Erdogan calls for stronger cooperation among Turkic states

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged the Turkic world to turn its shared potential into concrete results and leave future generations a stronger community. In an article marking the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), he called for greater unity, according to the Turkish Embassy in Turkmenistan.

The Ankara summit will take place under the motto Turkic century: unity in language, thought and deeds. Erdogan said it will focus on cooperation in politics, economy, culture and security. Turkey will take over the organisation's rotating chairmanship from Azerbaijan. He named economic integration a key priority, highlighting the Middle Corridor across the Caspian Sea as a route linking Asia and Europe. He also called for better transport infrastructure, the removal of trade barriers and wider energy cooperation.

On education and technology, he backed a unified Turkic alphabet, closer ties between universities and scientists, and opportunities for young people to study in Turkic states. He said Turkic languages must have a worthy place in the age of artificial intelligence.