The document summarizes several Turkic organizations and the state of Turkey's relations with various Central Asian countries. The Turkic Council is an intergovernmental organization with 4 member states focused on cultural cooperation. TIKA is Turkey's international development agency established in 1991 to provide infrastructure and capacity building projects. Relations with Uzbekistan were strong but have become more restricted since 1999 due to fears of separatism. Relations with Turkmenistan have worsened under its current president due to unpaid debts to Turkish companies and closed schools. Trade between Turkey and Tajikistan is about $600 million with many Turkish companies operating there.