Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States

Bishkek, Sept. 16, 2019. / Kabar /. The Cooperation Council of the Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) was established by the Nakhchivan Agreement, which was signed at the Turkic Summit of Heads of States held in Nakchivan in 2009 with the overarching aim to promote comprehensive cooperation among Turkic Speaking States. The founding and current members are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.
The Turkic Council is an intergovernmental organization committed to the purpose and principles of the Charter of the United Nations (UN) and other universally recognized principles and norms of international law, including sovereign equality, territorial integrity and inviolability of internationally recognized borders of states, as well as the maintenance of international peace, security and development of good-neighbourly and friendly relations.
Turkic Council is an organisation dedicated to strengthening peace and stability, promoting wide-ranging cooperation and disclosing the potential for common development amongst its member states. Although it brings together a particular group of countries, the organization does not take an exclusive approach. On the contrary, by promoting deeper relations and solidarity amongst Turkic speaking countries, it aims to serve as a new regional instrument for advancing international cooperation in Eurasian continent, particularly in Central Asia and Caucasus.
Being constructed on four main pillars as common history, common language, common identity and common culture, the Turkic Council does not limit itself to the confines of these commonalities. Rather, it aims to broaden the existing bilateral cooperation areas such as economy, science, education, transportation, customs, tourism and other various fields between the Member States into multilateral cooperation for the benefit of the region.
Also the Turkic Council does not limit itself within the frames of its Member States and willingly cooperates with its neighbour states in order to ensure peace and stability in its region particularly in the fields of economy, transport, customs, tourism, education, youth and sports etc.
Furthermore, activities of the Turkic Council are also supported by its related and affiliated organizations as Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries (TURKPA), International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY), Turkic Academy, Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and Turkic Business Council.