By Mehmet Enes Beşer The autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, nestled in Central Asia under Uzbekistan’s sovereignty, has long been a simmering cauldron of separatist tensions. Recent protests in 2022 against proposed constitutional changes—which sought to revoke the region’s autonomy—highlighted the fragility of its political status. For the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), a bloc promoting solidarity among Turkic-speaking nations, Karakalpakstan ...