Turkic states hold Ankara summit as leaders discuss cooperation, transit and declarations

Leaders of the Organization of Turkic States met in Ankara, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted the summit and Uzbekistan’s Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered an address. Reports say the summit produced multilateral documents and an Ankara Declaration, with Türkiye taking the OTS chairmanship and Uzbekistan named as host of the next summit. Coverage also highlighted proposals and remarks on regional cooperation, transit routes and broader Turkic solidarity.