Tariq Saeedi As the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) prepares for its landmark 13th Summit in Ankara, debate surrounding its future expansion naturally surfaces. While the temptation exists for any regional block to widen its tent to maximize raw geographic reach, the core durability of the OTS rests on an irreplaceable strategic asset: linguistic … [Read more...]
UNESCO Honors 950th Anniversary of Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk
On December 13, 2024, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, an international conference titled “Mapping the World in Lexicography: The 950th Anniversary of Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk” was held in honor of the 950th anniversary of Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk, a valuable treasure of the Turkic World and global cultural heritage, and its inclusion in UNESCO’s list of anniversaries to be … [Read more...]