This study will focus on the contributions to Turkısh Cultural Dıplomacy and future of TURKSOY which played crucial role in the development of relations between Turkey and the Turkısh States that gained their independence after the collapse of the USSR, States such as; Azerbajan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan which became closer to each other with emotional bounds and discourses of brotherhood after the collapse of the USSR were effective in the establishment procces of TURKSOY and the executions of its activities, taking İsmail Gaspıralı’s words of “unity in language, idea and work” accepted as guide. In this study will be gained and discussed information abouth cultural diplomacy and then TURKSOY’s contributions to Turkish cultural diplomacy. Finally, will be evaluated regarding the future of TURKSOY, which plays an important role in the development of relations in the Turkish World.
Turkish World, Cultural Diplomacy, TURKSOY