Afət Ziyadqızı
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli has issued a detailed statement on “The Organization of Turkic States and Türkiye’s rotating chairmanship.”
Operative Information Center-OMM reports that the MHP leader stressed that, amid the accelerating global political, economic and geopolitical processes, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) has reached a level of development of exceptional importance to the strategic future of the Turkic world.
Bahçeli said the organization had become a strong institutional platform based on shared history, culture, national values and a common vision for the future.
The statement said political will was strengthening across the vast Turkic geography stretching from the Adriatic Sea to the Great Wall of China, while economic, trade, transport and logistics, and energy ties were expanding rapidly. Growing opportunities for integration in the defense industry, high technology, education, science and culture demonstrate that relations between the states are advancing to a strategic level.
The MHP chairman particularly stressed that partnership within the OTS is founded on the principle of absolute respect for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and domestic legislation of every member state. In his view, relations among Turkic states should develop on the basis of mutual respect, equality and shared national interests.
Bahçeli emphasized that Türkiye and Azerbaijan are two strong and leading states in the same heartland, stretching from the Aegean Sea to the Caspian Sea. He said strategic restraint, mutual understanding and a common national position were essential in responding to any provocative approaches that could harm the unbreakable fraternal ties between the two allied countries.
The MHP leader said the historical, cultural and fraternal bonds between Türkiye and Azerbaijan stood far above the current political climate, drawing on a deep shared memory and spiritual closeness. He stressed that the expected contacts between Victorious Supreme Commander and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the upcoming summit would once again demonstrate to the world the countries’ enduring spiritual and political unity.
Bahçeli described the Organization of Turkic States summit, scheduled to take place in Ankara in the last week of October, as an event of historic importance and said the organization’s rotating chairmanship would pass from Azerbaijan to Türkiye. He said Türkiye would make a significant contribution to the OTS’s development through its rich statehood experience, economic potential, diplomatic strength and close integration with the Turkic world.
Bahçeli said that during Türkiye’s chairmanship, all government agencies, universities and civil society institutions should carry out concrete, sustainable projects in line with the OTS document “Turkic World Vision 2040.”
The MHP chairman said the principle “Unity in language, thought and action,” put forward by the great educator Ismail Gasprinsky, remained a guiding light today. He proposed further strengthening cooperation mechanisms in education, culture, the economy, science and technology, and directing Türkiye’s expertise and institutional capacity toward shared development goals.
Bahçeli concluded that the overall potential of the Turkic world carries greater geostrategic significance than the sum of the states’ individual capabilities, and that respecting sovereignty, coordinating efforts and pursuing a long-term common strategy are essential to turning this potential into real power.
