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  | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Place:Budapest|Budapest]], Hungary<sup>b</sup>}}
  | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Istanbul, Turkey<sup>c</sup>}}
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  | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Place:Astana|Astana]], Kazakhstan<sup>e</sup>}}
  | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Turkistan, Kazakhstan<sup>f</sup>}}
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  |[[Organization:Economic Cooperation Organization|Economic Cooperation Organization]]
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| leader_title1          = {{nowrap|Secretary-General}}
| leader_name1           = {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} Kubanychbek Omuraliev
| leader_title2          = {{nowrap|Chairman}}
| leader_name2           = {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Biography:Ilham Aliyev|Ilham Aliyev]]
| leader_title3          = {{nowrap|Honorary Chairman}}
| leader_name3           = {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Nursultan Nazarbayev
| established_date1      = 3 October 2009
| established_event1     = Nakhchivan Agreement
| established_date2      = 12 November 2021
| established_event2     = Last polity admitted
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| footnote_a             = Parliamentary Assembly
| footnote_b             = Europe Office
| footnote_c             = General Secretariat
| footnote_d             = Regional Diaspora Center
| footnote_e             = Turkic Academy
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| GDP_PPP_per_capita     = {{increase}} $31,042
| GDP_PPP_year           = 2024
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| GDP_nominal_per_capita = {{increase}} $11,437
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The '''Organization of Turkic States''' ('''OTS'''), formerly called the '''Turkic Council''' or the '''Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States''', is an intergovernmental organization comprising all but one of the internationally recognized [[Social:Turkic languages|Turkic]] sovereign states: [[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, [[Place:Turkey|Turkey]], and Uzbekistan; while Hungary, Turkmenistan and [[Place:Northern Cyprus|Northern Cyprus]] are observers. Its overarching aim is promoting comprehensive cooperation among the Turkic peoples. First proposed by Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2006, it was founded on 3 October 2009 in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan. The General Secretariat is located in Turkey's Istanbul.

In addition to Turkmenistan, the organization has also admitted Hungary and the [[Place:Northern Cyprus|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]] as observers, although the latter is only recognized by Turkey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://turkkon.org/docs/02_a_NahcivanAnlasmasi_Turkce.pdf |title=Turk Dili Konusan Ulkeler Isbirligi Konseyi'nin Kurulmasina Dair Nahcivan Anlasmasi |publisher=Turkkon.org |access-date=5 March 2014 |archive-date=6 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106033538/http://turkkon.org/docs/02_a_NahcivanAnlasmasi_Turkce.pdf }}</ref> 

During the 8th summit in Istanbul in 2021, the organization was restructured and adopted its current name.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 November 2021|title=Turkic Council reforms into Organization of Turkic States|url=https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/turkic-council-reforms-into-organization-of-turkic-states-51608|website=TRTWorld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 November 2021|title=Turkic grouping to change its name to Organization of Turkic States: Turkish FM|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkic-grouping-to-change-its-name-to-organization-of-turkic-states-turkish-fm-169303|website=Hürriyet Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=13 November 2021|title=Turkic Council's name changed to Organization of Turkic States|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/turkic-council-s-name-changed-to-organization-of-turkic-states/2419633|website=Anadolu Agency}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 November 2021|title="We are changing the name of the Turkic Council to the Organization of Turkic States"|url=https://www.iletisim.gov.tr/english/haberler/detay/we-are-changing-the-name-of-the-turkic-council-to-the-organization-of-turkic-states|website=Directorate of Communications}}</ref>

== History ==
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In 1991, with the emergence of five independent Turkic states—[[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan—on the international stage, intensive diplomatic engagements commenced among the six Turkic states. The first Summit of Turkic Speaking Countries was held in [[Place:Ankara|Ankara]] in 1992, and between 1994 and 2000, five summits of heads of state were organized. The 7th Summit took place in Istanbul in 2001, while the 8th Summit was convened in Antalya, [[Place:Turkey|Türkiye]] after a hiatus of 5.5 years, following Turkish initiatives. The 9th Summit of Heads of State of Turkic Speaking Countries was held on 2–3 October 2009 in Nakhchivan, [[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]. During this summit, within the framework of the Nakhchivan Agreement signed by [[Place:Turkey|Turkey]], [[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, the establishment of an international organization called the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) was decided.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Altymyshova |first=Zukhra |last2=Omurova |first2=Jamyikat |date=2025 |title=Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı’nın Tarihi Gelişimi ve Gelecek Vizyonu |journal=MUTAD |pages=41–64}}</ref>

According to Halil Akıncı, the founding Secretary-General of the organization, the Turkic Council became the first voluntary alliance of Turkic states in history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akıncı |first1=Halil |title=Türk Dünyasının Jeopolitiği ve Türk Dış Politikasındaki Yeri |url=https://kriterdergi.com/dosya-turk-dunyasi/turk-dunyasinin-jeopolitigi-ve-turk-dis-politikasindaki-yeri |access-date=9 November 2022 |work=Kriter Dergi |date=1 November 2021 |language=tr}}</ref>

In 2012, the flag of the Turkic Council was adopted at its 2nd Summit, which took place in [[Place:Bishkek|Bishkek]] on 23 August 2012, and officially raised on 12 October 2012. The flag combines the symbols of the four founding member states: the light blue color of the flag of Kazakhstan, which also evokes the traditional Turkic color of turquoise, the sun of the flag of Kyrgyzstan, the star of the flag of Azerbaijan, and the crescent of the Turkish flag.

