Articles by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu

Astana has contributed to the development of Muslim world

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the creation of five newly independent states in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The dismantling of the Soviet Union made it possible for these Central Asian states to develop independent relations with the rest of the world, including the Islamic countries. Three…