The “Turkic World Vision Document” announced on December 15, 2025, consists of 14 chapters and 198 pages.
In this Document, the current situation regarding the Turkic World is analyzed across multidimensional areas such as economic cooperation, security, diplomacy, education, culture, linguistic unity, social structure, the environment, law, technology, transportation, defense, energy, customs, and institutional capacity. Within the framework of these analyses, the aim is to strengthen regional integration within the Turkic World and to elevate the level of common development and shared prosperity on a global scale.
When the explanations under the headings regarding vision, mission, objectives, strategy, and method in the opening pages of the Document are analyzed in detail, the most notable aspect is the emphasis on “partnership.” In this context, within the Document;
- Transforming the Turkic World into an effective center in the processes of global peace, stability, and economic development,
- Preserving shared historical and cultural values and passing them down to future generations,
- Establishing sustainable integration among Turkic states in social, cultural, economic, and security fields,
- Developing institutional collaborations that reinforce historical and strategic ties,
- Harmonizing energy, trade, transportation, and customs regulations, and deepening mutual integration in the fields of technology, digital transformation, and culture,
- Developing common transportation diplomacy over the Middle Corridor regarding the Trans-Caspian Zangezur Corridor and Development Road, in the context of trade routes and logistics centers,
- Developing joint investment funds,
- Increasing the capacity to generate common policies and projects,
- Multidimensional and strategic objectives have been included in line with short, medium, and long-term plans aimed at strengthening the Turkic World’s capability to act jointly in the international arena.
In the Turkic World Vision Document, it has been emphasized that the geographical scope of the Turkic World is not solely limited to the current political borders of the countries that are member and observer members of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). In this context, attention is drawn in the Document to the fact that all of the regions inhabited by communities living in different parts of the world, who possess kinship and lineage relations with Turkic societies within the framework of historical, cultural, linguistic, and ethnic ties, fall within the geographical scope of the Turkic World.
In the Document, situation analyses on the scale of the Turkic World are included regarding the member and observer countries of the OTS (Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, the TRNC, Hungary, and Turkmenistan). In this context, the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the OTS in 2024 is 2,155.7 billion dollars, its population is 176.6 million, its Exports are 587.4 billion dollars, and its Imports are 650.9 billion dollars. It is stated that the estimated defense budgets of these countries for the year 2025 are 62.7 billion dollars, and it is indicated that the defense industry technologies of the relevant countries are exported to more than 100 countries.
In the Document, emphasis has been placed on the fact that Turkey, with its 47 billion dollar defense budget, advanced defense industry, military capacity, and diplomatic experience, is the most important actor capable of providing strategic contributions to the regional security architecture of the Turkic World.
In the Document, within the framework of the Turkic world’s energy outlook, the production figures for 2023 along with the oil and natural gas reserves of all Turkic states are included. According to the document, the OTS’s crude oil reserve is 5,179 million tons, and its natural gas reserve is 19.917 trillion cubic meters. Accordingly, the OTS possesses 2.12% of world oil reserves and 10.59% of world natural gas reserves.
In the Document, energy trade routes and logistics centers built and planned to be built within the scope of the Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor are included through various maps. It has been pointed out that if these corridors are used effectively and efficiently, the Turkic Republics could generate significant economic revenues from the Europe-China trade volume, which is approximately 600 billion dollars annually.
A series of strategic goals and institutional recommendations aimed at deepening integration in economic, financial, technological, and security fields within the context of the Turkic World are included in the Document. In this framework, increasing Turkey’s total foreign trade volume with Turkic states to over 100 billion US dollars in the medium term stands out as one of the fundamental economic goals.
In the Document, there are recommendations in the short, medium, and long term within the scope of expanding free trade agreements aimed at strengthening common market goals among Turkic states, harmonizing customs regulations, establishing digital trade infrastructure, and encouraging trade in local currencies.
Information regarding a common digital currency or common currency aimed at the financial integration process is found in the Document. In the first stage, the creation of “Turkcoin” or a similar digital currency has been proposed to facilitate payment transactions among Turkic states. To support this process, the Document draws attention to the suggestion that institutional coordination in the field of monetary and financial policies can be increased with the establishment of the “Turkic World Central Banks Forum”.
In the field of energy, the establishment of the “Turkic World Energy Union”, strengthening regional energy independence, and increasing the role of the Turkic World in the process of integrating common energy infrastructures into global energy networks are aimed. In this context, the importance of Turkey becoming a central country in energy in terms of coordination of energy policies, sustainable development, and energy security is explained by supporting it with various data.
In order to develop cooperation in the fields of technology, innovation, and digitalization, organizing “Turkic World Technofests”, establishing the “Turkic World Technology Transfer Center”, and creating digital platforms that will facilitate information sharing among countries have been proposed. Furthermore, it has been advocated that implementing a common “Turkic E-Government Network” would facilitate data sharing and the integration of public services among countries.
In the field of security, the establishment of the “Turkic World Joint Counter-Terrorism Center” and transforming this center into an institutional structure that provides coordination in the fight against terrorism by conducting threat analysis have been proposed. According to this approach, strengthening regional security and increasing collective capacity against common threats are of importance.
In the political and diplomatic dimension, raising “the TRNC to the status of a full member within the OTS” and increasing diplomatic and lobbying activities aimed at expanding the TRNC’s representation on international platforms are targeted.
In order to strengthen cultural and social integration, the establishment of the “Turkic World Common Language Platform”; increasing language awareness, encouraging joint academic studies, and supporting projects aimed at developing mutual intelligibility among dialects have been recommended. In addition to this, it has been pointed out that the establishment of the “Turkic World Museum” and the implementation of the “Common Identity Card” application, ensuring free movement of citizens with their identity cards, will contribute to reinforcing the sense of common identity and belonging.
Within the context of environmental and natural resources, making agreements for the effective and fair sharing of transboundary water resources, strengthening diplomatic mechanisms regarding water management, and establishing the “Turkic World Water Research Institute” to provide scientific contribution in this field are recommended.
Finally, the establishment of a structure similar to the “Turkic World Space Agency” has been proposed with the aim of training young scientists through the creation of joint training programs in the field of space sciences and coordinating activities in this field under an institutional roof.
In summary, the Document is a very important study in terms of advice, opinion, and policy development opportunities for policymakers and all government officials of the OTS, especially the public opinion, regarding the strengthening of the political, economic, military, and sociocultural integration of the Turkic world.
