Organization of Turkic States

The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), formerly known as the Turkic Council, is an intergovernmental organization comprising all but one of the internationally recognized Turkic sovereign states, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan, with Hungary and Turkmenistan as observers. Its main goal is to promote comprehensive cooperation among Turkic peoples, first proposed by Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2006.
== History ==
The Turkic Council was established on October 3, 2009. It was the first voluntary alliance of Turkic states, according to its founding Secretary-General Halil Akıncı, and was formed through the Nakhchivan Agreement between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Türkiye.https://kriterdergi.com/dosya-turk-dunyasi/turk-dunyasinin-jeopolitigi-ve-turk-dis-politikasindaki-yeri
Uzbekistan announced its intention to join the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States in April 2018http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uzbekistan-decides-to-join-turkic-alliance-during-erdogans-visit-131109 and attend the upcoming summit of the organisation in Bishkek,http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uzbekistan-decides-to-join-turkic-alliance-during-erdogans-visit-131109 and formally applied for membership in September 2019.https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-officially-applies-for-membership-in-turkic-council/30162275.html
Since late 2018, Hungary has been an observer and can request full membership,https://hungarianfreepress.com/2018/11/25/hungary-is-now-part-of-the-assembly-of-turkic-speaking-countries/ while Turkmenistan received observer status in 2021.https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/the-turkic-world-is-on-the-edge-of-a-historic-revival-30327
In November 2021, the organization was renamed the Organization of Turkic States.https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3161085/revamped-turkic-states-group-adds-extreme-uncertainty-chinas
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was admitted as an observer member to the organization in 2022.https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/trnc-admitted-to-organisation-of-turkic-states-as-observer-member-62455
== Members ==
=== Current ===
Country 	Accession
Azerbaijan	Founder
Kazakhstan	Founder
Kyrgyzstan	Founder
Turkey 	Founder
Uzbekistan	2019
=== Observer states ===
Country 	Accession
Hungaryhttp://turkkon.org/en-US/press-release-of-the-sixth-summit-of-the-turkic-council/301/352/4874 	2018
Turkmenistan 	2021
Northern Cyprushttps://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/summit-of-organization-of-turkic-states-kicks-off-in-samarkand-178419 	2022
Economic Cooperation Organizationhttps://www.aa.com.tr/tr/politika/turk-devletleri-teskilati-devlet-baskanlari-konseyi-10-zirvesi-basladi/3041931	2023
== References ==
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