Kırgız Etnik Kimliği ve Ulus Devlet Yapılanması
Çağdaş Kırgızistan’ın ulus devlet yapılanması ve etnik kimlik oluşumu, kendine has dinamikleriyle incelemeye ve araştırmaya değer bir özellik taşımaktadır. Bununla birlikte Kırgızistan bağlamında Orta Asya’daki kimlik süreçlerine değinilmesi, yok olmaya yüz tutan “Türk Atanın Baldarı” Türk üst kimliğinin bölgedeki varlık mücadelesinin ele alınması açısından da ayrı bir önem göstermektir. Bölgedeki “Türk Atanın Baldarı” üst kimliğinin ele alınabilmesi için de bölgedeki kimlik süreçlerinin “İslam’dan önce”, “İslam’dan sonra” ve “Ruslarla tanışma” olarak üç bölümde sınıflandırılması doğru bir istikra (endüksiyon, tümevarım) için ayrı bir önem arz etmektedir. Bütün bunların ışığında çağdaş Kırgızistan’daki kimlik süreçleri ve siyasî çalkantılar peşin fikirlerden uzak, tamamen saha tecrübesi ve ilmî kaynaklar ışığında ele alınmıştır.
Ulus Devlet İnşası Sürecinde Kazakistan Bayrağına Mitolojik Yaklaşım
Devletlerin tesekkülünde bayrak çok önemli bir yere sahiptir. Bu baglamda bayragin üzerindeki her bir renk, her bir sembol/damga (tamga) devletleri olusturan milletlerin ortak tarihî köklerinden beslenerek seçilmelidir. Milletlerin mayasini da mitlerin olusturdugu görülmektedir. Çünkü mitler araciligi ile milletler nereden geldiklerine, kim olduklarina dair sorulara cevaplar ararlar. Ortak bir geçmisten geldiklerine kanaat getiren insan topluluklari da aralarinda yaptiklari akitle geleceklerini ortak kilarlar. Bunun içindir ki, ulus devletleri olusturan her bir ulusal deger, ulus devleti olusturan milletlerin ortak mitlerinden filizlenerek ortak bir deger olarak ulus devletlerin temelinde yer almaktadir. Bu baglamda Türk devletlerinin bayraklari ise kadim Türk kültüründeki mukaddes damgalarin ve sembollerin daglarin zirvesinden gönderlere çekilmesiyle tesekkül etmektedir.
OTHERS – Uluslararası Analizler ve Röportajlar –
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Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Tokayev’s Antalya message and the rise of the ‘world is bigger than five’ approach”, News.Az, 18 April 2026, https://news.az/news/tokayevs-antalya-message-and-the-rise-of-the-world-is-bigger-than-five-approach
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Kazakhstan President Tokayev’s Antalya Message and the Rise of the “The World Is Bigger Than Five” Approach” Uzdaily, 18 April 2026, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/kazakhstan-president-tokayevs-antalya-message-and-the-rise-of-the-the-world-is-bigger-than-five-approach/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Послание Президента Казахстана Токаева из Антальи и рост подхода «Мир больше пяти», Uzdaily, 18 April 2026, https://www.uzdaily.uz/ru/poslanie-prezidenta-kazakhstana-tokaeva-iz-antali-i-rost-podkhoda-mir-bolshe-piati/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “The strategic dimension of the visit of vice president of the Republic of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz to Kazakhstan: Energy security and the Middle Corridor”, Eureporter, 16 April 2026, https://www.eureporter.co/kazakhstan-2/2026/04/16/the-strategic-dimension-of-the-visit-of-vice-president-of-the-republic-of-turkiye-cevdet-yilmaz-to-kazakhstan-energy-security-and-the-middle-corridor/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Yılmaz’s visit highlights energy, logistics and Middle Corridor priorities – Turkish expert” Qazinform ,16 April 2026, https://qazinform.com/news/ylmazs-visit-highlights-energy-logistics-and-middle-corridor-priorities-turkish-expert-d834ac
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “The Strategic Dimension of the Visit of Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz to Kazakhstan: Energy Security and the Middle Corridor”, Uzdaily,16 April 2026, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/the-strategic-dimension-of-the-visit-of-vice-president-of-the-republic-of-turkiye-cevdet-yilmaz-to-kazakhstan-energy-security-and-the-middle-corridor/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Стратегическое измерение визита Вице-президента Турецкой Республики Джевдета Йылмаза в Казахстан: энергетическая безопасность и Средний коридор”, Uzdaily,16 апреля 2026, https://www.uzdaily.uz/ru/strategicheskoe-izmerenie-vizita-vitse-prezidenta-turetskoi-respubliki-dzhevdeta-iylmaza-v-kazakhstan-energeticheskaia-bezopasnost-i-srednii-koridor/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı Cevdet Yılmaz’ın Kazakistan Ziyaretinin Stratejik Boyutu: Enerji Güvenliği ve Orta Koridor”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 16 Nisan 2026, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/28276-2/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Türkiye and Azerbaijan maintain balanced approach to Iran crisis”,News.Az, 09 April 2026, https://news.az/news/turkiye-and-azerbaijan-maintain-balanced-approach-to-iran-crisis
