Baku hosted international conference “Increasing national and global efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons”

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.

The conference was organized by the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons on the occasion of the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances.

The event brought together state officials of Azerbaijan, former heads of state and government, …

TURKPA Chairman-in-Office visited the Secretariat

On 12 July 2023, TURKPA Chairman-in-Office, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmuş visited the Secretariat in the frame of his official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan. Head of Parliament was accompanied by …

President of Youth Assistance Foundation visited the Secretariat

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.

TURKPA Election Observation Mission observed early presidential election in Uzbekistan

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 …

Azerbaijani MFA organized visit to Aghdam

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.

TURKPA took part at Issyk-Kul Electoral Forum

On 22-23 June 2023, TURKPA delegation led by the Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er took part at the Issyk-Kul Electoral Forum under the theme "Elections of the XXI century: diversity, best practices, topical issues and ways of …

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"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."

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Capitals
TR
Ankara
12:23
23°
AZ
Baku
13:23
25°
TM
Ashgabat
14:23
27°
UZ
Tashkent
14:23
29°
KZ
Astana
15:23
14°
KG
Bishkek
15:23
22°
TR Ankara 12:23 23°
AZ Baku 13:23 25°
TM Ashgabat 14:23 27°
UZ Tashkent 14:23 29°
KZ Astana 15:23 14°
KG Bishkek 15:23 22°
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