OTS Secretary-General Mirvokhid addresses 13th summit in Ankara

ANKARA, TÜRKİYE — OCT. 30, 2026: Azimov Mirvokhid, secretary-general of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), delivered an address to heads of state and foreign ministers at the group's 13th summit in the Turkish capital on Friday, Oct. 30.

The 13th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) began in Türkiye's capital Ankara on Friday.

Hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan under the theme Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed, the summit began with leaders gathering for a family photo.

Erdogan welcomed the visiting leaders on their arrival at the Bestepe National Exhibition Hall.

The family photo featured Erdogan, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Tufan Erhurman, representing observer states, as well as OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev.

The visiting leaders were also greeted at the entrance to the Bestepe National Exhibition Hall by soldiers carrying flags representing the 16 historical Turkic states, along with soldiers dressed in traditional janissary uniforms.