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Kazakistan Anayasasındaki dil düzenlemesi üzerine”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 4 Mart 2026
https://kerkukgazetesi.com/kazakistan-anayasasindaki-dil-duzenlemesi-uzerine/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “What Does the Proposed Word Change in Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Draft Mean?”, UzDaily, 23 February 2026, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/what-does-the-proposed-word-change-in-kazakhstans-new-constitution-draft-mean/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Что означает предложение об изменении одного слова в проекте новой Конституции Казахстана”, UzDaily, 23 February 2026, https://www.uzdaily.uz/ru/chto-oznachaet-predlozhenie-ob-izmenenii-odnogo-slova-v-proekte-novoi-konstitutsii-kazakhstana/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Aliyev: If you are not strong, being right has no meaning”, EU Reporter, 7 January 2026, https://www.eureporter.co/azerbaijan/2026/01/07/aliyev-if-you-are-not-strong-being-right-has-no-meaning/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Güclü deyilsənsə, haqlı olmağın mənası yoxdur – Türk ekspert İlham Əliyevin müsahibəsini şərh edir”, Yeni Çağ, 6 January 2026, https://yenicag.az/guclu-deyilsense-haqli-olmagin-menasi-yoxdur-turk-ekspert-ilham-eliyevin-musahibesini-serh-edir
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Aliyev: Güçlü Değilsen Haklı Olmanın Anlamı Yok”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 20 January 2026, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/aliyev-guclu-degilsen-hakli-olmanin-anlami-yok/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2026), “Aliyev: if you are not strong, being right has no meaning”, Aze.Media, 6 January 2026, https://aze.media/aliyev-if-you-are-not-strong-being-right-has-no-meaning/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Флаг Казахстана назвали самым полным выражением тюркской идентичности”, Inform.kz – Kazakistan Cumhurbaşkanlığı TV-Radyo Kompleksi (Kazinform) Devlet Haber Ajansı ,18 October 2025, https://www.inform.kz/ru/flag-kazahstana-nazvali-samim-polnim-virazheniem-tyurkskoy-identichnosti
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Strategic deadlock in the Zangezur Corridor debates: Regional integration or geopolitical rivalry?”, UzDaily, 10 October 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/strategic-deadlock-in-the-zangezur-corridor-debates-regional-integration-or-geopolitical-rivalry/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Стратегический тупик в дискуссиях о ‘Коридоре Зангезур’: региональная интеграция или геополитическое соперничество?”, UzDaily, 10 October 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/ru/strategicheskii-tupik-v-diskussiiakh-o-koridore-zangezur-regionalnaia-integratsiia-ili-geopoliticheskoe-sopernichestvo/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Strategic deadlock in Zangezur Corridor debates: Regional integration or geopolitical rivalry?”, News.Az, 13 October 2025, https://news.az/news/strategic-deadlock-in-zangezur-corridor-debates-regional-integration-or-geopolitical-rivalry
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Zengezur Koridoru tartışmalarında ortaya çıkan stratejik çıkmaz: Bölgesel entegrasyon mu, jeopolitik rekabet mi?”, Subyekt.az, 9 October 2025, https://subyekt.az/44364-2/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Güney Kafkasya’da yaşanan jeoekonomik dönüşümün merkezinde yer alan Zengezur Koridoru”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 13 October 2025, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/guney-kafkasyada-yasanan-jeoekonomik-donusumun-merkezinde-yer-alan-zengezur-koridoru/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Opinion: The Twelfth Summit of the Organization of Turkic States – A Turning Point for Regional Peace and Integration”, The Times of Central Asia, 13 October 2025, https://timesca.com/opinion-the-twelfth-summit-of-the-organization-of-turkic-states-a-turning-point-for-regional-peace-and-integration/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “The Organization of Turkic States: From Cultural Unity to Geostrategic Power”, UzDaily, 14 October 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/the-organization-of-turkic-states-from-cultural-unity-to-geostrategic-power/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Организация тюркских государств: от культурного единства к геостратегической силе”, UzDaily, 14 October 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/ru/organizatsiia-tiurkskikh-gosudarstv-ot-kulturnogo-edinstva-k-geostrategicheskoi-sile/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı: Kültürel Birlikten Jeostratejik Güce”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 29 January 2026, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/26386-2/
