The preparation meeting of the World Turkic Forum which is planned to be organized by TASAM between 20-22 October in İstanbul, was held in the Grand Cevahir Hotel and Congress Center on May 13th. Doyens were invited to the preparation meeting of the Forum whose main theme is "Turkic Council, Turkic Diaspora and Socio-Economic Cooperation". Mardin Governor Hasan Duruer, 22nd Period Deputy of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Prof. Nevzat Yalçıntaş and Previous Minister of State Prof. Ahad Andican were attended in the preparation meeting of the Forum. Here are the underlined themes; the Forum is going to be connective for Turkic Republics, Turkic societies and Turkic Diaspora; and so connections between universities and nongovernmental organizations are supposed to be improved as a necessity.

About the World Turkic Forum activity which is going to be held in İstanbul, The President of TASAM Süleyman Şensoy explained that they prepared this project in 2003 but put into practice today as the process is grown. Şensoy who pointed out that there is a lot of studies intended to Turkic World after the break of Soviet Union, said that “as a main point of the Forum, he aimed at getting institutionalization instead of motto levels on identity-focused projects; realizing an institutionalization in basic opinion, producing politics intended to solution.

Süleyman Şensoy indicated that the attendance of opinion leaders from many different parts of the world, Turkic Republics, Turkic Diaspora is waited to the Forum by pointing the fact that they chose İstanbul as the meeting place and they believed that they are going to institutionalize the meeting.

By the way, Mardin Governor Hasan Duruer emphasized that he believed the fact that the Forum will highly contribute in the introduction of the city, and he expressed that İstanbul is an ancient city where many societies are living in peace and brotherhood. Governor Duruer said that; "As a city, our aim is, to host much more people. So we increase our bed capacity. People who comes to see the city, leaves the city as they are fascinated."

At the end of the preparation meeting of the World Turkic Forum, it is emphasized that; the Forum is supposed to be a dialogue base for Turkic people as an international function in which strategies can be discussed. In the concluding speech, 22nd Period Deputy of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Prof. Nevzat Yalçıntaş marked on the importance of the World Turkic Forum which is going to be held in Mardin firstly, by saying, "Forum should have two main aims. First of them to emphasize the Turkic identity; and the other is cultural integration." Yalçıntaş signified that he sincerely believed the fact that the Forum is going to be successful.

Official reports of the 1st preparation meeting are going to be shared with the other doyens. And the process will continue with the 2nd preparation meeting which is planned to be held with nongovernmental organizations.