Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived at the Exhibition Center of the Presidential Complex in Ankara to attend the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The summit is being held under the motto "Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thoughts and Deeds".
The Organization of Turkic States was established in 2009 to expand cooperation among Turkic-speaking countries in the fields of politics, economy, science, education, transport and tourism.
Until 2021, the organization was known as the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States or the Turkic Council.
Members of the Permanent Cooperation Council are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan (since 2019), while Hungary, Turkmenistan, Northern Cyprus and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) are observers.
Official summits of the organization have been held since 2011.