Consider the following countries

1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Croatia
4. Romania
5. Uzbekistan

Which of the above are members of the Organisation of Turkic States?

1. 1, 2 and 4
2. 1 and 3
3. 2 and 5
4. 3, 4 and 5

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• The Organization of Turkic States, initially known as the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council), was established in 2009 as an intergovernmental organization. Its primary objective is to foster comprehensive cooperation among Turkic States.
• The founding member states—Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Türkiye—were later joined by Uzbekistan as a full member during the 7th Summit in Baku in October 2019. Hungary attained observer status at the 6th Summit in 2018. In the 8th Summit in 2021, Turkmenistan joined as observer status. In November 2022, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in 2023, the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) became Observer Members of the Organisation.

Answer: (c) 2 and 5; Difficulty Level: Hard