The Metaverse Diplomacy: A Future Vision for Türkiye

• Published in: Insight (Türkey) 2022-06, Vol.24 (3), p.67-88
• Main Author: AKILLI, ERMAN
• Format: Magazinearticle
• Language: English
• Subjects: Blockchain; Capital cities; Capital formation; Digital currencies; Diplomacy; Erdogan, Recep Tayyip; International organizations; International relations; Internet access; Leadership; Money; Non-fungible tokens; Organizational structure; Presidents; Science fiction & fantasy; Siyasal Bilimler; Social networks; State; Uluslararası İlişkiler; Universe
• ISSN: 1302-177X; 2564-7717; 1302-177X
• DOI: 10.25253/99.2022243.6

One of the critical questions for the future of the Metaverse is whether it will be global and singular –or multiple, company or country based. This question is yet to be answered, but unique metaverse universes, which will be built based on regional integrations rather than McWorld monopolization, will gain value in the future for the healthy operation of the Metaverse. The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), which was developed into an international organizational structure through the initiative of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last year, offers a form whose effectiveness is increasing daily in the global system, in keeping with the 2040 Vision of the Turkic World. Under Türkiye’s leadership, the Turkoverse, a unique Metaverse universe in which the members of the OTS will interact, can be built. By integrating the capital cities of the member states into this structure, their geographical distance will be eliminated, and the free movement of labor and money within the Turkic World will be possible. Ultimately, this step will protect Türkiye and other Turkic states from uncertainties about the future of the larger Metaverse. This paper investigates the extent to which the Metaverse is the next big thing in diplomacy and how Türkiye can impact the formation of a new norm that will eventually affect the global system.