Turkic world prepares for a new era at 13th Ankara Summit

The chairmanship of the Organization of Turkic States will pass from Azerbaijan to Türkiye at its 13th Summit, to be held in Ankara on October 29-30. The summit will address the strategic framework for 2027-2031, economic integration, the Middle Corridor and digital transformation.

The 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will be held in Ankara on October 29-30 under the theme "Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Action." The chairmanship of the organization will pass from Azerbaijan to Türkiye at the summit.

In addition to the strategic framework for 2027-2031, the summit will address economic integration, connectivity and digital transformation. The Turkic World Vision 2040, the fundamental guide for the long-term roadmap, will also remain on the agenda.

Ömüraliyev: The future lies in the will to act together

OTS Secretary-General Kubanychbek Ömüraliyev, who has been in office since November 2022 and is approaching the end of his term, stressed that the future of the Turkic world lies in the will to act together toward common goals.

According to Ömüraliyev, the aim is to strengthen ties in the economy, transport, energy, digital infrastructure and people-to-people relations while respecting sovereignty. Plans include increasing the effectiveness of the Turkic Investment Fund as a joint financing instrument and developing the Middle Corridor and the Zangezur Corridor as strategic routes connecting transport, energy, digital systems and trade. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is also among the priority projects.

The Organization of Turkic States' Samarkand Summit (archive)

Artificial intelligence, satellites and a common alphabet

Work is continuing within the organization on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, a large language model for Turkic languages and the 12U OTS-SAT satellite project. Mechanisms such as the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement and TurkIPAnet are also being implemented. Work on the Common Turkish Alphabet is advancing through language technologies and artificial intelligence applications.

In the areas of culture and communication among peoples, Turkic ID, the Common Museum Card, joint tourism projects, the Union of Turkic World Universities (TÜRKÜNİB) and the Orhun Exchange Program are coming to the fore.

Population of 180 million, economy worth $2.1 trillion

Member and observer states cover an area of approximately 4.8 million square kilometers and a population of 180 million. These countries have a combined gross domestic product of approximately $2.11 trillion and a foreign trade volume of approximately $1.12 trillion. These figures correspond to approximately 2 percent of the global economy and approximately 3.6 percent of global trade. Their average growth rate stands at 5.2 percent, above the global average of 3.2 percent.

There are 65 cooperation mechanisms within the organization, 32 of which were established since 2023.

From 1992 to the present

Leaders of the Turkic states first met in 1992. The Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States was established under the Nakhchivan Agreement signed in 2009; at the 2021 Istanbul Summit, the council was renamed the Organization of Turkic States and the Turkic World Vision 2040 was adopted. The organization’s members are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan, while Hungary, Turkmenistan and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are observers.

Before the summit, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to Türkiye on October 28, while the 103rd anniversary of the Republic will be celebrated with guests from the Turkic world on October 29.

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Turkic world prepares for a new era at 13th Ankara Summit