نوع مقاله : پژوهشی
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کلیدواژهها
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نویسنده [English]
Over the past decade, the expansion of Turkey’s cultural influence in the Central Asian republics has transformed the region’s geo-identity and geolinguistic competition and affected the cultural and security decision-making environment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ankara’s soft-power ecosystem, ranging from language education and scholarship programs to media, cultural institutions, and the discourse of “moderate Islam,” has redefined the symbolic boundaries of influence and reduced the share of the Persian language in the region’s cultural circulation. This study employs a mixed-methods approach and a descriptive-analytical research design, drawing on qualitative data obtained from 64 structured interviews and quantitative data analyzed at a significance level of less than 0.05. The primary objective of the study is to explain the causal mechanisms underlying this shift in soft power and its implications for Iran’s cultural geopolitical position. The findings indicate that Turkey’s cultural package, relying on historical media narratives, the institutions of TİKA (Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency) and Yunus Emre Institute, religious networks, and elite scholarship programs, has contributed to the standardization of cultural symbols and the strengthening of Pan-Turkism. This development has generated several adverse consequences for Iran, including the weakening of sustained cultural linkages, the strengthening of competing discourses, and Iran’s relative lag in elite cultivation and cadre development. Nevertheless, the reservations and misgivings of some of these countries toward Turkish influence provide a limited window of opportunity for cooperation, particularly in light of Iran’s shared civilizational and cultural heritage with the region. Accordingly, a mission-oriented redefinition of Iran’s cultural diplomacy is necessary to establish a more effective balance of soft power.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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