Ankara ready for the Turkic States summit: foreign ministers and leaders to gather on 29–30 October under the «Turkic Century» theme

The 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States will take place in Ankara on 29–30 October. Kürşad Zorlu, AK Party Deputy Chairman and head of the Presidency's Turkic States Relations Department, set out the programme on 26 October. The summit's theme is «Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Action».

On 29 October, Republic Day, the Council of Foreign Ministers will meet and the Millet Ormanı (National Forest) will open at the Presidential Complex, with replicas of the Bilge Kagan, Kültigin and Tonyukuk inscriptions and the flags of 16 Turkic states. The same day brings a reception at the Complex and a rebuilt Medeniyetler Park featuring copies of Ahlat tombstones, tents representing the member states and a horse show.

On 30 October President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will host the leaders' summit, and Türkiye will take over the Organization's chairmanship from Azerbaijan. The agenda covers progress under the Turkic World Vision 2040, political ties, trade, energy, transport (the Middle Corridor and the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway), the digital economy and cultural cooperation; the Ankara Declaration is among the documents leaders are expected to adopt.

Zorlu said many agreements are expected to be signed and that consensus has been reached on a joint e-commerce platform. A Turkic World Women's Diplomacy Forum will be held on 30 October; the Women and Family Council is in its final stage of formation, the structure of a Turkic World Research Institute is being worked out, and a joint Museum Card and a shared airport counter for citizens are close to completion. Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedov is expected to meet Turkish business representatives on 30 October.