Ankara, Oct. 30, 2026 /Kabar/. Abdullah Eren, the President of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), highlighted the massive growth of cooperation across Turkic nations, he shares his view with Kabar during Turkic World Dialogue Forum.
Marking 34 years since the first historic summit of Turkic leaders in Ankara, Eren detailed TİKA's vast footprint, which includes the implementation of over 6,000 regional projects spanning agriculture, education, healthcare, and vocational training.
A central focus of his address was the rapid development of Kyrgyzstan, following his recent high-level diplomatic visit to Bishkek where he was received by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov.
Eren praised Kyrgyzstan's economic trajectory, noting that the country's GDP has doubled over the past five years. He affirmed that TİKA, which manages more than 50 localized development projects per year in Kyrgyzstan, remains fully committed to supporting the nation's sustained growth as part of a broader vision positioning the 21st century as "the century of the Turkic world."
TİKA has been active in Kyrgyzstan since its establishment in 1992, opening the Bishkek Program Coordination Office in 1993.
Since then, TİKA has implemented over 1,300 projects and activities across various sectors, including health, education, vocational training, production and the development of administrative and civil infrastructure.
