“Nakhchivan Agreement on the establishment of the Cooperation Council of
Turkic Speaking States“ was signed by Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and
Kyrgyzstan on 3 October 2009. The anniversary of the Agreement is
celebrated as the Turkic Speaking States Cooperation Day every year.
This year on its tenth anniversary Turkic Speaking States Cooperation Day
is being celebrated at a juncture where we witness the enhancement of our
unity by the accession of Uzbekistan to the Turkic Council as a full member
at the upcoming 7th Summit in Baku on 15 October 2019, as well as the
inauguration of the European Office of the Turkic Council in Budapest.
Important steps were taken in the past decade towards the
institutionalization of Turkic Council. Relations among member states have
also gained a wider platform through TURKPA, TURKSOY, Turkic Academy,
Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation, Turkic Business Council and Turkic
Council Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Turkic Council, drawing strength from the common language, history and
culture of the friendly and brotherly Turkic Republics, is marching toward
the future with the objective of making important contributions to peace,
stability and prosperity in the Eurasian geography.