On 30 April 2018, it was announced that Uzbekistan would join the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States<ref>{{cite web|title=Uzbekistan decides to join 'Turkic alliance' during Erdogan's visit|date=30 April 2018 |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uzbekistan-decides-to-join-turkic-alliance-during-erdogans-visit-131109|access-date=30 April 2018|publisher=hurriyetdailynews.com}}</ref> and attend the upcoming summit of the organization in [[Place:Bishkek|Bishkek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uzbekistan-decides-to-join-turkic-alliance-during-erdogans-visit-131109|title=Uzbekistan decides to join 'Turkic alliance' during Erdogan's visit |date=30 April 2018 |publisher=Hurriyet Daily News |access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> It formally applied for membership on 12 September 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-officially-applies-for-membership-in-turkic-council/30162275.html|title = Uzbekistan Officially Applies for Membership in Turkic Council| newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | date=13 September 2019 }}</ref>

Since late 2018, Hungary has been an observer and may request full membership.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 November 2018|title=Hungary is now part of the assembly of "Turkic Speaking Countries"|url=https://hungarianfreepress.com/2018/11/25/hungary-is-now-part-of-the-assembly-of-turkic-speaking-countries/|access-date=1 June 2019|website=Hungarian Free Press|language=en-US|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416062354/http://hungarianfreepress.com/2018/11/25/hungary-is-now-part-of-the-assembly-of-turkic-speaking-countries/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Turkmenistan received observer status in 2021.<ref name="TRT world">{{cite web|url=https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/the-turkic-world-is-on-the-edge-of-a-historic-revival-30327|title=The Turkic world is on the edge of a historic revival|access-date=3 October 2019|publisher=TRT world}}</ref>

In November 2021, the organization was renamed the Organization of Turkic States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Revamped Turkic group 'adds to extreme uncertainty' at China's door |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3161085/revamped-turkic-states-group-adds-extreme-uncertainty-chinas |access-date=26 December 2021 |work=South China Morning Post |date=26 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State of Organization of Turkic States.jpg|thumb|Initiated by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara in March 2023 highlights Azerbaijan's integral role within the expanding United Turkic World.]]

The member states' increased focus on mutual security and strategic alignment marks a significant shift in regional dynamics, positioning the OTS as a central player in shaping the security architecture of the Turkic world.<ref>Vasif Huseynov, "The Organization of Turkic States Seeks Defense Cooperation," Eurasia Daily Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, March 6, 2024, [https://jamestown.org/program/the-organization-of-turkic-states-seeks-defense-cooperation/ Accessed September 20, 2024].</ref>

Of great importance is the comprehensive structure of the Union of Municipalities of the Turkic World, in which local governments from 30 countries and regions are represented. The 6th Congress of the Union of Municipalities of the Turkic World was held in Istanbul on 10 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tccb.gov.tr/haberler/410/138335/-30-ulke-ve-bolgeden-yerel-yonetimin-temsil-edildigi-turk-dunyasi-belediyeler-birligi-nin-kusatici-yapisi-onemlidir- | title=T.C.CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI: "30 ülke ve bölgeden yerel yönetimin temsil edildiği Türk Dünyası Belediyeler Birliği'nin kuşatıcı yapısı önemlidir" }}</ref>

In 2022, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was admitted to the organization as an observer.<ref>{{cite news |title=TRNC admitted to Organisation of Turkic States as observer member |url=https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/trnc-admitted-to-organisation-of-turkic-states-as-observer-member-62455 |access-date=11 November 2022 |date=11 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2024 it was reported that the Commission on the Common Alphabet of the Turkic World, which is an arm of the OTS, had agreed on a common alphabet of 34 letters based on the [[Latin alphabet]] in an effort to transition away from the Cyrillic which had been imposed when under Soviet rule. [[Organization:TURKPA|TURKPA]] member Professor Nizami Jafarov of [[Organization:Baku State University|Baku State University]] made the announcement. The project for a common Turkic alphabet based on Latin was first proposed in 1991 after the dissolution of the USSR.<ref name="mt1">{{cite news |url=https://www.moscowtimes.ru/2024/09/13/strani-bivshego-sssr-prigotovilis-otkazatsya-ot-kirillitsi-i-vvesti-edinii-s-turtsiei-alfavit-a142191 |title=Страны бывшего СССР приготовились отказаться от кириллицы и ввести единый с Турцией алфавит }}</ref>

==Purpose==
[[File:Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı Merkez Ofisi 1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Headquarters of The Organization of Turkic States.]]
Nominally, the Preamble of the Nakhchivan Agreement reaffirms the will of Member States to adhere to the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, and defines the main objective of the Organization of Turkic States as further deepening comprehensive cooperation among Turkic Speaking States, as well as making joint contributions to peace and stability in the region and in the world. Member States have nominally confirmed their commitment to democratic values, human rights, the rule of law, and principles of good governance.

