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President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, together with the leaders of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States, opened the garden of Turkic civilization in Ankara. The pavilions feature yurts, folk craft items and copies of the Orkhon inscriptions, and the delegations also visited the Malazgirt center, named after the battle of 1071.
Otabek YusupovTurkey is hosting the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States under the motto 'The Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed.' On 29 October, a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers began in Ankara, and on the 30th the summit of heads of state will take place with the participation of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Ankara Declaration, the transfer of the chairmanship from Azerbaijan to Turkey, and discussion of the appointment of a new secretary general are expected.
Otabek YusupovSecretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Kubanychbek Omuraliev, in an op-ed for Anadolu as he completes his term, assessed the organization's development since 2009: growth in cooperation mechanisms to 65, the creation of the Turkic Investment Fund, economic potential exceeding $2.4 trillion, and transport corridors between Asia and Europe. He named the upcoming 13th OTS Summit in Ankara as the key event.
Sevara AzamovaAstana hosted the 8th meeting of media agency heads of the Organization of Turkic States countries. An OTS action plan through 2027 was approved, and the venue and dates of the 9th meeting were set. In parallel, the Astana Media Week 2026 media forum discussed AI in journalism: growth in the number of media outlets in Kazakhstan, the risks of fakes, the problem of media 'invisibility' to audiences, and the new AI law.
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