The 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held in Ankara today, on 30 October, under the chairmanship of President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The summit was held under the theme “Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Action.”
The summit brought together President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Azerbaijan was represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov. The observer countries were represented by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Tufan Erhürman.
The main objective of the meeting was to identify future priorities for cooperation among Turkic countries and give fresh impetus to joint initiatives. Discussions focused on strengthening political ties, as well as advancing economic partnership, transport infrastructure, energy, digital technologies, science and humanitarian cooperation.
In his address, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highly commended the activities of the OTS institutions, particularly highlighting the contribution of the International Turkic Academy to the study and preservation of the shared historical and cultural heritage of the Turkic world.
“At the initiative of the International Turkic Academy, a number of works dedicated to the common historical and cultural heritage have been published. These include the three-volume edition Sacred Geography of the Turkic World and the five-volume catalogue Ancient Turkic Written Monuments. In addition, the 25-volume Dictionary of Modern Turkic Languages has been published. These works represent a significant achievement of Turkic scholars,” Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.
Following the summit, the chairmanship of the OTS was transferred from Azerbaijan to Türkiye. The leaders also adopted the Ankara Declaration and a number of joint documents outlining the future priorities of cooperation.
