Erdoğan: We Will Make the Next Decade a 'Turkish Century'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced an agreement among member states of the Organization of Turkic States to strengthen institutional cooperation in the coming period.

Erdoğan said the participating states have agreed to make the next decade a "Turkish Century" marked by deeper cooperation. The statements reflect Turkey's bid to expand its influence across Central Asia and the Caucasus by broadening the regional organization's role.