Turkish President Erdogan attends official dinner with OTS leaders in Ankara

ANKARA, TÜRKİYE - OCT. 29: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended an official dinner with visiting heads of state at the Bestepe Millet Exhibition Hall in Ankara, Türkiye, on Thursday, Oct. 29, marking Republic Day and the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Summit.

The dinner brought together visiting leaders as part of events marking the national holiday and the OTS Summit.

The reception came as Ankara hosted the OTS' 13th summit on Thursday and Friday under the theme Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed. The summit is expected to address regional cooperation, strengthen solidarity among member states and advance the Turkic World Vision 2040.

Established in 2009, the OTS includes Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan as members, while Turkmenistan, Hungary, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the Economic Cooperation Organization hold observer status.