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Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor”, UzDaily, 24 October 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-and-the-middle-corridor/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “UNESCO Announces World Turkic Language Family Day Celebration”, The Astana Times, 5 November 2025, https://astanatimes.com/2025/11/unesco-announces-world-turkic-language-family-day-celebration/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “UNESCO declares 15 December as World Turkic Language Family Day”, UzDaily, 15 November 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/unesco-declares-15-december-as-world-turkic-language-family-day/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “ЮНЕСКО объявила 15 декабря Всемирным днём тюркской языковой семьи”, UzDaily, 15 November 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/ru/iunesko-obiavila-15-dekabria-vsemirnym-dniom-tiurkskoi-iazykovoi-semi/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “UNESCO honours Turkic Heritage with a Global Language Day”, AzerNews,4 November 2025, https://www.azernews.az/culture/249755.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawN3ATVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlPdsZqNhYi-WlOFFucZ_KMQ3DsA3Eb8vxp8rf6CKD0qygNnkL4nGaqj0VkU_aem_sTiOLBn_yL5m8fJSc-r_ug
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Azerbaijan becomes strategic link in expanding Central Asia–South Caucasus partnership”, AzerNews, 17 November 2025, https://www.azernews.az/editorial/250331.html
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Orta Asya devlet başkanları 7. İstişare toplantısı üzerine küresel ve bölgesel değerlendirme”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 27 November 2025, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/orta-asya-devlet-baskanlari-7-istisare-toplantisi-uzerine-kuresel-ve-bolgesel-degerlendirme/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “The 7th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia: Global and Regional Assessment”, UzDaily, 26 November 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/the-7th-consultative-meeting-of-the-heads-of-state-of-central-asia-global-and-regional-assessment/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Azerbaijan becomes strategic link in expanding Central Asia–South Caucasus partnership”, MENA FN, 17 November 2025, https://menafn.com/1110352644/Azerbaijan-Becomes-Strategic-Link-In-Expanding-Central-Asiasouth-Caucasus-Partnership
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “What Azerbaijan’s membership means for Central Asia”, News.Az, 21 November 2025, https://news.az/news/-what-azerbaijans-membership-means-for-central-asia
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “A New Era in Central Asia–Japan Relations: The CA+JAD Tokyo Summit”, UzDaily, 27 December 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/a-new-era-in-central-asia-japan-relations-the-cajad-tokyo-summit/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Новый этап в отношениях Центральной Азии и Японии: токийский саммит CA+JAD”, UzDaily, 27 December 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/ru/novyi-etap-v-otnosheniiakh-tsentralnoi-azii-i-iaponii-tokiiskii-sammit-cajad/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Orta Asya‑Japonya ilişkilerinde yeni dönem: CA+JAD Tokyo Zirvesi”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 28 December 2025, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/orta-asya-japonya-iliskilerinde-yeni-donem-cajad-tokyo-zirvesi/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Is Japan becoming the new strategic counterweight to China in Central Asia?”, News.Az, 27 December 2025, https://news.az/news/-is-japan-becoming-the-new-strategic-counterweight-to-china-in-central-asia
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “New era in Central Asia–Japan relations: CA+JAD Tokyo Summit [Opinion]”, AzerNews, 27 December 2025, https://www.azernews.az/region/252245.html
