On 1 May 2024, Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er attended the opening ceremony of the 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue themed “Dialogue for Peace and Global Security”.
As part of the “Baku Process” initiated by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in 2008, the Forum was held in collaboration with international structures such as the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), UNESCO, the UN Tourism, and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and …
The Ninth Meeting of the Commission on Environment, Natural Resources and Health Protection was held in an online format on 27 May 2024 hosted by the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. …
On 22-24 May 2024, the First Meeting of the Chairs of the Defense Committees of TURKPA Member Parliaments hosted by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) was held in Ankara.
On 16 May 2024, Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er attended the 10th meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO of the TURKSOY Member States co-organized by Turkmenistan’s National Commission for UNESCO and the International …
On 24 May 2024, Acting Deputy Secretary General Saky Sadykov attended the Lachin Climate Action Dialogue. The event that included the presentation ceremony of COP29, was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of …
On 14 May 2024, Eleventh Meeting of the TURKPA Commission on Education, Culture, Social and Humanitarian Affairs under the theme “Facilitating conditions for labor migration among the TURKPA member countries (approximation of national …
"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 | 16:40 | 32° |
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AZ | Baku | 17:40 | 31° |
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TM | Ashgabat | 18:40 | 32° |
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UZ | Tashkent | 18:40 | 31° |
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KZ | Astana | 18:40 | 21° |
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KG | Bishkek | 19:40 | 26° |
(Cities listed in longitudinal order.) |