Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday received a delegation from the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Istanbul as part of the bloc's informal meeting. The gathering took place at the Dolmabahce Working Office and included representatives from several member states of the OTS.

According to Anadolu Agency, the meeting was attended by OTS Secretary-General Kubanichbek Omuraliev and the foreign ministers of member states. Notable participants included Jeyhun Bayramov, the foreign minister of Azerbaijan; Bakhtiyor Saidov, foreign minister of Uzbekistan; Jeenbek Kulubayev, foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan; and Alibek Bakayev, deputy foreign minister of Kazakhstan.

Additionally, key Turkish officials present at the meeting were Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, and the head of Trkiye's Communications Directorate, Burhanettin Duran.