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “A New Era in Central Asia – Japan Relations: The CA+JAD Tokyo Summit”, Aze.Media, 27 December 2025, https://aze.media/a-new-era-in-central-asia-japan-relations-the-cajad-tokyo-summit/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Türkiye’nin ve Ermenistan’ın vize kolaylığı kararı ne anlama geliyor?”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 7 January 2026, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/turkiyenin-ve-ermenistanin-vize-kolayligi-karari-ne-anlama-geliyor/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan Summit, Kazakhstan’s Visit to Kyrgyzstan, and the New Silk Road”, UzDaily, 29 August 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/turkmenistan-azerbaijan-and-uzbekistan-summit-kazakhstans-visit-to-kyrgyzstan-and-the-new-silk-road/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Opportunities and risks of Kazakhstan’s and Uzbekistan’s trade agreements with the United States – Central Asia, the rising star of the global economy”, EU Reporter, 25 September 2025, https://www.eureporter.co/world/united-nations/2025/09/25/opportunities-and-risks-of-kazakhstans-and-uzbekistans-trade-agreements-with-the-united-states-central-asia-turkistan-the-rising-star-of-the-global-economy/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “The view from Ankara: President Tokayev’s working visit to Turkey”, The Times of Central Asia, 1 August 2025, https://timesca.com/the-view-from-ankara-president-tokayevs-working-visit-to-turkey/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Tokayev Strengthens Kazakhstan–Türkiye Strategic Partnership”, The Astana Times, 6 August 2025, https://astanatimes.com/2025/08/tokayev-strengthens-kazakhstan-turkiye-strategic-partnership/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Kazakistan Cumhurbaşkanı Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’in Ankara’ya Çalışma Ziyareti”, Kerkük Gazetesi, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/kazakistan-cumhurbaskani-tokayevin-ankaraya-calisma-ziyareti/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Central Asia Emerges With Landmark US Trade Agreements”, The Astana Times, 2 October 2025, https://astanatimes.com/2025/10/central-asia-emerges-with-landmark-us-trade-agreements/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Ahmet Sağlam’ın Kaleminden Kazak ve Özbek Ekonomisi Dünyaya Gücünü Gösterdi”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 25 September 2025, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/ahmet-saglamin-kaleminden-kazak-ve-ozbek-ekonomisi-dunyaya-gucunu-gosterdi/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Opportunities and Risks of Kazakhstan’s and Uzbekistan’s Trade Agreements with the United States: Central Asia, the Rising Star of the Global Economy”, UzDaily, 27 September 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/opportunities-and-risks-of-kazakhstans-and-uzbekistans-trade-agreements-with-the-united-states-central-asia-the-rising-star-of-the-global-economy/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Возможности и риски торговых соглашений Казахстана и Узбекистана с США: «Центральная Азия — восходящая звезда мировой экономики»”, UzDaily, 27 September 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/ru/vozmozhnosti-i-riski-torgovykh-soglashenii-kazakhstana-i-uzbekistana-s-ssha-tsentralnaia-aziia-voskhodiashchaia-zvezda-mirovoi-ekonomiki/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Strengthen Ties with U.S. Through Major Trade Deals”, News.Az, 2 October 2025, https://news.az/news/kazakhstan-and-uzbekistan-strengthen-ties-with-us-through-major-trade-deals
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Türkiye ile Kırgızistan’ın Stratejik Ortaklığı ve Kırgızistan’ın Bölgesel Konumu”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 10 October 2025, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/turkiye-ile-kirgizistanin-stratejik-ortakligi-ve-kirgizistanin-bolgesel-konumu/?fbclid=IwY2xjawM6fspleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0aFVsRFFuUEVIcm5OUllOAR7YvFfrq3VmXlIZDEUlswvueScBV3ZT5TpMS9MWbTP3xXjmgqOMj4HNtC0owA_aem_zLILz8RHBjNLG_lni5k3jg
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Türkiye and Kyrgyzstan: Strategic Partnership and Kyrgyzstan’s Regional Position”, UzDaily, 10 October 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/turkiye-and-kyrgyzstan-strategic-partnership-and-kyrgyzstans-regional-position/?fbclid=IwY2xjawM6frRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0aFVsRFFuUEVIcm5OUllOAR6RXD4gc-PoVMyu0ZS-pCIdiCyycSXRNHvK4xiUOp-t_Lo4DnEBq39XBr-ODA_aem_v2zexaZTTxl03v1mz4DAFQ
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “The Zangezur Corridor: Historical Background, Current Dynamics, and Future Perspectives”, UzDaily, 12 September 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/the-zangezur-corridor-historical-background-current-dynamics-and-future-perspectives/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Held a Meeting Resembling a Show of Force”, UzDaily, 2 September 2025, https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-held-a-meeting-resembling-a-show-of-force/
Sağlam, Ahmet (2025), “Gerçek Bir Üniversite Teknokenti Nedir?”, Kerkük Gazetesi, 22 July 2025, https://kerkukgazetesi.com/gercek-bir-universite-teknokenti-nedir/