The article examines the peculiarities of the influence of neo- Ottomanism on the foreign policy of the Republic of Türkiye in the first quarter of the 21st century. The author offers his own interpretation of the structure of neo-Ottomanism in Türkiye, consisting of ideological-value, local activity-geopolitical and global activity-geopolitical components. As a period, the events that took place in Türkiye’s foreign policy during the 2010s and the first half of the 2020s are analyzed through the optics of the activities of various humanitarian, cultural and religious organizations. The activities of these organizations (Y. Emre Institute, TURKSOY, Diyanet Işleri Başkanlığı) fit into a specific form of influence of Turkish neo-Ottomanism, which is based on a combination of three foundations: pan-Islamist, Kemalist and pan-Turkist. The peculiarity of this combination is the different ratio of these bases among themselves in the three components of neo-Ottomanism. It is concluded that the characteristic features of this influence are, firstly, the pragmatic use by Türkiye’s political elites, led by current President R.T. Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP), of each of the three foundations of neo-Ottomanism, depending on the vital interests of the country’s foreign policy. Secondly, the practical aspect of this influence is based on the functioning of a wide network of related organizations and foundations based on a kind of bureaucratic competition that increases the impact of Turkish culture in various countries and regions.
neo-Ottomanism, civilizational foundations, Türkiye, humanitarian policy and cultural and religious diplomacy, soft power