Concept "Turk Milleti" and its verbalization in Turkish digital diplomatic discourse

The article is devoted to the analysis of the concept "Türk Milleti" (Turkish nation) in Turkish linguistic culture. The study of the Turkish conceptual sphere is relevant as it can contribute to further understanding of the Turkish mentality and to the development of international communication. The aim of the paper is not only to analyze this concept in the Turkish conceptual sphere, but also to reveal how it is verbalized in digital diplomatic discourse. The study was carried out within the framework of the digital diplomatic discourse using the intent analysis of the official speeches of the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey retrieved from the official website of the Ministry. To determine the main characteristics of the concept "Türk Milleti" a comprehensive approach was used. It included a definitive analysis of the key lexeme, syntagmatic and paradigmatic associations of the concept name, as well as contextual and paremiological analysis. The study revealed that the concept "Türk milleti" in the Turkish digital diplomatic discourse includes such characteristics as courage, honesty, justice, greatness in the eyes of its rulers. The materials of the paper may be used in cognitive and cultural linguistics, intercultural and digital discourse studies.