Tariq Saeedi As attention turns toward Ankara for the upcoming 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), evaluating the economic foundation of the member and observer states reveals a powerful geopolitical and resource bloc. Confining the assessment strictly to the core framework—focusing on the Full Members (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, … [Read more...]
The OTS Paradigm — Part 3: Evaluating the Global Economic Weight and GDP Footprint
Tariq Saeedi While guesstimating the economic output of a linguistic family rather than a formal political union sounds abstract, it is a fascinating macro-economic exercise. Because Turkic-speaking populations span multiple sovereign nations, autonomous regions, and diverse economic systems—ranging from industrialized upper-middle-income states to developing regions—we can … [Read more...]