Йылмаз М. Религиозный фактор в формировании международной региональной идентичности: пример Турции и Казахстана

Научная статья
УДК 316.7:327(560+574)
https://doi.org/10.24158/pep.2026.8.10

Религиозный фактор в формировании международной

региональной идентичности: пример Турции и Казахстана

 
Муратхан Йылмаз
Санкт-Петербургский политехнический университет Петра Великого, Санкт-Петербург, Россия,
mhan96@hotmail.com, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4535-1052
 
Аннотация. В период после холодной войны в области международных отношений наблюдался пересмотр подхода к понятию идентичности как к одной из основных переменных, определяющих интересы и политические предпочтения государств. Религия, долгое время рассматривавшаяся как явление, вытесненное за пределы Вестфальской системы, в рамках этого процесса также выходила на первый план в качестве определяющего элемента, особенно при формировании региональной идентичности. В работе исследуется роль религиозного фактора при становлении международной региональной идентичности на примере отношений между Турцией и Казахстаном. Опираясь на концептуальные рамки конструктивистской теории, автор показывает, как дискурс об общем духовном наследии двух стран воплощается в жизнь посредством институциональной деятельности Управления по делам религии, а также таких многосторонних структур, как Международный тюркско-казахский университет имени Ходжи Ахмета Ясави и Организация тюркских государств. Исследование, проведенное с использованием метода качественного анализа документов, демонстрирует, что религиозные и духовные элементы вносят вклад в формирование региональной идентичности, однако этот вклад сам по себе не обеспечивает достаточную динамику интеграции; его необходимо оценивать в многомерном контексте в совокупности с экономическими, политическими и геополитическими факторами.
Ключевые слова: региональная идентичность, религиозный фактор, отношения Турции и Казахстана, формирование, Организация тюркских государств, пантюркизм
Финансирование: инициативная работа.
Для цитирования: Йылмаз М. Религиозный фактор в формировании международной региональной идентичности: пример Турции и Казахстана // Общество: политика, экономика, право. 2026. № 8. С. 88–96. https://doi.org/10.24158/pep.2026.8.10.
 
Original article
 

The Religious Factor in the Formation of International

Regional Identity: The Example of Turkey and Kazakhstan

 
Muratkhan Yilmaz
Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia,
mhan96@hotmail.com, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4535-1052
 
Abstract. In the post-Cold War era, the field of international relations witnessed a reconsideration of the concept of identity as one of the key variables determining the interests and political preferences of states. Religion, long regarded as a phenomenon pushed beyond the boundaries of the Westphalian system, has also come to the fore as a defining element within this process, particularly in the formation of regional identity. This study examines the role of the religious factor in the formation of international regional identity through the example of relations between Turkey and Kazakhstan. Drawing on the conceptual framework of constructivist theory, the author demonstrates how the discourse regarding the shared spiritual heritage of these two countries is brought to life through the institutional activities of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, as well as through multilateral structures such as the Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University and the Organization of Turkic States. The study, conducted using the method of qualitative document analysis, shows that religious and spiritual elements contribute to the formation of regional identity, however, this contribution alone does not provide sufficient momentum for integration and it must be assessed within a multidimensional context in conjunction with economic, political, and geopolitical factors.
Keywords: regional identity, religious factor, Turkey-Kazakhstan relations, formation, Organization of Turkic States, Pan-Turkism
Funding: Independent work.
For citation: Yilmaz, M. (2026) The Religious Factor in the Formation of International Regional Identity: The Example of Turkey and Kazakhstan. Society: Politics, Economics, Law. (8), 88–96. Available from: doi:10.24158/pep.2026.8.10 (In Russian).

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