CentralAsia: The Organization of Turkic States celebrated the Day of Cooperation of Turkic Countries. Photo

Central Asia (KZ) – In Istanbul on October 8, the Organization of Turkic States held a reception on the occasion of Cooperation Day of the Turkic States, which is celebrated on October 3. The event also marked the completion of the four-year mission of the UTG Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev.

According to the UTG, the reception was attended by the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the UTG Binali Yildirim, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Abdulkadir Uralooglu, the President of the Court of Cassation of Turkey Omer Kerkez, the Chairman of the State Council of Turkey Zeki Yigit and the Chief Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation of Turkey Muhsin Shenturk, the Minister of Justice of Kyrgyzstan Almaz Ayilchiev, the Deputy Chairman of the Justice and Development Party of Turkey for Relations with Turkic states Kurshad Zorlu, Deputy Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan Botagoz Zhakselekova, Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Culture and Tourism, National Defense of Turkey, as well as the Deputy Mayor of Istanbul.

The reception was also attended by the Secretary General of TURKSOY Sultan Raev, the Secretary General of TURKPA Ramil Hasan, the President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Aktoty Raimkulova, the President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the President of the Turkic Investment Fund Baghdad Amreyev, ambassadors, consuls general, heads of international organizations and representatives of the diplomatic corps.

General Secretary Kubanychbek Omuraliev opened the evening with a welcoming speech. According to Omuraliev, the UTG has become a multidisciplinary international organization, increasingly focused on practical action. Today, cooperation covers 64 mechanisms – from political dialogue, economics, trade, transport and energy to digitalization, artificial intelligence, healthcare, environment, education, youth, security and space technology. Since 2023 alone, 32 new cooperation mechanisms have been created. This is equal to the total number of mechanisms formed in previous years until the end of 2022.

As part of the reception, an exhibition “Organization of Turkic States: Cooperation in Action” was held, demonstrating the development of the OTC and specific achievements in cooperation.

The Secretary General of the UTG made a speech, summing up the progress achieved and expressing gratitude for the support in the work of the organization.

The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey, Abdulkadir Uralooglu, noted the importance of cooperation between the Turkic states and Turkey’s support in the development of OTG. Chairman of the Council of Elders of the UTG Binali Yildirim also noted the importance of Turkic cooperation and the success of the organization.

The ceremony ended with a photo session and the presentation of memorable awards to Kubanychbek Omuraliev from TURKSOY for his contribution to strengthening cooperation.