Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted the meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Council of Foreign Ministers held in Ankara as part of the OTS 13th Summit. A family photo was taken before the meeting.

Summit held under the “Turkish Century” theme
The OTS 13th Summit, held in Ankara on October 29-30 under the hosting of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is being held under the theme “Turkish Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Action.” The Ankara Declaration is expected to be adopted at the end of the summit.
The OTS members are Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, while its observers are Hungary, Turkmenistan and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Energy, trade and defense cooperation discussed
The foreign ministers are expected to discuss cooperation among member states in energy, trade, investment, digital transformation and the defense industry, as well as approve several administrative and financial documents related to the organization’s operations.
A leaders-level meeting will be held tomorrow as part of the summit.

Before the summit, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also arrived in Ankara for an official visit and held talks with President Erdoğan.