The Nakhchivan Agreement sets out the main purposes and tasks of the Organization as follows:
*Strengthening mutual confidence and friendship among the Parties;
*Developing common positions on foreign policy issues;
*Coordinating actions to combat international terrorism, separatism, extremism and cross-border crimes;
*Promoting effective regional and bilateral cooperation in all areas of common interest;
*Creating favorable conditions for trade and investment;
*Aiming for comprehensive and balanced economic growth, social and cultural development;
*Expanding interaction in the fields of science, technology, education, health, culture, sports and tourism;
*Encouraging interaction of mass media and other means of communication;
*Strengthening cooperation and integration between member states;
*Promoting exchange of relevant legal information and enhancing legal cooperation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nakhchivan Agreement |url=https://www.turkkon.org/assets/pdf/temel_belgeler/nakhchivan-agreement-on-the-establishment-of-the-copperation-council-of-turkic-speaking-states-1-en.pdf |access-date=11 November 2022 |date=3 October 2019}}</ref>

==Structure and operation==
Main organs of the Organization of Turkic States include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/organizasyon-semasi|title=Organization Chart Principal organs of Organization of Turkic States|publisher=Turkkon}}</ref>
*Council of Heads of State
*Council of Foreign Ministers
*Senior Officials Committee
*Council of Elders (Aksakals)
*The Secretariat
The main decision-making and governing body of the Organization of Turkic States is the Council of Heads of State, which is presided over by the President whose country holds the chairmanship. The chairmanship rotates on an annual basis. All activities of the Organization of Turkic States are coordinated and monitored by its [[Social:Secretariat (administrative office)|Secretariat]], which is located in Istanbul in accordance with the Nakhchivan Agreement. Presidents meet once a year in a previously determined Turkic city. 

The Council of Elders serves as a permanent advisory body within the Organization of Turkic States and embodies the tradition of drawing wisdom and guidance from forebears, a practice rooted in Turkic cultures. At the 8th Summit held in Istanbul, the regulations governing the Council were renewed by the Heads of State to enhance its effectiveness, reflecting the commitment to benefit from the experiences of elder members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organization Chart |url=https://turkicstates.org/en/organization-chart |website=turkicstates.org}}</ref>

Senior officials, Aksakals, as well as other Ministers and government officials, all meet on a regular basis.

===Affiliated bodies and organizations===
[[File:Map-TurkicLanguages.png|300px|right|thumb|The [[Social:Turkic languages|Turkic]]-speaking areas]]
OTS functions as an umbrella for organizations like:
* the [[Organization:TURKPA|Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States]] (TURKPA) ''(administrative capital in Baku)''
* the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) ''(administrative capital in Ankara)''
* the [[Organization:Turkic Academy|Turkic Academy]] ''(administrative capital in Astana)''
* [https://itchf.org/ Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation] ''(administrative capital in Baku)''
* Center of Nomadic Civilizations ''(administrative capital in Bishkek)''
* Turkic Business Council ''(administrative capital in Istanbul)''

===International cooperation===

==Projects==
Since its founding agreement defines comprehensive cooperation among Turkic states as the organization's main objective and raison d'être, the Organization of Turkic States is working on a variety of projects. The projects are grouped under six cooperation processes, which are: economy, culture, education, transport, customs, and [[Software:Diaspora|diaspora]]. Examples of the projects include establishing the Turkic University Union<ref name="TUU">{{cite web |title=Turkic University Union |url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/isbirligi-alanlari/education-science_4/turkic-university-union_14 |website=Turkic Council |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref> and writing a common history textbook. The Organization of Turkic States also works on ways to boost economic development in underdeveloped regions of Member States. The Secretariat brings together Economy Ministers, Education Ministers, Transport Ministers, Heads of Customs Administrations, and other senior officials from different ministries and agencies in order to work on ways to promote cooperation in relevant spheres. Prior to being brought before ministers and heads of administrations, projects and issues of cooperation are elaborated by working groups. One recently launched project is the establishment of a mechanism for closer cooperation among Turkic diasporas all over the world.

=== Joint investment fund ===
In November 2020, Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Kazakbaev pointed that Organization of Turkic States members have to strengthen their economic relations, they have to establish a joint investment fund and build its center on Kyrgyzstan on his meeting with Turkish Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyrgz and Turkish Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBNQHuPMhlM&t |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/yBNQHuPMhlM |archive-date=20 December 2021 |website=Youtube - Turkic Council channel| date=10 November 2020 }} </ref> Baghdad Amreyev visited Minister of Treasury and Finance of Turkey Lütfi Elvan and sides talked about establishment of Joint Investment Fund.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Turkic Council official account's tweet|url=https://twitter.com/TurkicCouncil/status/1435232165609017344|website=Twitter}}</ref> In September 2021, on meeting of Turkic ministers responsible for the economy, sides negotiated about a Turkic Joint Investment Fund feasibility work and agreement to establish the fund.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Turkic Council Ministers in charge of economy got together|url=https://www.trtavaz.com.tr/haber/tur/avrasyadan/turk-konseyi-ekonomiden-sorumlu-bakanlari-bakude-bir-araya-geldi/613b44da01a30ac5ac8d9aa2|website=TRT Avaz}}</ref>

