The Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (Turkic Council) was founded in line with the Agreement signed on October 3, 2009, in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, during the 9th Summit of the Heads of the Turkic speaking countries at the initiative of First President of Kazakhstan – Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev. Stara made the statement speaking at the 3rd meeting of ministers and high-ranking officials responsible for information and media of the Turkic Council's member countries, held in Baku. The signatories to the Agreement were Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey. In 2014, the Fund of Turkic Culture and Heritage was founded at the initiative of President of Azerbaija Ilham Aliyev. Speaking at the ceremony, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said it is a proud occasion for the community of Turkic speaking nations. Hungary also provides more than 700 state scholarships to young people from the countries of the Turkic Council, he added. 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The informal summit set to take place today is to be chaired by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and will be joined by First President of Kazakhstan – Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, and Turkic Council Secretary General Bagdad Amreev. Hungary joined the Turkic Council last year during the organization’s summit in Kyrgyzstan. In 2011, the Business Council was established under the Turkic Council. KAZINFORM – The 10th Extraordinary Meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Turkic Council was hosted by H.E. President Sooronbai Zheenbekov emphasized that the opening of the Representation Office of the Turkic Council is of utmost importance and will enable to strengthen the multidimensional cooperation between the Turkic World and Europe. 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Last week, Cavusoglu also announced that Uzbekistan applied to the Turkic Council for membership and Turkmenistan expressed its intention to be an observer state. It is an intergovernmental organization whose overarching aim is promoting comprehensive cooperation among Turkic-speaking states. The Heads of the member States’ of the Council signed the document establishing the Turkic Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Astana Economic Forum on May 17, 2019 in Nur-Sultan city. Hungary is an … Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu attended the official opening ceremony along with top diplomats of the rest of the member states. Obviously we are disappointed that we cannot meet in … The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey held a press conference. Secretary-General: Baghdad Amreyev, assumed his duties as Secretary-General of the CCTSS on 03 September 2018. News in Brief. Uzbekistan joined the Turkic Council as a full member during the 7 th Summit which was held under the theme of “Supporting the SMEs” on 15 October 2019 in Baku. Under the Headquarters, there are various bodies and different institutions affiliated to the Council. And just today Foreign Minister Szijjártó breathlessly announced, during a break in the surely more important cabinet meeting given the pandemic crisis, that he had just concluded a video conference with the economic ministers of the Turkic countries. Budapest, 31 st March 2021. The two leaders also discussed the expansion of bilateral relations. Member States. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov attended the opening ceremony, the country’s Foreign Ministry told News.Az. The move was part of a policy dubbed ‘Eastern Opening’ that Orban’s Fidesz party unveiled … Its four founding member states are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey, but Hungary obtained an observer status in 2018. PM Orbán noted the recent establishment of a European representation of the Turkic Council in Budapest. The Council’s Secretariat is based in Istanbul and headed by Kazakh Ambassador Bagdad Amreev. Also speaking, Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto said his country has always worked for the cooperation of East and West. The event is to focus on further development of trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation. He said fields such as economy, trade, customs, information technologies, logistics, diaspora and education bring together Turkic states. … Hungary has had observer status in the Council since 2018. Le Conseil turcique ou Conseil turc (azéri : Türk Şurası, kazakh : Түркі кеңесі, kirghize : Түрк кеңеш, turc : Türk Keneşi, anglais : Turkic Council) est une organisation internationale regroupant les États turcophones, fondée le 3 octobre 2009 à Nakhitchevan (Azerbaïdjan) par l'Azerbaïdjan, le Kazakhstan, le Kirghizistan et la Turquie. Hajiyev made the remarks in an interview with journalists after the Baku-hosted meeting of ministers and high-ranking information and media officials from the Turkic Council's member countries. The Extraordinary Summit of the Turkic Council discussing the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic was held on April 10, 2020, via videoconferencing. Szijjártó reaffirmed Budapest’s readiness to further cooperation with Kazakhstan, including using the potential of the Turkic Council and noted the important role of Turkistan as a spiritual capital. The International Organization of Turkic Culture and Turkic Academy also operate under the Council. Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Turkey Uzbekistan. Szijjarto met his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and set the date for the next session of the Hungarian-Turkish strategic council to November 7, which the Turkish president will attend. Kazakh Foreign Minister Muhtar Tleuberdi, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov and Secretary-General of the Turkic Council Baghdad Amreyev also attended the ceremony. BUDAPEST. