The post-bipolar world order has created the necessary circumstances for an unrestrained political socialization of people of Turkic origin on the international scene. In the initial euphoria, while discovering common cultural ties, these people flirted with the idea of creating a "Turkic Commonwealth." As part of the effort to create a Turkic-speaking community, Turkey, a country that occupies a strategic position in Eurasia, attempted to play a key role. Cultural factors, and in particular language, played a dynamic role in this project. However, the difficulties experienced by Turkic-speaking countries along with linguistic divergence, guided them toward realistic policies that left sentiments to one side. Thus the project based on the shared linguistic heritage of independent Turkic countries, autonomous regions, and Turkish communities in the Eurasian area waned. However, this longstanding and ambitious project remains a topical issue in Turkish foreign policy.