Synergetic Digital Integration in the Turkic World:Technological Sovereignty, Cultural Interoperability, and Geo-Digital Regional Transformation

The accelerating transformation of the global order through artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, platform economies, and data governance has significantly altered the logic of regional integration. Traditional models based primarily on industrial production and territorial proximity are increasingly being supplemented by geo-digital connectivity and technological sovereignty. Within this context, this article examines how digital integration functions as a synergetic mechanism of economic, technological, and geopolitical transformation across the Turkic world. The study introduces the Synergetic Geo-Digital Integration Framework (SGDIF), conceptualizing regional transformation as a non-linear interaction among digital infrastructure, AI ecosystems, linguistic interoperability, institutional coordination, and geo-economic corridors. Methodologically, the study combines synergetic systems analysis and comparative institutional analysis, focusing on Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. The findings suggest that the future trajectory of Turkic regionalism increasingly depends on the creation of a shared digital-civilizational ecosystem capable of supporting technological sovereignty and adaptive network-based governance along the Middle Corridor. Ultimately, the article expands regional integration theory by exploring how emerging regional actors construct alternative models of digital sovereignty within the evolving Eurasian order.

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