The establishment of the World Council of Turkish Communities and Heritage was announced in Washington. The new structure will preserve the languages, historical memory and cultural traditions of the Turkic peoples, as well as promote their interests on international platforms. The initiator was the US-based NGO House of Afshar, which previously dealt with the preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of the Afshars (the Turkish people, one of the ancient Oguz tribes, who are historically classified as Turkomans - roughly). The organization aims to unite Turkish communities living outside the independent Turkish states and provide them with additional opportunities for international representation. Among them, the statement mentions the Uyghurs, Crimean Tatars, Gagauz, Qashqai, Turkmen of Iraq and Syria, Ahiska Turks, as well as other Turkic peoples and diaspora. Links.

The establishment of the World Council of Turkish Communities and Heritage was announced in Washington. The new structure will preserve the languages, historical memory and cultural traditions of the Turkic peoples, as well as promote their interests on international platforms. The initiator was the US-based NGO House of Afshar, which previously dealt with the preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of the Afshars (the Turkish people, one of the ancient Oguz tribes, who are historically classified as Turkomans - roughly). The organization aims to unite Turkish communities living outside the independent Turkish states and provide them with additional opportunities for international representation. Among them, the statement mentions the Uyghurs, Crimean Tatars, Gagauz, Qashqai, Turkmen of Iraq and Syria, Ahiska Turks, as well as other Turkic peoples and diaspora. Links.