This map is showing the areas and regions populated by Turkic peoples. As you can see, they form a "crescent" from north-eastern Siberia to Central Eurasia and Turkey to Finland.
One would think that his increases the chances of forming a Turkic union. However, in a conversation with the Kazakh ambassador to the Netherlands, I was told that the chances for such a union are very slim if not nonexistent. The Kazakh ambassador's main argument touched the major differences between the Turkic states' (political-)economies. When assessing the economy, he stated that Kazakhstan's economy is oil-based and one that industrializes, whereas Kyrgyzstan is an agriculture-based economy.
I agree with the ambassador and see no possibilities to establish such a substantial Turkic union. But, the existing (language) union and the common linguistic and even historic commonalities are stepping stones towards more cooperation.
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