The World Turks Qurultai[a] is an international organisation of Turkic peoples.[1] The World Turks Qurultai describes itself as "an international non-political platform designed to unite all the Turk people for cultural and spiritual integration."[2] The first annual World Turks Qurultai was held in July 2017.[2]
The goals of the World Turks Qurultai were outlined by the organizing committee in advance of the first meeting.[3]
The first World Turks Qurultai was planned to be held in the city of Cholpon-Ata in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan in July 2017. Representatives of all Turkic peoples were invited, including heads and representatives of public organizations, scientists and artists.[3]
More than 160 delegates from 20 Turkic peoples attended, including representatives of the Turkish Cypriots, and the republics of Yakutia and Tuva.[4]
Reports of a bomb being planted at the original host city of Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan meant that the meeting was moved to the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan.[1]
The Declaration was the outcome of talks between the delegates at the first World Turks Qurultai,[2] and included the following declarations: