Another summit of the Organization of Turkic States will be held in Uzbekistan

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part on October 30 in the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara. Following the summit, the candidacy of Uzbekistan's representative Mirvohid Azimov for the post of the organization's secretary general was supported, and it was decided to hold the next summit in Uzbekistan.

Sevara AzamovaFirst published on tafs uz 30 October 2026 at 21:442 min read

The key facts

The 13th OTS summit was held on October 30 in Ankara under the motto 'The Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed'
The candidacy of Mirvohid Azimov (Uzbekistan) for the post of the organization's secretary general was supported
The next summit will be held in Uzbekistan next year; the Ankara Declaration was adopted

The summit in Ankara and the decision on the next meeting

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part on October 30 in the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Ankara under the motto 'The Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed'. Alongside the head of Uzbekistan, the event was attended by the presidents of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, the foreign minister of Azerbaijan, and the organization's secretary general. The participation of the President of Uzbekistan is also reflected in the official publication on the website president.uz. Following the summit, the participants supported the candidacy of Uzbekistan's representative Mirvohid Azimov for the post of the organization's new secretary general and decided to hold the next summit in Uzbekistan next year. The Ankara Declaration and a number of documents on expanding cooperation were adopted.

Uzbekistan's initiatives

In his speech, Mirziyoyev proposed a number of initiatives: to begin cooperation with third countries in the 'Organization of Turkic States Plus' format, starting with meetings of sectoral ministers; to adopt the 'Turkic World – 100' program with one hundred joint investment and industrial projects, including the processing of rare minerals and the localization of equipment production for green energy; to develop a multilateral agreement 'On Mutual Legal Assistance in Commercial Matters' and a digital platform for exchanging legal assistance requests. To turn the Middle Corridor into a single economic system, it was proposed to create a 'Network of Logistics Hubs of the Turkic States' with joint management. Also proposed were a 'Turkic Tourism Alliance' and an agreement on simplifying mutual travel for citizens, including travel with ID cards, as well as a 'Dictionary of Common Turkic Words'. Uzbekistan expressed its readiness to annually allocate educational grants to representatives of Turkic states under the 'Yangi O'zbekiston' scholarship program for foreign students.

Noted events

The President thanked Turkey for organizing the summit and noted the opening the day before of the Turkic states' national-cultural complex in Beshtepe Park as a step in preserving shared heritage. The organization supported Uzbekistan's initiative to declare 2027 the Year of Environmental Protection. The international prize named after Alisher Navoi, established at Uzbekistan's initiative, was awarded — it went to Honored Art Worker of Kazakhstan, Ambassador Dusen Kaseinov.