=== Common Alphabet ===
In September 2022, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Language Festival, the Organization of Turkic States decided to establish a "Common Alphabet Commission" within the body of OTS for a unified alphabet of the Turkic world. During the event, scientists from the Turkic states gave information about the alphabets and historical processes used in their own countries, and thus it was emphasized that the transition processes to the common alphabet should be accelerated, and the application should be widespread. The commission, which will hold its first meeting in Kyrgyzstan, will observe the work of the common alphabet and report to the Council of Elders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Şafak |first=Yeni |date=22 October 2022 |title=Türk devletlerinden tarihi adım: Ortak Alfabe Komisyonu kuruldu |url=https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/turk-devletlerinden-tarihi-adim-ortak-alfabe-komisyonu-kuruldu-3865825 |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=Yeni Şafak |language=tr-TR}}</ref>

=== Simplified Customs Corridor ===
On 11 November 2022, in the city of Samarkand, the member countries of the Organization of Turkic States signed an agreement "On the establishment of simplified customs corridor".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Между тюркскими государствами будет создан упрощенный таможенный коридор |url=https://vesti.az/ekonomika/mezdu-tyurkskimi-gosudarstvami-budet-sozdan-uproshhennyi-tamozennyi-koridor-484792 |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Vesti.az |language=ru}}</ref> Azerbaijan was the first member country to enact the agreement, in May 2023 the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a law creating the simplified customs corridor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2023 |title=Azerbaijan approves agreement on creation of simplified customs corridor between participants of Organization of Turkic States |url=https://www.azernews.az/nation/209345.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Azernews.Az |language=en}}</ref>

==Summits==

[[File:Baku hosts 7th Summit of Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States 01.jpg|thumb|300px|7th Summit of Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States in [[Place:Baku|Baku]]]]
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the newly independent Turkic States of [[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as well as Turkey organized Summits of the Heads of Turkic Speaking States, the first of which took place in 1992 in [[Place:Ankara|Ankara]]. With the establishment of Turkic Council, at the 10th Summit it was decided to rename the top-level meetings to Turkic Council Summits.

Turkic Council Summit is the highlight of the year whereby Heads of State evaluate outcomes of the past period and set goals for the next year. The First Summit took place in [[Place:Almaty|Almaty]], Kazakhstan, on 20–21 October 2011 and focused primarily on economic cooperation. The Second Summit was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 22–23 August 2012 and concentrated on educational, scientific, and cultural cooperation. The Third Summit took place on 15–16 August 2013 in Qabala, Azerbaijan with a theme of transport and connectivity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turkkon.org/eng/icerik.php?no=159 |title=Third Summit of the Turkic Council Press Release|publisher=Turkkon.org|access-date=5 March 2014}}</ref>

On 15 October 2019, the Seventh Turkic Council Summit was organized in [[Place:Baku|Baku]] with the participation of Presidents of member states [[Biography:Ilham Aliyev|Ilham Aliyev]], Sooronbai Jeenbekov, [[Biography:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as well as Purli Agamyradov as a guest, Viktor Orban as an observer and heads of Turkic cooperation institutions. The participants celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Nakhchivan Agreement on the establishment of the Turkic Council in addition to Uzbekistan's joining the organization as a full-fledged member. The title of Honorary Chairman of the Turkic Council was given to the former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. In the conclusion of the Summit, the Heads of States signed the Baku Declaration. Besides, the presidency in the Council officially passed to [[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.turk-pa.org/en/content/news/turkpa_news/2317_seventh_summit_of_turkic_council_held_in_baku|title=Seventh Summit of Turkic Council held in Baku|website=Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic Speaking Countries|access-date=17 October 2019|archive-date=17 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017122637/https://www.turk-pa.org/en/content/news/turkpa_news/2317_seventh_summit_of_turkic_council_held_in_baku}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Baku_hosted_7th_Summit_of_Cooperation_Council_of_Turkic_Speaking_States_VIDEO-1342668|title=Baku hosted 7th Summit of Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States VIDEO|website=azertag.az|language=en|access-date=17 October 2019}}</ref>

At the 8th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held on November 12, 2021, the Heads of State adopted the “Turkic World Vision 2040” document. This document delineates the objectives, priorities, and operational principles of the OTS, aiming to enhance political, economic, cultural, scientific, and technological cooperation among its member states.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkic World Vision 2040 |url=https://turkicstates.org/en/news/turkic-world-vision-2040 |website=turkicstates.org}}</ref>

The Twelfth Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held in Gabala on 7 October 2025, hosted by the President of the Republic of [[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]], [[Biography:Ilham Aliyev|Ilham Aliyev]], under the theme “Regional Peace and Security”.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 12th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States Convened in Gabala, Azerbaijan |url=https://turkicstates.org/en/news/the-12th-summit-of-the-organization-of-turkic-states-convened-in-gabala-azerbaijan |website=turkicstates.org}}</ref> At the Gabala Summit, Kyrgyzstan handed over the Chairmanship-in-Office of the Organization to [[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]. [[Place:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]] will hold the Chairmanship until the next Summit, which will be held in [[Place:Turkey|Türkiye]] in 2026. The Informal Summit of the Organization is scheduled to take place in Kazakhstan in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyrgyzstan officially handed over the Chairmanship-in-Office to Azerbaijan |url=https://turkicstates.org/tr/haber/kyrgyzstan-officially-handed-over-the-chairmanship-in-office-to-azerbaijan |website=turkicstates.org}}</ref>

