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Kazakhstan has signed on to the Common Turkic alphabet, but it is unclear whether it will be introduced or not. The West as a whole supports the establishment of the Common Turkic alphabet because it solidifies exchanges between Turkic countries, Western Europe, and the United States. As a NATO member, Turkey actively promotes Alphabet unification and supports other Turkic countries that pursue independence from Russia's influence in order to solidify its status on the world stage. On the contrary, Russia sees the establishment of the Common Turkic alphabet as an attempt to keep Turkic countries away from the Russian cultural space and is critical of this. Kazakhstan's plan to transition to Latin Alphabet in 2017 made Russia uneasy, as the move abandons Cyrillic, which has long symbolized its cultural and linguistic relationship with Russia. In response, Russia is strengthening its intelligence and cultural programs to maintain its influence in Central Asian countries, but this has been hampered by Russia's sluggish special military operations. In Central Asian countries, the establishment of the Common Turkic alphabet is an important step in establishing cultural, economic, and political connections between Turkic countries and can be a symbol of Single Turkic nations’s unity and independence from external influence. However, the integration process conflicts with many difficulties, including linguistic and political obstacles and pressure from Russia, and does not have the full support of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. However, as the years go by, the ideal of a Common Turkic alphabet will become more and more supported, especially among young people seeking close cooperation between the Turks.

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