This decision was made during a meeting of student youth with representatives of the Uzbek Embassy in Ankara and the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Istanbul.

At the moment, about 800 students from Uzbekistan are studying in higher educational institutions of Turkey.

The new Association will promote research, social and humanitarian activities, as well as establish links between students of Uzbekistan and Turkey

Mamurjon Ahmajonov, a fourth-year student at the Faculty of Political Science at Istanbul University May, was elected the head of the Association.

Regional representatives from Ankara, Konya, Kojeli and Samsun have also been elected.

At the organization, an advisory council was created from among the representatives of the pedagogical circles, the embassy and the consulate general.