=== Extraordinary Summit ===
The Extraordinary Summit of the Turkic Council focused on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted through videoconferencing by the initiative of the chairman of the organization [[Biography:Ilham Aliyev|Ilham Aliyev]] on 10 April 2020. The conference titled "Cooperation and solidarity in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic" was held with the participation of the Director-General of the [[Organization:World Health Organization|World Health Organization]], Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus along with the heads of states of the member countries. Participants discussed the measures taken at the national level to fight against the coronavirus epidemic, to improve multilateral cooperation in the field of healthcare, and to undertake the common challenges caused by the outbreak of [[Medicine:COVID-19|COVID-19]]. Exchanging views on the ways of overcoming negative effects of coronavirus on the national and global economies, they touched upon trade relations and continuous transportation, and they entrusted the Ministries of Commerce and Transport of the member States with reviewing the process via videoconferencing and with presenting practical solutions for the free flow of goods among Turkic Council states across the Trans-Caspian Corridor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/haberler/leaders-of-the-turkic-council-held-an-extraordinary-summit-on-10-april-2020-on-corona-virus-epidemy_1991|title=Leaders of the Turkic Council held an Extraordinary Summit on 10 April 2020 on Corona Virus Epidemy|website=Website of the Turkic Council|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.president.az/articles/36412|title=Extraordinary Summit of Turkic Council held through videoconferencing on the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev|website=Official website of President of Azerbaijan|language=en|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> An 18-point list of mutual priorities of all member nations was outlined in the Baku Declaration.<ref name="baku-declar">{{cite web |title=BAKU DECLARATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE COOPERATION COUNCIL OF TURKIC SPEAKING STATES |url=https://www.turkkon.org/assets/pdf/haberler/the-declaration-of-the-extraordinary-summit-of-the-heads-of-state-of-the-turkic-council-1992-46.pdf |website=Turkic Council}}</ref>

==Members==
===Current===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Country
!Accession
!Population
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>) 
![[Finance:List of countries by GDP (nominal)|GDP]] ( $)
!GDP per capita ($)
![[Engineering:Human Development Index|Human Development Index]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite report |url=https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI |title=Human Development Index |last= |first= |date= |publisher=United Nations |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{AZE}}
| rowspan="4" |Founder
|10,230,666
|86,600
|78,870 billion
|7,604
|0.789
|-
|{{KAZ}}
|20,333,530
|2,724,900
|300,538 billion
|15,100
|0.837
|-
|{{KGZ}}
|7,161,900
|199,900
|19,849 billion
|2,747
|0.720
|-
|{{TUR}}
|85,664,944
|783,562
|1,437 trillion
|16,709
|0.855
|-
|{{UZB}}
|2019
|37,697,787
|447,400
|132,484 billion
|3,514
|0.740
|-
| colspan="2" |{{flag|Organization of Turkic States}}
|'''161,088,827'''
|'''4,242,362'''
|'''1,968 trillion'''
|'''9,314'''
|'''0.806'''
|}

=== Observers ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Country
!Accession
!Population
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>) 
![[Finance:List of countries by GDP (nominal)|GDP]] ( $)
!GDP per capita ($)
![[Engineering:Human Development Index|Human Development Index]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|{{HUN}}
|2018
|9,540,000
|93,030
|237,070 billion
|24,809
|0.870
|-
|{{TKM}}
|2021
|7,057,841
|491,210
|89,054 billion
|13,338
|0.764
|-
|{{flag|Northern Cyprus}}
|2022
|476,214
|3,355
|7,075 billion
|15,835
| -
|}

Additionally, [[Organization:Economic Cooperation Organization|Economic Cooperation Organization]] has been granted an observer status in 2023, making [[Religion:Iran|Iran]], Pakistan and Tajikistan indirect observers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Observers {{!}} Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı |url=https://turkicstates.org/en/observers |website=Organizations of Turkic States |access-date=10 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==== Possible future members and observers ====
In 2020, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Ceppar, who is of Crimean Tatar descent, stated Ukraine wanted to be an observer. Crimea is the homeland of the Crimean Tatars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/ukrayna-turk-konseyinde-gozlemci-ulke-olmak-istiyor-2780830|title = Dışişleri Bakan Yardımcısı açıkladı| date=22 August 2020 }}</ref>

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that Turkmenistan, currently an observer state, could become a full member during the 2022 Organization of Turkic States summit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bakan Çavuşoğlu: Ekonominin güç merkezi Asya olmaya başladı |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/bakan-cavusoglu-ekonominin-guc-merkezi-asya-olmaya-basladi-42145530 |website=www.hurriyet.com.tr |date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=tr}}</ref>

==== Former applicants ====
On 3 May 2021, the [[Place:Islamic Republic of Afghanistan|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]] officially applied for observer status.<ref>{{Cite tweet|author=Hamdullah Mohib|user=hmohib|number=1389569636975452165|title=Yesterday, Afghanistan proudly applied for observer status in the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS)...|author-link=Hamdullah Mohib}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Secretary General of the Turkic Council received Afghan Ambassador|url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/haberler/secretary-general-of-the-turkic-council-received-afghan-ambassador_2244|website=Turkic Council}}</ref> However, with its overthrow by the [[Religion:Taliban|Taliban]] and the re-establishment of the [[Place:Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]] in August that year, the status of its application for observer status is uncertain.

