Emine Erdoğan visits the Imam Bukhari Memorial Complex in Samarkand

Emine Erdoğan, the spouse of the Turkish President, visited the Imam Bukhari Memorial Complex in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on October 22. The visit took place within the World Summit on investing in children's well-being for the sustainable and equitable development of future generations.

She prayed at the mausoleum, toured the museum in the complex to view its artefacts and was briefed on the life of Imam Bukhari. In a social media post she called the visit a spiritual journey and paid tribute to his scholarship in the science of hadith.

Zirat Mirziyoyeva, wife of the Uzbek President, Nimat Awn, wife of the Lebanese President, Aygul Japarova, wife of the Kyrgyz President, and Ayesha Haroon, daughter of the Pakistani Prime Minister, also took part.