From the Caspian Sea to Central Asia, the countries of the Turkic world are increasingly looking beyond cultural and linguistic ties toward something far more ambitious: deeper economic integration, digital cooperation and strategic connectivity.
The benefits and advantages of competition dominated the 3rd Meeting of Heads of Competition Authorities of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) in Shusha in Azerbaijan and its related competition forum on Saturday.
Birol Küle, who serves as President of the Turkish Competition Authority, told the participants that the collective needs to move away from “general theoretical discussions” and towards international cooperation so all can strive. He emphasised that no individual country can achieve what they want alone.
The countries want to attract and cultivate new talent and encourage knowledge exchange. Competition policy is a key point, and cross-border collaboration is being developed further as an enabler.
"It is now imperative that we leave theoretical studies aside and decisively transition to practical implementation," Küle said.