==Events==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Date !!colspan="2"| Location !! Notes !! colspan="9"| Participation
|-
!colspan="5"| Turkic Speaking States Summits
|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}}
|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}
|{{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}}
|{{flagicon|Turkey}}
|{{flagicon|Turkmenistan}}
|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}
|{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|{{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}}
|-
| I || 30 October 1992 || Turkey || [[Place:Ankara|Ankara]] || First Turkic Speaking States Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| &mdash; || 12 July 1993 || Kazakhstan || [[Place:Almaty|Almaty]] || the Almaty Agreement for founding TURKSOY
| {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| II || 18 October 1994 || Turkey || Istanbul|| Second Turkic Speaking States Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| III || 28 August 1995 || Kyrgyzstan || [[Place:Bishkek|Bishkek]] || Third Turkic Speaking States Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| IV || 21 October 1996 || Uzbekistan || [[Place:Tashkent|Tashkent]] || Fourth Turkic Speaking States Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| V || 9 June 1998 || Kazakhstan || [[Place:Astana|Astana]]|| Fifth Turkic Speaking States Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| VI || 8 April 2000 || Azerbaijan || [[Place:Baku|Baku]] || Sixth Turkic Speaking States Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| VII || 26 April 2001 || Turkey || Istanbul || Seventh Turkic Speaking States Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| VIII || 17 November 2006 || Turkey || Antalya || Eighth Turkic Speaking States Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{na}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| &mdash; || 21 November 2008 || Turkey || Istanbul || the Istanbul Agreement for founding [[Organization:TURKPA|TURKPA]]
| {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{na}} || {{na}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| IX || 3 October 2009 || Azerbaijan || Nakhchivan|| Ninth Turkic Speaking States Summit, the Nakhchivan Agreement for founding the Turkic Council
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{na}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| X || 15 September 2010 || Turkey || Istanbul || Tenth Turkic Speaking States Summit (The end of Non-Corporate Summits of Turkic-Speaking Countries State)
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{na}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
!colspan="13"| Turkic Council Summits
|-
| I || 21 October 2011 || Kazakhstan || [[Place:Almaty|Almaty]] || First Turkic Council Summit, Cooperation in Economic Area and Trade Area
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| II || 23 August 2012 || Kyrgyzstan || [[Place:Bishkek|Bishkek]] || Second Turkic Council Summit, Cooperation in Education, Science and Culture<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/the-second-summit-of-turkic-council-was-held-in-bishkek.en.mfa|title=From Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| III || 16 August 2013 || Azerbaijan || Qabala || Third Turkic Council Summit, Cooperation in Transportation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/the-third-turkic-council-summit-meeting-was-held-in-gabala.en.mfa|title=From Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111042732/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/the-third-turkic-council-summit-meeting-was-held-in-gabala.en.mfa|archive-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| IV || 5 June 2014 || Turkey || Bodrum || Fourth Turkic Council Summit, Cooperation in Tourism<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/declaration-of-the-fourth-summit-of-the-cooperation-council-of-turkic-speaking-states_-5-june-2014_-bodrum_-turkey.en.mfa|title=From Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| &mdash; || 24 December 2014 || Ukraine || [[Place:Kyiv|Kyiv]]|| Opening of the first Turkic Council Regional Diaspora Center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turkkon.org/en-US/turkic-council-regional-diaspora-center-is-opened-on-24-december-2014-in-kyiv/301/352/352/1123|title=Türk Dili Konuşan Ülkeler İşbirliği Konseyi|website=Turkkon.org|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
| {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| V || 11 September 2015 || Kazakhstan ||  [[Place:Nur-Sultan|Astana]] || Fifth Turkic Council Summit, Cooperation in Media and Information
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| VI || 2 September 2018 || Kyrgyzstan || Cholpon Ata|| Sixth Turkic Council Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| VII || 15 October 2019 || Azerbaijan || [[Place:Baku|Baku]] || Seventh Turkic Council Summit
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| &mdash; || 10 April 2020 ||colspan="2"| [[Teleconference]] || Extraordinary Video Summit<ref>{{cite web |title=Presidents of the Turkic Council will hold an Extraordinary Video Summit on 10 April 2020 on Corona Virus {{!}} News |url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/haberler/presidents-of-the-turkic-council-will-hold-an-extraordinary-video-summit-on-10-april-2020-on-corona-virus_1990 |website=Türk Keneşi |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| &mdash; || 31 March 2021 ||colspan="2"| Teleconference || Informal Video Summit<ref name=informal>{{cite web |url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/haberler/turkistan-declaration-of-the-informal-summit-of-the-cooperation-council-of-turkic-speaking-states_2220|title=Turkistan Declaration of the Informal Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States|date=31 March 2020|publisher=Turkic Council}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| VIII || 12 November 2021 || Turkey || Istanbul || Eighth Turkic Council Summit, organization status granted.<ref name=informal /><ref>{{cite news |title=The 8th Turkic Council Summit will take place on November 12, 2021 in Istanbul |url=http://twesco.org/en/2021/07/27/8492/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=TWESCO |date=27 July 2021 |language=tr |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727081109/http://twesco.org/en/2021/07/27/8492/ }}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}}
