FORMATION OF THE UKRAINIAN-TURKISH CULTURAL FIELD IN 1991–2021: REGULATORY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND THE ROLE OF THE DIASPORA

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyze the regulatory and legal framework of cultural coop- eration between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey in 1991–2021 and assess the role of the diaspora in theprocess of forming the Ukrainian-Turkish cultural field. The need to achieve the set goal is argued by severalfactors at once, among which the key ones are the high geopolitical weight of Turkey in the Turkic world and its capabilities in the process of de-occupation of Crimea and the development of the culture of the Crimean Tatars. The methodological basis of the study was monitoring, abstraction, abstract-logical, historical-typological and institutional methods. The monitoring method was used to search and systematize data, abstraction was used to highlight key concepts, the abstract-logical method served as a tool for formulating the conclusions of the study. The use of the historical-typological method made it possible to identify patterns in the development of Ukrainian-Turkish cultural relations and compare their contractual bases with each other.The institutional method made it possible to consider the institution of the diaspora as a key factor in the formation of the Ukrainian-Turkish cultural field. An analysis of previous scientific works showed an increase ininterest in the issue of Ukrainian-Turkish cultural cooperation. The scientific novelty of this article lies in the fact that during its writing, the role of contractual foundations and the diaspora in the formation of a common cultural field for both peoples was first investigated. The results of the study demonstrate the complexity of the formation of the Ukrainian-Turkish cultural field in 1991–2021 and the involvement of state bodies of Ukraine and the Turkish Republic, public organizations, diaspora unions and individual cultural figures in this process.The results also showed that the contractual basis of cultural cooperation between Ukraine and the Turkish Republic in 1991–2021 was formed thanks to bilateral and international agreements, orders and decrees. The conclusions identify diaspora organizations as key in the formation of a common Ukrainian-Turkish culturalfield. The conditions for deepening this process include the creation of a Joint Commission, the involvementof Ukrainian artists in the culture of the Kyrymly people, cooperation between diaspora organizations and artists, access to the study of Ukrainian and Turkish languages, and the expansion of the representation of Ukrainian artists in international cultural events.