"The idea of a Common Turkic Alphabet is not an attempt to replace national alphabets or impose a standardized script at the state level," said Kubanichbek Omuraliyev, Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States, in an interview with APA.
According to him, it is a practical step toward simplifying mutual understanding among our peoples.
"To this end, the Turkic World Common Alphabet Commission, established by the OTS, has completed its work. The Commission has agreed on a proposal for a Latin-based Common Turkic Alphabet consisting of 34 letters during its third meeting, organized by the Turkic Academy and Turkic Language Institute, held from 9 to 11 September 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Each letter in the proposed alphabet represents different phonetic sounds found in Turkic languages. The development of the Common Turkic Alphabet promotes mutual understanding and cooperation among the Turkic peoples while preserving their linguistic heritage.
The roots of this discussion trace back to Baku, where intellectuals, philologists, and historians explored this concept decades ago. Then, as now, the goal remains the same: to make Turkic languages more accessible to one another. For instance, a traveler navigating signs more easily or literature becoming more understandable across Turkic states would be direct benefits of this initiative.
Thus, a unified alphabet is a tool for cultural rapprochement, strengthening linguistic ties with the desire to bring our peoples closer together.
We are preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Baku Turkology Congress of 1926 and one of its landmark decisions, which was the adoption of a common Latin-based alphabet for the Turkic languages, in 2026 during Azerbaijan’s chairmanship at the Organization with a larger cooperation with all Turkic Cooperation Organizations, especially the Turkic Academy," Secretary General of the OTS emphasized.
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