Erdoğan hosts Turkic States leaders at Beştepe dinner, awards Kyrgyz president

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan hosted an official dinner at the Beştepe National Exhibition Hall on 29 October for visiting heads of state and government and their delegations. The event marked Republic Day and the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (TDT).

In his speech, Erdoğan said the Republic was marking its 103rd anniversary and sent greetings to kin in Turkic republics. He thanked the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Azerbaijan's foreign minister, Bayramov, along with their delegations.

Erdoğan awarded Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov the Turkic World Ali Order, citing his contributions to cooperation in trade, transport and technology. The Ali Shir Nevai International Prize went to Düsen Kaseinov, a former TÜRKSOY secretary general from Kazakhstan. Japarov said unity in the Turkic world would continue to grow stronger.