President Erdoğan attended the 13th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), held at the Beştepe Nation’s Exhibition Hall under the theme “The Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed”.
Following his opening address at the Summit, President Erdoğan gave the floor to the guest heads of state and officials. After their remarks, President Erdoğan announced the conclusion of the Summit, saying, "With the Ankara Declaration we adopted today and the decisions we have taken, we have identified concrete steps guided by our motto, ‘Unity in Language, Thought and Deed’. I thank each and every one of you for your valuable contributions, constructive approaches and the spirit of brotherhood you have demonstrated.”
In his remarks, President Erdoğan recited the following prayer of Dede Korkut: “May your mighty black mountains never fall, may your great shade tree never be cut down, may your beautiful rushing waters never run dry, may your grey-white horse never stumble as it gallops, may your black steel sword never be notched in battle, may your white-bearded father’s place be Paradise, may your white-haired mother’s place be Paradise, may you never be parted from the pure faith until the end of your days, may Almighty Allah never leave you at the mercy of the treacherous.”
Thanking the participants, President Erdoğan said, "May Allah preserve our solidarity as Turkic states for all time. I hope that our Summit and the decisions we have taken will bring blessings to the Turkic world. I entrust you all to Allah.”
President Erdoğan signed the joint declaration of the 13th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the OTS together with the guest heads of state and officials.