TURKSOY carries out activities to strengthen the ties of brothehood and solidarity among Turkic peoples with a view to transmitting their common cultural heritage to future generations and promoting it around the world.

Turkic Academy was founded in 2012 by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Türkiye as an international organization under the aegis of the Organization of Turkic States (then called Turkic Council) with the aim of coordinating scientific researches on the language, literature, culture, history of Turkic people and evaluating the contribution of the Turkic civilization to the human civilization based on indigenous sources.

Established on 21 November 2008 by the Istanbul Agreement signed by the Heads of Parliaments of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Türkiye

The Charter of the Foundation was adopted at the Bishkek Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) in August 23, 2012.

Established in 2019 with a permanent Secretariat in Istanbul, with a view to support and foster cooperation among the business circles of the Turkic States