"Old Man Get Out!" With personal stories and professional analysis, Prof. Tutumlu takes us through the history of her homeland, the aspirations of its people and their dashed hopes, and the deep-rooted causes for this month's widespread uprising.  

Kazakhstan is a resource-rich country with a very low population density. It has successfully attracted consortiums of large international corporations and diligently polished its business-friendly image abroad. So by all indications, Kazakhs should enjoy high living standards. Unfortunately, the realities of life in Kazakhstan are starkly different than the country's potentials otherwise suggest. The overwhelming majority of wealth and power is held by a few. And Kazakhstan's former president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who led the country from its independence from Soviet rule for some 30 years, still wields considerable power from behind the scenes. As for Russian troops, they were deployed to Kazakhstan not to ensure stability and peace for Kazakh people and businesses. Rather, President Putin sent them there to ensure the security of a friendly oligarchy within the sphere of its influence.  

Professor Assel Tutumlu, Near East University, has written extensively about Kazakhstan. Click this link to access some of her publications and read highlights of this podcast conversation. 

I hope you enjoy this episode and gain some perspective about Kazakhstan.  

Adel

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