan's military security will be provided, the importance of diversification of Kazakhstan's military cooperation and the perspectives in military cooperation with Turkey will be illustrated.