Organization of Turkic States
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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 prominent independent Turkic countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. It is an intergovernmental organization whose overarching aim is promoting comprehensive cooperation among Turkic-speaking states. First proposed by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2006, it was founded on 3 October 2009, in Nakhchivan. The General Secretariat is in Istanbul.
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| Motto: Together We Are Stronger!
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| Political centres | |
| Largest city | Istanbul |
| Official languages | |
| Working languages | English |
| Other languages | |
| Demonym(s) | Turkic |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization[1] |
| Membership[2] | |
| Leaders | |
• Secretary-General |  Kubanychbek Omuraliev |
• Chairman |  Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
• Honorary Chairman |  Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Establishment | |
• Nakhchivan Agreement | 3 October 2009 |
• Last polity admitted | 12 November 2021 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,242,362 km2 (1,637,985 sq mi) (unranked) |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 156,616,392 |
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Hungary, Northern Cyprus and Turkmenistan are observer states to the organization.[3]
During the 8th summit in Istanbul in 2021, the council reformed into an organization, with the name Turkic Council being changed to Organization of Turkic States.[4][5][6][7]