Uzbek president speaks at 13th Turkic States summit

ANKARA, TÜRKİYE - OCT. 30, 2026: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered a speech at the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Ankara on Friday, Oct. 30, during a meeting of the Council of Heads of State at the Bestepe Presidential Complex.

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.