|-
!colspan="13"| Organization of Turkic States Summits
|-
| IX || 11 November 2022 || Uzbekistan || [[Place:Samarkand|Samarkand]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Məmmədov |first=Sadiq |date=2 August 2022 |title=Samarkand to host summit of Organization of Turkic States |url=https://www.news.az/news/samarkand-to-host-summit-of-organization-of-turkic-states |access-date=3 August 2022 |website=News.az |language=en}}</ref>|| First Organization of Turkic States Summit<ref>{{cite web |title=Uzbekistan to hold 1st Summit of Organization of Turkic States in 2022 |url=https://uzreport.news/politics/uzbekistan-to-hold-1st-summit-of-organization-of-turkic-states-in-2022 |website=UzReport.news |access-date=16 November 2021 |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Organization of Turkic States discloses date and venue of next summit |url=https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3552913.html |access-date=13 February 2022 |work=Trend.Az |date=9 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| &mdash; || 16 March 2023 || Turkey || [[Place:Ankara|Ankara]] || Extraordinary Summit<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkic_States |url=https://twitter.com/Turkic_States/status/1632998420985126915 |website=Twitter |access-date=7 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}}
|-
| X || 3 November 2023 || Kazakhstan || [[Place:Astana|Astana]] || Tenth OTS summit<ref>{{cite web |title=Ankara Declaration of the Extraordinary Summit of the organization of Turkic States |url=https://www.turkicstates.org/assets/pdf/haberler/ankara-declaration-2851-169.pdf |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=16 March 2023 |archive-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516230552/https://www.turkicstates.org/assets/pdf/haberler/ankara-declaration-2851-169.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=10th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States - Astana, Kazakhstan {{!}} Upcoming Events |url=https://www.turkicstates.org/en/gelecek-programlar/10th-summit-of-the-council-of-heads-of-state-of-the-organization-of-turkic-states-astana-kazakhstan_281 |website=Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{na}}
|-
| &mdash; || 6 July 2024 || Azerbaijan || Shusha || Informal summit<ref name="astanadecl">{{cite web |url=https://www.turkicstates.org/assets/pdf/haberler/astana-declaration-3113-215.pdf |title=Astana Declaration of the 10th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States |access-date=3 November 2023 |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103181449/https://www.turkicstates.org/assets/pdf/haberler/astana-declaration-3113-215.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OTS informal Summit meeting will be held in Shusha in July |url=https://en.apa.az/foreign-policy/ots-extraordinary-summit-meeting-will-be-held-in-shusha-in-july-427903 |website=Apa.az |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States concludes in Shusha, Azerbaijan {{!}} News |url=https://www.turkicstates.org/en/haberler/informal-summit-of-the-heads-of-state-of-the-organization-of-turkic-states-concludes-in-shusha-azerbaijan_3356 |website=Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{na}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}}
|-
| XI || 6 November 2024 || Kyrgyzstan || Bishkek || Eleventh OTS summit <ref name="astanadecl"/><ref name="bishkek2024">{{cite web |title=The Eleventh Summit of the Organization of Turkic States convened in Bishkek {{!}} News |url=https://www.turkicstates.org/en/haberler/the-eleventh-summit-of-the-organization-of-turkic-states-convened-in-bishkek_3475 |website=Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}}
|-
|&mdash; || 21 May 2025 || Hungary || [[Place:Budapest|Budapest]] || Informal summit<ref name="bishkek2024"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Informal Summit of the OTS held in Budapest |url=https://turkicstates.org/en/news/informal-summit-of-the-ots-held-in-budapest |website=Organizations of Turkic States |access-date=21 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{na}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{na}}
|-
| XII || ''7 October 2025'' || Azerbaijan || Gabala || Twelfth OTS summit<ref name="bishkek2024"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Turkic states to hold 12th leaders’ summit in Azerbaijan’s Gabala on Oct. 7 |url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/turkic-states-to-hold-12th-leaders-summit-in-azerbaijans-gabala-on-oct-7-3207712 |website=Türkiye Today |access-date=30 September 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
| {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes2|O}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}} || {{yes|H}}
|}
{{legend|#9EFF9E|Head of state or government attended.|text=H}}
{{legend|#bfd|Other officials attended.|text=O}}
{{legend|#FFE3E3|No attendees.|text=13px}}
{{legend|#ececec|Not a member/observer yet.|text=-}}

