Reports – ERI

February 9, 2026

History Textbooks and Ontological Security in Kazakhstan

This research report, History Textbooks and Ontological Security in Kazakhstan, offers a timely and profound analysis of how educational narratives shape national identity and the sense of collective security in modern Kazakhstan. At a period marked by geopolitical uncertainty and competing interpretations of history, this study illuminates the crucial role […]

October 25, 2019

Orta Asya Türk Cumhuriyetlerinde İş Ortamı ve Kobi Destek Programları: Kobi’lerin ve Karşılıklı Ticaretin Geliştirilmesine Yönelik Bir Araştırma

Ağustos 1991’de Baltık Cumhuriyetleri ve Ukrayna parlamentosu bağımsızlık kararı alması sonrası Brest şehrinde bir araya gelen Rusya, Ukrayna ve Beyaz Rusya devlet başkanlarının (Bağımsız Devletler Topluluğu-BDT), kurulmasıyla ilgili imzaladıkları protokol uzun süredir can çekişen Sovyetler Birliği’nin sonunu hazırlamıştır. SSCB’nin dağılması, Orta Asya Türk Cumhuriyetleri için tarihi bir dönüm noktası olmuş, […]

October 25, 2018

Güney Kore ve Orta Asya İlişkileri

For centuries Central Asia remained the focus of great powers’ strategic interests, for control of the region meant crucial access into and out of surrounding empires and civilizations, including those of Russia, China, India, Persia and the Ottomans. Largely neglected during the Cold War, the region has reemerged in the […]

November 17, 2017

Development of Hydropower Sector and its Impact on Energy-Environment Nexus In Central Asia

This research project is a combination of a comprehensive desk study and a ﬁeld research on the environment and energy nexus in Central Asia. This ﬁnal report seeks to produce rec- ommendations based on experiences and needs of the people of the region, supported by a ﬁeldwork and in cooperation […]

February 2, 2017

Central Asian Regional Energy Initiatives: Challenges and Opportunities

The Central Asian Energy System (CAES) was designed and built during the Soviet period, when political borders and sovereignty issue were not an obstacle to ensure parallel operation of national energy sectors. Resource sharing mechanism ensured stability and reliability of energy supplies to meet population and economic needs. The mechanism […]