On 26 September 2023, Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er delivered a speech at the “First Forum of Diaspora Youth of Turkic States: Heydar Aliyev and the Turkic World” organized by the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan in partnership with the Organization of Turkic States. The Forum was held within the frame of the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" in Azerbaijan.
The event brought together the state officials of Azerbaijan, delegations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, …
On 21 September 2023, Ahmet Tecim, President of the Youth Assistance Foundation (GYF) and accompanying delegation paid a courtesy visit to TURKPA Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er.
On 18 September 2023, Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er took part in the international conference entitled “Increasing national and global efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons” held in Baku. …
On 25 September 2023, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University Prof. Dr. Muhittin Şimşek paid a courtesy visit to the Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er.
On 16 August 2023, Deputy Secretary General Nooruzbek Arstanbekov and Secretary of Commission Kadir Yaman took part in the field trip to the city of Aghdam organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Following the invitation of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Republic of Uzbekistan, TURKPA Election Observation Mission headed by member of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Haluk İpek and composed of the parliamentarians …
"There is great potential in all fields of cooperation in the Turkic world. The activities that our Assembly will realize by taking advantage of this potential will contribute to our common goals."
— Mehmet Süreyya Er
Article, Azerbaijan Milli Majlis Journal, May 2023
Interview, Azerbaijan Milli Majlis Journal, Feb 2022
TURKPA realizes a broad range of activities together with its members and observers, and also with many parliaments of other countries and cooperation institutions.
First being held in Baku on 29th Sep 2009, plenary sessions are realized periodically.
In plenary sessions, which are the indicators of the highest level of cooperation between member countries, administrative and financial affairs of the assembly are decided, and themes of parliamentary diplomacy are addressed.
Permanent commissions realize activities and meetings, helping collaboration and cooperation aspects of TURKPA. Please visit our commission pages to see member deputies and list of meetings held in yearly bases.
Specialised TURKPA groups organize meetings and conferences in cooperation with member parliaments. Please visit our group pages to see the activities.
TURKPA develops multidimensional collaborations with turkic and international institutions and organizations.
Since 2010, TURKPA missions observe presidential and parliamentary elections and referendums in the Turkic world.
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TR | Ankara | 10:24 | 17° |
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AZ | Baku | 11:24 | 24° |
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TM | Ashgabat | 12:24 | 24° |
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UZ | Tashkent | 12:24 | 25° |
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KZ | Astana | 13:24 | 11° |
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KG | Bishkek | 13:24 | 19° |
(Cities listed in longitudinal order.) |