== List of secretaries-general ==
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Name !! Country of origin !! Took office !! Left office
|-
| 1 || Halil Akıncı || Turkey || 15 September 2010 || 16 September 2014
|-
| 2 || Ramil Hasan || Azerbaijan || 16 September 2014 || 3 September 2018
|-
| 3 || Baghdad Amreyev|| Kazakhstan || 3 September 2018 || 11 November 2022
|-
| 4 || Kubanychbek Omuraliev|| Kyrgyzstan || 11 November 2022 || ''incumbent''
|-
|}

== List of chairmen ==
According to article 8 of the Nakhchivan Agreement, the state that hosts the regular summit, will assume the chairmanship until next meeting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States |url=https://www.turkkon.org/assets/pdf/temel_belgeler/nakhchivan-agreement-on-the-establishment-of-the-copperation-council-of-turkic-speaking-states-1-en.pdf |access-date=19 March 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Name !! Country of origin !! Took office !! Left office
|-
| 1 || Nursultan Nazarbayev || Kazakhstan || 21 October 2011 || 23 August 2012
|-
| 2 || Almazbek Atambayev || Kyrgyzstan || 23 August 2012 || 16 August 2013<ref name="aa2013">{{cite news |title=21. asır Türk dünyasının asrı olmalı |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/21-asir-turk-dunyasinin-asri-olmali/225382 |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || [[Biography:Ilham Aliyev|Ilham Aliyev]] || Azerbaijan || 16 August 2013<ref name="aa2013"/> || 5 June 2014
|-
| 4 || Abdullah Gül ||rowspan="2| Turkey || 5 June 2014 || 28 August 2014
|-
| 5 || [[Biography:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] || 28 August 2014 || 11 September 2015
|-
| (1) || Nursultan Nazarbayev || Kazakhstan || 11 September 2015 || 3 September 2018
|-
| 6 || Sooronbay Jeenbekov || Kyrgyzstan || 3 September 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Release of the Sixth Summit of the Turkic Council {{!}} News |url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/haberler/press-release-of-the-sixth-summit-of-the-turkic-council_1670 |website=Türk Keneşi |access-date=13 November 2021 |quote=The Presidents wished success to the Kyrgyz President for the assumption of the Chairmanship of the Turkic Council.}}</ref> || 15 October 2019
|-
| (3) || [[Biography:Ilham Aliyev|Ilham Aliyev]] || Azerbaijan || 15 October 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Chairman |url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/baskan |website=Türk Keneşi |access-date=13 November 2021 |quote=During the Baku Summit held in October 2019, the Republic of Azerbaijan took over the Chairmanship from the Kyrgyz Republic until the next Summit to be held in the second half of 2020 in Turkey.}}</ref> || 12 November 2021<ref name="8thsummit"/>
|-
| (5) || [[Biography:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] || Turkey || 12 November 2021<ref name="8thsummit">{{cite web |title=Eighth Summit of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Istanbul {{!}} News |url=https://www.turkkon.org/en/haberler/eighth-summit-of-the-organization-of-turkic-states-was-held-in-istanbul_2394 |website=Türk Keneşi |access-date=13 November 2021 |quote=At the Summit, the Chairmanship of the Organization was handed over from Azerbaijan to Turkey...}}</ref> || 11 November 2022
|-
| 7 || Shavkat Mirziyoyev || Uzbekistan || 11 November 2022<ref name="akipress">{{cite web |title=Mirziyoyev awards Erdogan and Berdimuhamedov with Highest Order of Turkic World {{!}} News |url=https://akipress.com/news:685507:Mirziyoyev_awards_Erdogan_and_Berdimuhamedov_with_Highest_Order_of_Turkic_World/|website=Türk Keneşi |access-date=11 November 2022 }}</ref> || 3 November 2023
|-
|8
|Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
|Kazakhstan
|3 November 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=10th summit of Organization of Turkic States starts in Kazakhstan |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/10th-summit-of-organization-of-turkic-states-starts-in-kazakhstan/3042051 |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>
|6 November 2024<ref name="bishkek2024"/>
|-
|9 || Sadyr Japarov || Kyrgyzstan || 6 November 2024<ref name="bishkek2024"/>
|7 October 2025 
|-
| (3)
|[[Biography:Ilham Aliyev|Ilham Aliyev]]
|Azerbaijan
|7 October 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chairman-in-Office |url=https://turkicstates.org/en/chairman |website=turkicstates.org}}</ref> 
|''incumbent''
|}

==Leaders of member states==
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<gallery class="center" widths="150" classes="center">
File:Ilham_Aliyev_in_2023.jpg|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} '''[[Place:Azerbaijan|Republic of Azerbaijan]]'''<br />[[Biography:Ilham Aliyev|Ilham Aliyev]]<br />President of Azerbaijan
File:Касым-Жомарт_Токаев_(28-09-2021)_(cropped_3).jpg|{{flagicon|KAZ}} '''Republic of Kazakhstan'''<br />Kassym-Jomart Tokayev<br />President of Kazakhstan
File:Садыр_Жапаров_(05-11-2021).jpg|{{flagicon|KGZ}} '''Kyrgyz Republic'''<br />Sadyr Japarov<br />President of Kyrgyzstan
File:Recep_Tayyip_Erdoğan_2021_(cropped).jpg|{{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Place:Turkey|Republic of Turkey]]'''<br />[[Biography:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]<br />President of Turkey
File:Shavkat Mirziyoyev official portrait (cropped 2).jpg|{{flagicon|UZB}} '''Republic of Uzbekistan'''<br />Shavkat Mirziyoyev<br />President of Uzbekistan
</gallery>

==See also==
*Azerbaijan–Organization of Turkic States relations
*List of international organizations based in Istanbul
*World Turks Qurultai

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.turkkon.org/assets/pdf/temel_belgeler/nakhchivan-agreement-on-the-establishment-of-the-copperation-council-of-turkic-speaking-states-1-en.pdf Text of  Nakhchivan Agreement]

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