Turkish president receives foreign ministers of Turkic states in Istanbul
Meeting brings together top diplomats from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan along with Organization of Turkic States secretary-general
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov (L5), Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov (L3), Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev (L4), Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Bakayev (L) and Secretary-General of the Organization of Turkic States Kubanichbek Omuraliev (L2) during the Informal Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States in Istanbul, Turkiye on March 7, 2026. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R3), Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar (R2) and Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran (R) also attended the meeting.
ISTANBUL
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday received a delegation from the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Istanbul as part of the bloc’s informal meeting.
The meeting, held at the Dolmabahce Working Office, was attended by OTS Secretary-General Kubanichbek Omuraliev as well as the foreign ministers of member states, according to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
Those present included Jeyhun Bayramov, foreign minister of Azerbaijan; Bakhtiyor Saidov, foreign minister of Uzbekistan; Jeenbek Kulubayev, foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, as well as Alibek Bakayev, deputy foreign minister of Kazakhstan.
Also attending the meeting were Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, and head of Türkiye’s Communications Directorate Burhanettin Duran.
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