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey will pay a visit to Hungary, upon the invitation of H.E. Turkic Council inaugurates office in Budapest 19 Sep 2019 The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States was established in 2009 as an intergovernmental organisation aiming to promote comprehensive cooperation among Turkic speaking states. KAZINFORM – The 10th Extraordinary Meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Turkic Council was hosted by H.E. * Writing by Fatih Hafiz Mehmet in Ankara, Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister of Hungary,Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Chingiz Aidarbekov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Hungary Nurbakh Rustemov, Turkic Council Secretary General Baghdad Amreyev and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi are seen as they attend inauguration meeting of Member States of the Turkish Council in Budapest, Hungary on September 19, 2019. The Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States on Thursday opened a new office in the Hungarian capital Budapest. Hungary will become an official member of the Turkic Council, board member of the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kovac Josef said at the meeting of the Turkic business and investment forum in Tashkent, Trend reports referring to www.kursiv.kz. BUDAPEST. The four working groups focusing on the development of trade and economic cooperation between the member States, improvement of investment climate, entrepreneurship and tourism development operate within the Turkic Council. By Trend Hungary is considering Turkic Council's participants as important partners, State Secretary for Security Policy of the country, Peter Stara said, Trend reports on April 10. Hungary received observer status in the Council in 2018. NUR-SULTAN – The Heads of Turkic Speaking States will gather virtually March 31 for an informal summit of the Turkic Council. January 11. Orban said he was looking forward to the upcoming Hungarian-Turkish government summit to be held in Budapest on November 7. Turkish diplomat Halil Akıncı became the first Secretary-General of the Turkic Council. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to visit Hungary on November 7, the Hungarian foreign ministry said in a statement. In 2019, Nursultan Nazarbayev was granted the status of the Honored Chairman of the Turkic Council. “It is an honour to be here in Budapest and to take part in this historic launching of the Representation Office of the Turkic Council. The council is an international organization comprising Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. The PM’s press chief Bertalan Havasi said they welcomed the opening of the Turkic Council’s office in Budapest earlier in the day, calling the event a milestone in EU-Turkic ties. Uzbekistan became a full member of the organisation at the Baku meeting. KAZINFORM - An informal summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States is due to take place in a digital format today, Kazinform correspondent reports. Since 2011 the Council has held seven summits. The state that hosts the regular meeting of the Council of Heads of State assumes the chairmanship of the CCTSS until the next summit. The Turkic Council has three centers (Istanbul, Baku, Nur-Sultan) and General Secretariat is located in Istanbul. At the talks, Erdogan expressed his gratitude for Hungary’s recent opening of the Turkic Council’s first European office in Budapest, Bertalan Havasi told MTI. director visits Azerbaijan's Aghdam. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan visited the European Office of the Turkic Council in Budapest Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, to attend the opening of the Budapest Office of the Turkic Speaking Countries Cooperation Council (Turkic Council) on September 19th, 2019. NUR-SULTAN. The event which was organized in cooperation of TURKSOY with the Representation of the Secretariat General of the Turkic Council in Europe and took place on December 9th, 2019 in Budapest was dedicated to the commemoration of István Mándoki Kongur and Badrutdin Magomedov and featured the promotion of the book written by the Kumyk poet Badrutdin Magomedov in memory of the famous … The general secretariat of the organization is in Istanbul. Since the breakdown of the Soviet Union, social, economic and political union of the Turkic Speaking states became one of the main issues in the agenda for the regional geopolitics. The Turkic Council was established in 2009 as an intergovernmental organization aiming to promote comprehensive cooperation among Turkic speaking states. The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States is ready to welcome Uzbekistan as a new member while Turkmenistan expects to become an observer state. "With in a decade of its establishment, the Turkic Council proved its importance as an effective international organization and this family is growing," Cavusoglu said. The government gave the Turkic Council an elegant Budapest building to use as its headquarters. The Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (Turkic Council) was founded in line with the Agreement signed on October 3, 2009, in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, … The Council opened a branch in Budapest last month. The Turkic Council, officially the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, is an international organization comprising some of the Turkic countries consisting of Turkey, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Budapest Geographical size 93 030 km² Population 9,8 million (2019) Gross domestic product (GDP) 160.97 billion US dollars (2019) Official language(s) Hungarian Political system Parliamentary Republic EU member country since 1 May 2004 Currency Hungarian Forint HUF TURKIC COUNCIL ON THE MAP. “We really feel that Kazakhstan and the people of Kazakhstan are friends of the Hungarians, even more than that brothers. Headquarters: The headquarters of the CCTTS is located in Istanbul, Turkey. For more details, you can see "our data policy". Footage shows Ader greeting Erdogan at Budapest's Sandor Palace. Distinguished Presidents, First of all let me express my appreciation to His Excellency, President Tokayev, and to our honorary chairman, Nursultan Nazarbayev for convening us today. In the same year, Uzbekistan joined the Council. The inauguration ceremony of the European Representation Office of the Turkic Council was held on 19 September 2019 in Budapest, with the participation of Minister Çavuşoğlu. “Our Turkic brothers have accepted us as one of them,” Kövér said. By Vafa İsmayilova Presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev has said that Azerbaijan supports further coordination of cooperation in the media sphere within the Turkic Council, Trend has reported. An opening ceremony of the Representation Office of the Turkic Council was held in Budapest Sept. 19. Erdogan also thanked Orban for … The Turkic Council inaugurated an office in Budapest on Thursday in a ceremony attended by top diplomats from many Turkic nations. 4:16. The Turkic Council, formally the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, was founded Oct. 3, 2009 in Nakhchivan … Turkey's comms. After that, I cannot guarantee it. The Press Has More Freedom in Eastern Europe than in the Continent’s Western Half . H.E. Well folks, the Hungarian language is now officially a Turkic language and will stay that way while Mr. Orbán is in power.