Öztürkler travels to Bishkek for 15th TURKPA General Assembly

Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Northern Cyprus Ziya Öztürkler travelled to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, to attend the 15th General Assembly of the Turkic Parliamentary Assembly (TURKPA).

According to a statement from the Assembly, the General Assembly will take place on 19–20 October under the main theme of “Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation in the Turkic World in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Technological Progress.”

Öztürkler travelled to Bishkek via Ankara on the official aircraft of Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş. On arrival at Manas International Airport, he was greeted by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Bishkek Mekin Mustafa Kemal Ökem, the TRNC’s representative in Bishkek Tahir Osman Tahir and other officials. Kurtulmuş, Azerbaijan’s Sahibe Gafarova, Kazakhstan’s Aybek Dadebay, Kyrgyzstan’s Marlen Mamataliev and Uzbekistan’s Tanzila Narbayeva are also attending. Öztürkler is expected to address participants and return to the TRNC on Wednesday morning after completing his meetings.