By Muhammet Emin Avundukluoglu
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey and Kazakhstan should walk “together ” to the future, the Turkish head of parliamentary friendship group said on Monday.
Mehmet Ali Cevheri, the head of Turkey-Kazakhstan Friendship Group, received Kazakh ambassador to Ankara Abzal Saparbekuli at Turkish parliament in capital Ankara.
“As continuation of Ottoman Empire, Turkey assumes the role of big brother [of Kazakhstan] for its geographical position. The brothers [Turkey and Kazakhstan] should walk together on this way [to the future], ” Cevheri said.
Cevheri — who is also the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party lawmaker for the southeastern Sanliurfa province — stressed the importance of this bond.
“If we unite [as Turkic countries], nobody can exploit us, ” he said.
