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 …
On 5 June 2024, Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly Márta Mátrai who arrived in Baku to take part at the Thirteenth Plenary Session of TURKPA, visited the Secretariat and met with Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er. …
"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 | 02:25 | 19° |
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AZ | Baku | 03:25 | 24° |
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TM | Ashgabat | 04:25 | 22° |
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UZ | Tashkent | 04:25 | 22° |
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KZ | Astana | 04:25 | 16° |
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KG | Bishkek | 05:25 | 20° |
(Cities listed in longitudinal order.) |