World Turks Qurultai

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The World Turks Qurultai [lower-alpha 1] is an international organisation of Turkic peoples. [1] The World Turks Qurultai describes itself as "an international non-political platform designed to unite all the Turk people for cultural and spiritual integration." [2] The first annual World Turks Qurultai was held in July 2017. [2]

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Goals

The goals of the World Turks Qurultai were outlined by the organizing committee in advance of the first meeting. [3]

  1. Spiritual and cultural consolidation of the Turkic people for the name of common progress.
  2. Assistance to the development of the Turkic peoples.
  3. Preservation and revival of the culture of the Turkic peoples by creating sustainable cultural relations between them.
  4. Enshrinement of the "World Turks Qurultai" as a regular international event.
  5. Ensuring the regular holding of the "World Turks Qurultai".

World Turks Qurultai 2017

The first World Turks Qurultai was planned to be held in the city of Cholpon-Ata in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan in July 2017. Representatives of all Turkic peoples were invited, including heads and representatives of public organizations, scientists and artists. [3]

More than 160 delegates from 20 Turkic peoples attended, including representatives of the Turkish Cypriots, and the republics of Yakutia and Tuva. [4]

Relocation to Kazakhstan

Reports of a bomb being planted at the original host city of Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan meant that the meeting was moved to the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan. [1]

The Declaration was the outcome of talks between the delegates at the first World Turks Qurultai, [2] and included the following declarations:

Notes

  1. ↑ Kyrgyz: Дүйнөлүк Түрк Курултайы, Düýnölük Türk Kurultaýy, دۉينۅلۉک تۉرک قۇرۇلتاي; Kazakh: Дүниежүзілік Түркі Құрылтайы, Du'ni'eju'zilik Tu'rki Quryltai'y, دٷنٸەجٷزٸلٸک تٷرکٸ قۇرىلتايى; Russian: Всемирный Тюркский Курултай, Vsemirnyj Türkskij Kurultaj; Turkish: Dünya Türk Kurultayı; abbreviated WTQ; also translated as World Turks Qurultay, World Turkic Qurultai and World Turkic Qurultay

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