Sadyr Japarov receives the Supreme Order of the Turkic World; the Alisher Navoi Award goes to Dyusen Kaseinov

On 29 October in Ankara, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov was awarded the Supreme Order of the Turkic World. According to the Kyrgyz presidency, the decision was taken by the heads of the Organization of Turkic States member countries Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented the order.

The ceremony took place at the official dinner Erdoğan hosted at the Beştepe Nation Exhibition Hall for the 103rd anniversary of the Republic and the 13th OTS Summit. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Tufan Erhürman and Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also attended.

The same evening the 2026 Alisher Navoi International Award for contributions to Turkic unity was presented to Dyusen Kaseinov, the Kazakh cultural figure and former Secretary General of TURKSOY. The award had also been reviewed earlier that day by the OTS Council of Foreign Ministers.