On December 1, 2022, President of the Turkic Academy Shahin Mustafayev met with Gunay Efendiyeva, the President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation.
During the meeting, the parties discussed further expansion of cooperation between the Turkic Academy and the Foundation, as well as possible joint projects. The President of the Foundation, Efendiyeva, congratulated Mustafayev on his appointment as President of the Turkic Academy at the 9th OTS Summit, held in Samarkand on November 11, 2022, and wished him success in his endeavors. She spoke about the projects implemented by the Foundation in the direction of protecting and popularizing the Turkic cultural heritage, and also stressed that the active and fruitful activities of both organizations would greatly contribute to closer integration of the Turkic states and peoples. In his turn, the President of the Academy thanked Efendiyeva for the congratulations and noted that he would work towards a close partnership.