70% of Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Go to China. Türkiye Is Positioning to Challenge That.

Kazakhstan sits on a resource base worth $46 trillion and can produce half of the EU's 34 critical minerals — yet most still leave as raw ore, bound for Beijing. Now Türkiye is building processing hubs, launching a mining exchange, and signing billion-dollar deals across the Turkic world. At MINEX Asia 2026 in Ankara (24–25 June), the players reshaping critical mineral supply chains meet face to face. The question is no longer whether an alternative to Chinese dominance exists — it's how fast it can be built.