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Almaty
Bishkek
Qabala
Bodrum
Nur-Sultan
Cholpon Ata
Baku
Istanbul
Location of Turkic Council Summits

The following lists the Turkic Council Heads of States Summits organized between 2011 and 2021. Prior to 2011, Turkic Speaking States summits were held between 1992 and 2010. Organization of Turkic States Summits are held since 2022.

1st summit

First Turkic Council summit was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on October 21, 2011. The theme was "Cooperation in Economic Area and Trade Area".[1] Foundation of Turkic Business Council has been signed in the summit.[2]

2nd summit

Second Turkic Council summit was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on August 23, 2012. The theme was "Cooperation in Education, Science and Culture". Foundation of Turkic Academy and Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation were signed during the summit.[3] The official flag of the council has been approved.[4]

3rd summit

Third Turkic Council summit was held in Qabala, Azerbaijan on August 16, 2013. The theme was "Cooperation in Transportation".[5][6]

4th summit

Fourth Turkic Council summit was held in Bodrum, Turkey on June 5, 2014. The theme was "Cooperation in Tourism".[7][8]

5th summit

Fifth Turkic Council summit was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on September 11, 2015. The theme was "Cooperation in Media and Information".[9][10]

6th summit

6th Turkic Council Summit
Host countryKyrgyzstan
DateSeptember 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)
CitiesCholpon Ata

Sixth Turkic Council summit was held in Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan on September 2, 2018. The theme was "Youths and National Sports". Hungary joined the organization as an observer.[11][12]

7th summit

7th Turkic Council Summit
Host countryAzerbaijan
DateOctober 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)
CitiesBaku

Seventh Turkic Council summit was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on October 15, 2019. The theme was "Supporting the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)". Uzbekistan joined the organization as a full member. Baku Declaration is announced at the end of the summit.[13][14] First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is awarded with "Supreme Order of Turkic World".[15]

Extraordinary Video Summit

An extraordinary video summit was held on 10 April 2020 for COVID-19 pandemic. The theme was "Cooperation and solidarity in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic".[16][17]

Informal Video Summit

An informal video summit was held on 31 March 2021. The theme was "Turkistan – A Spiritual Capital of the Turkic World".[18] Turkistan is declared to be spiritual capital of Turkic World.[19]

8th summit

8th Turkic Council Summit
Host countryTurkey
DateNovember 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
CitiesIstanbul

Eighth (last) Turkic Council summit was held in Istanbul, Turkey on November 12, 2021. The theme was "Green Technologies and Smart Cities in the Digital Age". During the summit, leaders agreed to change organization's name to "Organization of Turkic States". Turkmenistan joined the organization as an observer. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is awarded with "Supreme Order of Turkic World". Istanbul Declaration is announced at the end of the summit.[20][21]

Summit was organized in Democracy and Freedom Island.

Additionally, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Honorary President of Turkic Council, send a video message to the summit.

References

  1. ^ "Türk Konseyi 1. Zirvesi 20-21 Ekim 2011 tarihlerinde Almatı'da düzenlendi" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Call For Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan To Join Turkic Economic Body | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Türk Konseyi 2. Zirvesi Bişkek'te düzenlendi" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Turkic speaking states' heads sign key documents". AzerNews.az. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "TÜRK KENEŞİ ÜÇÜNCÜ ZİRVESİ BASIN DUYURUSU" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ ""Historic step" by Turkic States". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. ^ "The Fourth Summit of the Turkic Council was held in Bodrum | News". Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ sabah, daily (6 June 2014). "Turkic leaders meet in Bodrum". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Press Release of the Fifth Summit of the Turkic Council | News". Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Participation in the Fifth Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States — Official website of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Akorda.kz. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Press Release of the Sixth Summit of the Turkic Council | News". Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Mirziyoev Says Uzbekistan Eager To Join Turkic Council". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  13. ^ "7th Summit of the Turkic Council was held in Baku. | News". Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Uzbekistan Participates in its First Turkic Council Summit as Full Member". EIAS. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded Supreme Order of the Turkic World". Assembly of people of Kazakhstan. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Presidents of the Turkic Council will hold an Extraordinary Video Summit on 10 April 2020 on Corona Virus | News". Türk Keneşi. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Turkmen President Attends Turkic Council Summit | Regional". Business Turkmenistan Information Center. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Turkistan Declaration of the Informal Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States". Turkic Council. 31 March 2020.
  19. ^ April 2021, Assel Satubaldina in International on 1 (1 April 2021). "Turkic Council Informal Meeting Names Turkistan a Spiritual Capital of Turkic World". The Astana Times. Retrieved 22 November 2021.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Eighth Summit of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Istanbul | News". Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Turkic Council summit begins in Istanbul, focusing on green technologies, smart cities". www.news.cn. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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