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Prelims 2022 · Q83 · Regional & global groupings

Consider the following countries :

  1. 1.Armenia
  2. 2.Azerbaijan
  3. 3.Croatia
  4. 4.Romania
  5. 5.Uzbekistan

Which of the above are members of the Organization of Turkic States ?

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Answer: C. The Organization of Turkic States (renamed from the Turkic Council in November 2021) had, as of 2022, five full members: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, with Hungary and Turkmenistan as observers. Armenia, Croatia and Romania are not members. So 2 and 5.

Watch for: Students include European or Caucasus neighbours of Turkey, but membership is based on Turkic language and culture.

Why the other options are wrong
  • A. Wrong because Armenia and Romania are not members.
  • B. Wrong because Armenia and Croatia are not members.
  • D. Wrong because Croatia and Romania are not members.

Source to check: Organization of Turkic States website (turkicstates.org), 'Member States'

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