Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Kurtulmuş: Turkish world can be the center of attraction of the world

Following the 15th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) held at the Iris Ordo Congress Center, hosted by the Kyrgyz Parliament, Kurtulmuş held a joint press conference with the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament Marlen Mamataliev, the President of the Kazakhstan Congress Aybek Dadebay, the President of the Azerbaijani National Assembly Sahiba Gafarova and the TURKPA Secretary General Ramil Hasan.

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Kurtulmuş thanked the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament, Mamataliev, for his success in the organization and hosting. Stating that the 16th General Assembly of TURKPA will be held in Türkiye next year, Kurtulmuş said that they will start the preparations now and work to make this organization beautiful and successful.

Emphasizing that every issue concerning the Turkish states was discussed and in-depth negotiations were held in the 15th General Assembly of TURKPA, Kurtulmuş said, "While our friends took the floor, they also expressed the experience of our parliaments. I would like to express my gratitude to all our brothers who contributed to the preparation of the reports in this General Assembly." he said.

Stating that leaving the 15th General Assembly of TURKPA behind is an important occasion, Kurtulmuş said, "It means that TURKPA is now established, rooted and strengthened as an international parliamentary assembly. From now on, the activities and services expected from TURKPA have to be at a much higher level, much more deep-rooted and permanent works than before." he said.

Kurtulmuş stated that, as the Turkish world, the value of opportunities and possibilities should be well known, and added:

"Almighty God has opened important doors to the Turkish world with historical opportunities and global developments in this region and the world. If we can benefit from this and get results, the Turkish world is a candidate to become one of the most important centers of attraction in the world in the next period, God willing. We are a geography with a population of approximately 300 million, with states that we expect to participate in as alternatives in a very wide geography from Central Asia to the Caucasus, from the Caucasus to Anatolia, from Anatolia to the interior of Europe. We are the most important region in the world." We are in a region with underground and aboveground resources. We have an incredibly young and dynamic population. At the same time, I see that all of these are very positive for us.

Instead of evaluating the opinions of other powers on the Turkish states by wondering 'what others will say', we need to focus on 'what we say and what we can do'. I hope that this meeting will lead to such a new beginning. "I convey my greetings and love from our ancestral homeland, Bishkek, to the members of all friendly and brotherly nations in the Turkish world."