The countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) discuss the creation of a common alphabet. Anadolu news agency reports.
In order to accelerate the process of linguistic unity and transition of the Turkic states to a common alphabet, a commission for its creation was formed. The first meeting of the commission will be held in Kyrgyzstan.
The commission will include two members from each of the official structures dealing with language policy in the Turkic states. Participants will submit a report on the unified alphabet to the Council of Elders of the OTS.
The Organization of Turkic States includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Hungary and Turkmenistan are observer states.
