Turkey's Ruling Party: Russia Does Not Meet Requirements for Observer Status in Turkic States Organization

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) believes Russia does not meet the criteria for observer status in the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). According to party official Kürşad Zorlu, the OTS charter requires a Turkic or related language to be a state or official language across the entire territory of an applicant country. Russia's potential application is being considered under an "OTS+" cooperation format.

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