Hosted by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Sadyr Zhaparov, the Eleventh Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held on 6 November 2024 in Bishkek.
The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Hungary H.E. Viktor Orbán, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus H.E. Ersin Tatar, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Bishkek H.E. N. Golliyev, and the Secretary General of the OTS H.E. Ambassador Kubanchbek Omuraliev attended the Summit. The Chairman and members of the Council of Elders of the OTS and the Heads of Turkic Cooperation Organizations also took part.
Preceding the Summit, the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the OTS convened to finalize the documents to be signed by the Heads of State, as well as adopted CFM level documents and discussed various issues on the agenda of the Organization.
During the Summit, which was dedicated to the theme “Empowering the Turkic World: Economic Integration, Sustainable Development, Digital Future and Security for all", the Heads of State underscored their unwavering commitment to deepening and enriching cooperation in the Turkic World and enhancing solidarity among Turkic States through the OTS framework.
Decisions taken within the framework of the Summit included;
⁃ Adoption of the Turkic Green Vision: Unity for a Sustainable Future;
⁃ Proclamation of Bishkek as the Digital Capital of the Turkic World in 2025;
⁃ Charter of the Turkic World;
⁃ Regulation of the Permanent Representatives of the OTS;
⁃ Adoption of the Flag of the OTS,
⁃ Resolutions on presenting the "Supreme Order of the Turkic World" to the Prime Minister Viktor Orban and “Alisher Navoi International Prize” to Nobel laureate Prof. Aziz Sancar, and;
⁃ Appointments of Deputies Secretary General of OTS Secretariat.
Moreover, the Ministers and Heads of Institutions of the Member States signed
⁃ The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement between the Governments of the Member States of the OTS;
- Agreement on the Establishment of Civil Protection Mechanism of the OTS
⁃ Memorandum on Establishing the Council of Central (National) Banks of the Member States of the OTS;
⁃ MoU between the Member States of the OTS on Space-Related Activities;
⁃ MoU between the Member States of the OTS on the Development of the Turkic Large Language Model and,
⁃ MoU on the Establishment of the Turkic Green Finance Council of the Member States of the OTS
OTS Leaders also held discussions on the current regional and international developments during the Summit. Upon the proposal of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Sadyr Zhaparov, the Prime Minister of Hungary H.E. Viktor Orban was awarded with the "Supreme Order of the Turkic World" by the Council of Heads of State for his significant contributions to strengthening unity in the Turkic World.
At the end of the Summit, where the Chairmanship of the Organization was passed from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan, the Heads of State signed the Bishkek Summit Declaration of the OTS. The leaders also agreed that the next regular Summit will be held in Azerbaijan in 2025 and the Informal Summit of the Organization in Hungary in 2025.
Following the Summit, Secretary General of the OTS, H.E. Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev and the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, H.E. Zheenbek Kulubaev conducted a press conference. They shared insights with the media, providing a detailed elaboration on the Summit's outcomes and the decisions made by the OTS Leaders.
