Astana, 27 October. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to Turkey on 28–30 October at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Akorda said: the two heads of state will hold talks in Ankara on further strengthening their enhanced strategic partnership, and Tokayev will take part in the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
The visit begins on the day the President delivers his annual State of the Nation address in the morning. According to the organisation's calendar, the OTS summit will take place on 30 October, with the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting the day before, on 29 October. Turkey hosts the summit as chair of the organisation; according to OTS Secretary-General Kubanychbek Omuraliev, an OTS strategy for 2027–2031, which will set its priorities for five years, is being prepared for it.
The Organization of Turkic States brings together Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan; Hungary and Turkmenistan take part as observers. The Ankara summit will be the 13th leaders' meeting since the organisation was founded in 2009 as the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (the Turkic Council). The previous, 12th summit was held in October 2025 in Gabala, Azerbaijan, where it was decided that Turkey would host the next one.
What it means: Over three days Tokayev will hold bilateral talks with Erdogan and meet the leaders of all the Turkic states, immediately after setting out domestic priorities in his address.
Who benefits: Kazakhstan, which gets talks with one of its largest partners and a say in the OTS strategy for 2027–2031; Turkey, which hosts the summit in the year of its chairmanship. Akorda has not said what documents will be signed in Ankara.
Background: 29 October is Republic Day in Turkey: the Republic of Turkey was proclaimed on that day in 1923, and the OTS summit falls during the celebrations of its 103rd anniversary.
