Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed a decree simplifying employment procedures for citizens of Turkic countries, reports Orda.kz.

Under the new decree, citizens of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan will now be able to officially work and conduct business in Türkiye without undergoing complex permit procedures.

“Citizens of Turkic countries are allowed to work officially in public institutions and private companies—except for the army and law enforcement agencies. The mandatory requirement of Turkish citizenship for residence and employment has also been abolished,” states the document published in the Resmî Gazete, the official state gazette.

Foreign nationals will be required to register with professional associations on an equal basis with Turkish citizens. However, they will still not be permitted to participate in elections or stand as candidates.

President Erdoğan signed the decree just a few days after the summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), where the leaders agreed to create conditions for the free movement of the labor force.

During the OTS Summit in Gabala, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed establishing a Cybersecurity Council, expanding the work of the Turkic Investment Fund, and supported the launch of an industrial cooperation program.