The official opening ceremony of the international symposium "The Turkish World Meets in Erzincan" was held in Erzincan province of Turkey.
Speaking at the event, Hasan Hasanov, Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States for Azerbaijan, conveyed the greetings of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the participants and wished them success in the work of the event.
Saying that the independence and unity of the Turkish states is the most important point in terms of the future of our countries, Hasan Hasanov talked about the 44-day Patriotic War of Azerbaijan and our glorious Victory, and reminded that the state and people of Turkey, especially the head of the country, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were always with Azerbaijan during this war.
In his speech, OTS General Secretary Bagdad Amreyev recalled the establishment of the Organization of Turkic States at the Summit held in Istanbul and said that the family of Turkic states has become stronger with this. It was stated that the strength of the Turkish world is together and the upcoming summit meetings are very important in terms of our joint goals.
Stating that the unity of the Turkic world did not come easily, the Secretary General said that the strong and determined stance of our leaders stood behind it, and that the strong support shown by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Karabakh Victory was of great importance from the point of view of the unity of the Turkic world.
Binali Yıldırım, the first deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party of Turkey, chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States, who spoke at the event, said that after the Istanbul Summit, our Turkic-speaking countries have entered a new era, the total trade volume of the member countries has reached 700 billion US dollars, of which only 18 billion dollars are between these countries. said that it is.
Binali Yıldırım said that since the beginning of the 20th century there have been iron curtains between the Turkish states, this has caused a gap between two or three generations, and that this union began to be rebuilt thirty years ago.
It was noted that the main goals of establishing the Organization of Turkic States are to ensure peace in the region and strengthen relations between them.
Rector of Binali Yıldırım University, Professor Akın Levent, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar emphasized the importance of Turkish unity in their speeches.
At the event, the address letter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the participants was read.
The letter says: "I feel satisfied that our political, economic and cultural relations between our friendly and brotherly countries, which are at an excellent level, have reached high levels in the field of science as well.
I believe that the International Turkic World Symposium will lead scientific research in a wide range from language and literature to history, from art to social, from economy to international relations.
As throughout history, we should not allow the borders drawn between us to separate us, to put a distance between our hearts, and to tear us apart from each other.
From this point of view, I consider it extremely meaningful that the symposium is held in this year, which coincides with the 31st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with our native brothers, Turkic-speaking countries. After many years of longing, as the Turkic world, we have successfully raised our relations on bilateral and multilateral platforms to the highest levels. At the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States held in Istanbul last year, we signed historic decisions to deepen our brotherhood and relations. We transformed the Turkic Council into the Organization of Turkic States and adopted the 2040 vision document.
The unity and solidarity of the Turkic world is the guarantee of our peace and prosperity. The project and actions we will implement in the coming period will create new opportunities to further strengthen our family, which covers a wide geography and more than 300 million people.
Then plaques were presented to the participants.
A special carpet was presented to Binali Yıldırım by the vice-president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, member of the Milli Majlis, academician Isa Habibbayli on behalf of ANAS, "Azerbaijan mugami in miniatures" to the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar, and "Dialectological Atlas of Karabakh and East Zangezur of the Azerbaijani Language" to the rector of the university. was presented.
An exhibition was organized during the event.
The first day of the event, which will last from October 9 to 12, was the opening of the International Refaiye Youth Festival. Later, a bonfire of Turkish youth was lit on Mount Ergan, and a meeting was held on the topic of "The past, present and future of Turkey and the Turkish world towards 2023" on the occasion of the 31st year of the independence of the Turkish states and the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
Hosted by Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, the main goal of the event, which was held under the chairmanship of Binali Yıldırım, is to create a common platform for scientific research in many areas of the Turkish world, such as language, literature, history, art, energy, diaspora, trade, international relations.
