THE BALANCING ROLE OF TURKEY FOR THE INFLUENCE OF CHINA IN CENTRAL ASIA

Today, there is a dynamic new ‘Great Game’ in Central Asia engaging multiple players

and institutions who compete for influence in Central Asia, such as the Russiandominated Collective Security Treaty Organization, the U.S.-dominated NATO

Partnership for Peace Program, and the Sino-Russian-dominated Shanghai Cooperation

Organization. Of all the players, China is clearly one of the most dominant