Istanbul Declaration Of The World Turkic Forum

( THE PRESIDENCY STATEMENT )

1 - The World Turkic Forum is held between October 20th and 22nd 2010 in Istanbul with a creative and sincere ambience. It has been focused on the main theme of “Turkic Council Turkic Diaspora and Socioeconomic Cooperation“ in the World Turkic Forum organized by Turkish Asian Center of Strategic studies (TASAM). The thought and opinion leaders, administrators of the nongovernmental societies and think tanks, academics, national parliament members from Turkey and participant countries, Minister of Diaspora of Azerbaijan, Minister of Environment of Kosova and representatives of protocol in various levels, Secretary General of Turkish Council, Secretary General of TURKPA, Secretary General of TURKSOY, Presidency of External Turcs and Relative Communities, Representatives of observer diplomatic missions, related experts and representatives of media have been participated to the meeting from 60 countries among the countries who speak the Turkish language and where there is the Turkic Diaspora.

The issues of the “Reflections of Global and Regional Problems to Turkic World“, the “NGOs in Turkic World and the Problems in front of the Development of Non Governmental Organizations“, the “Cooperation on the Fields of Education- Science-Culture and the Role of the NGOs“, the “Xenophobia, Social Marginalization and Turkic Diaspora“, the “ Constitutional Elements of Turkish Culture: Do We Have A Project of Universal Values for All Humanity?“ the “Turkic Culture Domaine: From Cultural Variety to Intercultural Dialogue 1“, the “So-called Genocide, Turkish Diaspora and Cooperation“, the “Turkish Culture Domaine: From Cultural Variety to Intercultural Dialogue 2“- Model of Mardin“, the “Existing Situation on the Issue of Socio Economic Cooperation, the New Cooperation Fields and Institutionalization“ have been discussed within this frame. Also the opinions have been exchanged related to the fields where the cooperation between the countries who are the participants of World Turkic Forum and diasporas could be realized on these matters.

2 - The participant persons and institutions have taken the decision to cooperate together during the forum for the mutual benefit for both their countries as well as for Turkic World too. It has been decided that this decision has to be presented to the attention of all the related public authorities, the High Level Officers of Turkish Council, Meetings of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Summits of State and Government Presidents and Presidency of External Turcs and Relative Communities being on top. Also the accentuation of the importance to this process of the related public authorities has been adopted.

3 - The necessity of determination of an action plan by the persons and institutions who are the participants of the World Turkic Forum in order that they realize an effective cooperation has been rised in the forum. This action plan, first of all, needs to necessitate the set up of an international communication network which will function on a sufficient and effective level between the participants of World Turkic Forum. In this context it has been agreed on the issue to set up an internet portal which will diffuse from the address of www.dtf.tasam.org on the languages and dialects of Turkish, English, Uzbek, Kyrgyzn, Azerbaijanese , Kazakh, Turkoman as the communication network with the purpose of cooperation and coordination.

4 - Within the frame of the common platform and action plan, with an approach that takes as base the cooperation and coordination, the formation of a “Wise Men's Group“ and “Network Contact group“ has been proposed besides the working groups on different issues. The importance has been accentuated of planning those necessary to be done within the frame of the action programs, of directing the activities which will be realized by these working groups by meeting at least once a year and their contribution to the formation of the coordiantion and agenda of World Turkic Forum which will be organized once a year. The expansion of the institutionalization incrementally every year, in a healthy and sustainable manner has been adopted as principle, it has been agreed to form a source for the finance of the institutional function of the forum. It has been decided to attempt before the related civil and official authorities for the “fund“ which will be formed.

5- It has been accentuated that this process which became concrete under the institutional size of World Turkic Forum could be able to provide contribution to the decision takers and to the international instituions including the Turkic Council. From other side, it has been adopted that the administration of the process has to be performed by the Secretary General of Turkic Council and the Presidency of the External Turcs and Relatives Communities in consultation with the authorities of the related countries. The timing and action plan has been determined within the reciprocal interaction, the vital importance of the sustainable institutionalization has been accentuated.

6- The spreading out of the common communication language in condition to protect the dialects and the performance of reciprocal cooperation on the risks and rising threats such as the “Problem of So-Called Armenian Genocide“, “Termination of the Occupation of Karabagh“, “International Crimes and Terrorism“, “Xenophobia and Marginalization“, “Cyprus“, “Return of the Meskhetian and Crimean Turks to their Homeland“ and “Islamophobi“ have been proposed during the forum. It has also been confirmed the importance of the dual cooperation between the institutions with the institutionalizations and activities which will be run multilateraly.

7- It has been accentuated that the hosting of the forum meetings which will be repeated yearly is open to all participant countries and the General Secretariat for the administration of the World Turkic Forum has to be in Istanbul.

Istanbul, October 22^nd , 2010.