Organization of Turkic States

Organization of Turkic States
  • Azerbaijani:Türk Dövlətləri Təşkilatı
    Hungarian:Türk Államok Szervezete
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    Kyrgyz:Түркий мамлекеттеринин уюму
    Turkish:Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı
    Turkmen:Türki döwletleriň guramasy
    Uzbek:Turkiy davlatlar tashkiloti
Emblem
Motto: 
Together We Are Stronger!
  • Biz birlikdə daha güclüyük! (Azerbaijani)
  • Erősebbek vagyunk együtt! (Hungarian)
  • Біз бірге мықтымыз! (Kazakh)
  • Биз бирге күчтүрөөкбүз! (Kyrgyz)
  • Biz birlikte daha güçlüyüz! (Turkish)
  • Biz bilelikde has güýçli! (Turkmen)
  • Biz birgalikda kuchliroqmiz! (Uzbek)
  Member states
  Observer states
Political centres
Largest cityIstanbul
Official languages
Working languagesEnglish
Other languages
Demonym(s)Turkic
TypeIntergovernmental organization[1]
Membership[2]
Leaders
• Secretary-General
Kyrgyzstan Kubanychbek Omuraliev
• Chairman
Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov
• Honorary Chairman
Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev
Establishment
• Nakhchivan Agreement
3 October 2009
• Last polity admitted
12 November 2021
Area
• Total
4,242,362 km2 (1,637,985 sq mi) (unranked)
Population
• 2023 estimate
160,616,392
GDP (PPP)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $5.174 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $31,042
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $1.837 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $11,437
Website
turkicstates.org Edit this at Wikidata
  1. Parliamentary Assembly
  2. Europe Office
  3. General Secretariat
  4. Regional Diaspora Center
  5. Turkic Academy
  6. Spiritual capital

The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), formerly called the Turkic Council or the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, is an intergovernmental organization comprising all but one of the internationally recognized Turkic sovereign states: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan; while Hungary, Turkmenistan and Northern Cyprus are observers. Its overarching aim is promoting comprehensive cooperation among the Turkic peoples. First proposed by Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2006, it was founded on 3 October 2009 in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan. The General Secretariat is located in Turkey's Istanbul.

In addition to Turkmenistan, the organization has also admitted Hungary and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as observers, although the latter is only recognized by Turkey.[3]

During the 8th summit in Istanbul in 2021, the organization was restructured and adopted its current name.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Organization of Turkic States".
  2. ^ "TURKSOY Official Web Site". Turkkon.org. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Turk Dili Konusan Ulkeler Isbirligi Konseyi'nin Kurulmasina Dair Nahcivan Anlasmasi" (PDF). Turkkon.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Turkic Council reforms into Organization of Turkic States". TRTWorld. 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Turkic grouping to change its name to Organization of Turkic States: Turkish FM". Hürriyet Daily News. 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Turkic Council's name changed to Organization of Turkic States". Anadolu Agency. 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ ""We are changing the name of the Turkic Council to the Organization of Turkic States"". Directorate of Communications. 12 November 2021.