Today, 15 June, the Fourth Meeting of the Commission on the Common Turkic Alphabet was held in Astana, organized by the Turkic Academy in cooperation with the Turkish Language Association.
The meeting brought together members of the Commission from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye, as well as representatives of the observers of the Turkic Academy representing the official institutions responsible for language policy in their respective countries.
The Commission was established in 2022 within the framework of the Turkic Academy and under the coordination of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). At its third meeting, held in Baku on 11 September 2024, the Common Turkic Alphabet consisting of 34 letters was adopted.
Opening the meeting, President of the Turkic Academy, Prof. Dr. Shahin Mustafayev, noted that interest in the Common Turkic Alphabet has grown significantly in academic circles, educational institutions and the wider public sphere.
“At the current stage, particular importance is attached to harmonizing common approaches to its use and finalizing the basic principles of its practical implementation. To promote the Common Turkic Alphabet, the Turkic Academy has prepared a number of publications. In 2025, Abai’s “Qara Sözder” in Kazakh and Chingiz Aitmatov’s “Aq Keme” in Kyrgyz were published for the first time using the Common Turkic Alphabet,” said the President of the Academy.
The main focus of the meeting was the discussion of the Recommended Guidelines for the Implementation of the Common Turkic Alphabet for Turkic Languages, as well as the consideration of principles and mechanisms for its practical application.
It was emphasized that the agreed guidelines will be transmitted by the Turkic Academy to relevant national institutions, language organizations and partner bodies. At the same time, decisions regarding their adoption and implementation remain within the competence of the authorized authorities of each state and will be considered in accordance with national legislation.
At the conclusion of the meeting, a Declaration was signed reaffirming support for the further implementation of the Common Turkic Alphabet.
One of the key outcomes of the meeting was the approval of the Recommended Guidelines for the Use of the Common Turkic Alphabet, as well as the recommended Kazakh and Kyrgyz alphabets developed on the basis of the Common Turkic Alphabet.
The document will serve as a common reference resource and guiding framework to support a coordinated approach to the practical application of the Common Turkic Alphabet.
Participants expressed confidence that the implementation of the Common Turkic Alphabet would contribute to strengthening cooperation and cultural unity among Turkic states and peoples.
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