14.05.2026 12:02
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Independence Palace in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Following their tête-à-tête meeting, the two leaders attended the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting. Speaking at the meeting, Erdoğan said, "Inshallah, we will make the upcoming period the century of the Turkic world."
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a bilateral meeting with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana and then chaired an inter-delegation meeting.
ERDOGAN AND TOKAYEV MEET President Erdogan continues his contacts in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, where he is on an official visit. President Erdogan, who was welcomed by Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with an official ceremony in the morning, proceeded to a bilateral meeting with Tokayev after the ceremony. Following the private meeting, the two leaders chaired an inter-delegation meeting.
The inter-delegation meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Education Minister Yusuf Tekin, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, AK Party Deputy Chairman Kursat Zorlu, and Binali Yildirim.
"WE WILL MAKE THE NEXT PERIOD THE CENTURY OF THE TURKIC WORLD" After the private meeting, the two leaders participated in the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Meeting. Speaking at the meeting, the President said, "I congratulate the brotherly Kazakh people on the Defenders of the Fatherland Day and Victory Day, which you recently commemorated. I sincerely hope that the new constitution, which received strong public support in the referendum held on March 15, will bring blessings to Kazakhstan. Turkey-Kazakhstan relations continue to advance in all areas within the framework of enhanced strategic partnership. In our meeting with our esteemed brother, we had a productive exchange of views on many issues from trade to energy, defense industry cooperation to transportation, and global matters. My esteemed brother and I agree on providing the means to strengthen our organization institutionally. Inshallah, we will make the next period the century of the Turkic world."
The meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Education Minister Yusuf Tekin, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, AK Party Deputy Chairman Kursat Zorlu, and Binali Yildirim.