According to Kuyas, what is wrongly dubbed as neo-Ottomanism is in fact the research for new markets in the immediate vicinity of Turkey's geography. "So, it is not a matter of cultural extension, but rather a wish to extend its economic Lebensraum."
Prema Kujasovim rečima, ono što se pogrešno naziva neo-Otomanizmom je zapravo istraživanje novih tržišta u neposrednoj geografskoj blizini Turske. „To, dakle, nije pitanje kulturnog širenja, već želja da se proširi ekonomski životni prostor.“