Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Ankara on a working visit for the Organization of Turkic States summit

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, accompanied by his spouse, arrived in Ankara at the invitation of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He was met at Etimesgut airport by Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz. The program includes the next summit of the Organization of Turkic States under the motto 'The Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed', following which the Ankara Declaration and a package of agreements are expected to be adopted.

Sevara AzamovaFirst published on tafs uz 29 October 2026 at 19:071 min read

The key facts

Mirziyoyev arrived in Ankara on 29 October on a working visit at Erdogan's invitation
At Etimesgut airport, the president was met by Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz
The Ankara Declaration and a package of agreements on practical partnership are expected following the OTS summit

Visit to Ankara

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Ankara on a working visit on 29 October, accompanied by his spouse, at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the press service of the head of state reported. At Esenboga... at the Etimesgut airport, he was met by Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and other officials.

Organization of Turkic States Summit

The main purpose of the visit is participation in the events of the next summit of the Organization of Turkic States. The forum is being held under the motto 'The Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed'; the agenda includes issues of further strengthening multilateral cooperation in priority areas.

Expected outcomes

Following the summit, the adoption of the Ankara Declaration is planned, as well as a package of agreements aimed at expanding practical partnership within the organization. For now, these are planned documents: sources had not reported on their content or the signing of specific agreements at the time of publication.