BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 3. Türkiye will
continue its efforts to transform the human, economic, and
strategic potential of the Turkish world into a common welfare.


This was announced in a statement by the Turkish Ministry of
Foreign Affairs on the occasion of October 3—Turkic States
Cooperation Day.


In addition, the statement noted that this year marks the 17th
anniversary of the signing of the Nakhchivan Agreement, which laid
the foundation for the Organization of Turkic States.


Furthermore, it was emphasized that the Organization of Turkic
States, drawing strength from a shared history, language, and
deeply rooted fraternal ties, has become an important platform for
institutionalizing solidarity and strengthening cooperation.


In addition, it was announced that the 13th Summit of the
Organization of Turkic States will be held in Türkiye on October
29–30.


“Türkiye will continue its efforts to transform the human,
economic, and strategic potential of the Turkic world into the
common welfare and to build the Turkic Century in unity and
solidarity,” the statement noted.



Turkic States Cooperation Day and the Organization
of Turkic States


The Day of Cooperation Among Turkic States is observed annually
on October 3. This date commemorates the Nakhchivan Agreement,
signed on October 3, 2009, in Nakhchivan between Azerbaijan,
Türkiye, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. This agreement marked an
important milestone in strengthening the institutional foundations
of cooperation among Turkic states and in the process of
establishing the Organization of Turkic States.



The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) is an intergovernmental
international organization whose goal is to develop comprehensive
cooperation among Turkic states. The organization was formerly
known as the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States. At a
summit held in Istanbul in 2021, a decision was made to rename the
organization the Organization of Turkic States.


Currently, the organization has five member states: Azerbaijan,
Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Hungary,
Turkmenistan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have
observer status.

Within the framework of the OTS, cooperation takes place in various
areas, including political dialogue, the economy, trade,
transportation, energy, education, culture, tourism,
digitalization, and security.

The organization’s main decision-making body is the Council of
Heads of State, and its Secretariat is located in Istanbul.