Erdoğan says Türkiye will strive to make coming period a Turkic century

Source: TRT Haber · October 30, 2026, 04:05

President Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan hosted an official dinner at the Beştepe Millet Sergi Salonu for visiting heads of state and government and their delegations, in honour of the 29 October Republic Day and the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) summit.

Erdoğan greeted all citizens on the 103rd anniversary of the Republic and sent greetings to relatives in the Turkic republics. He said the Republic was born as a beacon of hope for the world's oppressed peoples. He thanked the delegations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Azerbaijan for attending the organisation's 13th summit.

Erdoğan conferred the Türk Dünyası Ali Nişanı on Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. The programme also announced that the 2026 Ali Şir Nevai International Award had been given to Dusen Kaseinov, who served as secretary general of TÜRKSOY from 2008 to 2022. Marking the 35th anniversary of the Turkic states' independence, Erdoğan said they would work to make the coming period a Turkic century.

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Erdoğan Organization of Turkic States summit
Sadyr Japarov Türk Dünyası Ali Nişanı
Ali Şir Nevai International Award
Dusen Kaseinov TÜRKSOY
Türkiye Republic Day 29 October
Turkic century

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