The article analyzes Turkey's foreign policy towards the Turkic-speaking states of Central Asia in the 90s of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. The main hypothesis of our research work is to conduct a scientific analysis of Turkey's foreign policy towards the Turkic-speaking states of Central Asia in the 90s of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, and to determine the influence of Russia on these relations. The methods of historical, political and international relations were used in the research.

The foreign policies of Turkey and Russia towards the Turkic-speaking states of Central Asia in the 90s of the 20th century can be divided into two periods. The first period covers the period from 1991 to 1993, when Russia was busy solving its economic problems due to the collapse of the USSR, and its policy towards the Turkic-speaking states of Central Asia and its dominance began to decline. Turkey's foreign policy towards these countries became more active thanks to the support of the great power of that era, the United States. The second period covered the period from 1994 to November 16, 2001, during which Russia showed renewed interest in the Turkic-speaking states of Central Asia, while Turkey limited its relations with the countries of the region to the development of the economic and educational and scientific spheres. The renewed interest of Russia in the Turkic-speaking states of Central Asia was due to several reasons. The most important of which was that Russia could not receive the necessary financial assistance from Western countries, and on the other hand, state officials who promoted national interests and national security came to power. The main foreign policy strategy they pursued was to strengthen Russia's influence and dominance in the near abroad. A new period in the 21st century begins with 16 October 2001. The main feature of this period was the signing by the two countries, i.e. Turkey and Russia, of an agreement entitled «Joint Action Plan for Cooperation in Eurasia: From Bilateral Cooperation Towards Multidimensional Partnership». After the agreements, trust began to grow between Turkey and Russia, bilateral economic ties began to develop rapidly, and the two countries' foreign policy towards the Turkic-speaking states of Central Asia began to strengthen within the framework of co-operation.