Consider the following countries:1. Armenia2. Azerbaijan3. Croatia4. Romania5. UzbekistanWhich of the above are members of the Organization of Turkic States?
✓ Correct answer: c) 2 and 5
ExplanationOrganization of Turkic States (OTS) formerly known as the Turkic Council was established in 2009 under the Nakh- chivan Agreement.Its primary objective is to promote compre- hensive cooperation among Turkic-speaking countries, fostering collaboration based on shared history, culture, and language.Full Members include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan and Observer States are Hungary, Turkmeni- stan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).The OTS Secretariat is headquartered in Istanbul, Türkiye.Options (c) is correct:Azerbaijan is a full member of OTS.It has strong ethnic, linguistic, and cultural ties with Turkey and other Turkic nations.Uzbekistan is a full member of OTS, joining officially in 2019. It is a Turkic-speaking Central Asian country with historical connections to the Turkic world.Armenia is not a Turkic country and is not a member of OTS.It has historical conflicts with Azerbaijan, especially over Na- gorno-Karabakh.Croatia is not a Turkic-speaking country and not a member of OTS.It is part of the European Union (EU) an
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