Turkic Council Secretary General Halil Akinci attended the 2nd World Turkic Forum organized by Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM) on 4-5 April 2013 in Istanbul. The Forum was attended by Secretaries General of TURKPA and TURKSOY, Members of Parliament from Turkic countries as well as from countries with significant Turkic minorities, executives from various NGOs and think tanks, academicians, and general public. The Forum witnessed many discussions on issues ranging from successful integration of Turkic diasporas into foreign societies to Nagorno-Karabakh war. Secretary General Akinci hosted a reception for Forum participants.