For the first time, Azerbaijan will host the Solidarity Forum of
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) of the Member States of the
Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), bringing together civil
society representatives from across the Turkic world.
According to the Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental
Organisations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the forum will take
place from 23 to 26 November 2025. The official opening ceremony is
scheduled for 24 November at the Gulustan Palace in Baku.
The forum will feature panel discussions on key regional themes,
including “The Zangezur Corridor: A Bridge Connecting the Turkic
World” and “Towards WUF13 – A First for the Turkic World”.
Nearly 300 NGO representatives from Azerbaijan, Türkiye,
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Hungary, and the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are expected to
participate.
As part of the event, the First Azerbaijan–Kazakhstan NGO
Cooperation Forum will also be held, aiming to strengthen bilateral
civil society ties between the two nations.
Following its sessions in Baku, the forum will continue in the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, where the establishment of the
Platform of NGOs of the Member States of the Organisation of Turkic
States is expected to be officially announced. The new platform
will unite NGOs from all eight participating countries under a
shared framework of cooperation.
This initiative builds on Azerbaijan’s growing leadership in
global civil society cooperation. Earlier this year, Baku hosted
the founding meeting of the Global South NGO Platform, bringing
together representatives from regions covering two-thirds of the
world’s population. In 2025, Azerbaijan also hosted the first
meeting of NGOs from the D-8 group of Muslim-majority countries,
representing 60% of the global Muslim population.
During the Azerbaijan NGO Cooperation Forum held in Khankendi on
20 October 2025, participants highlighted that the greatest
achievement of Azerbaijani NGOs over the past two years has been
their expanding international engagement. The establishment of the
new Turkic States NGO Platform marks another major step in this
direction, symbolising the growing solidarity and institutional
partnership within the Turkic world.