01.09.2026 11:10
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the family photo session at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of State Summit. At the summit, which the world is following with great interest, President Erdogan and Russian President Putin will come together. The meeting is expected to address regional issues, particularly developments in the Black Sea and the Ukraine war.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the family photo session at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Summit. President Erdogan will meet with Russian President Putin.
President Erdogan moved to the Irıs Ordo Congress Center, where the summit was held, following his meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the hotel where he was staying.
ERDOGAN IN THE FAMILY PHOTO
Erdogan was welcomed here by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. The leaders then took a family photo.
In the family photo session, Tajikistan's President Imamali Rahman was on President Erdogan's right, and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was on his left.
President Erdogan had brief conversations with some leaders during the photo session.
CRITICAL MEETING WITH PUTIN
President Erdogan will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Summit. While the topics to be discussed in the meeting between the two leaders are a matter of curiosity, all eyes are turned to the critical meeting.
ERDOGAN MET WITH ALIYEV
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the 26th Heads of State Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
"PEACE WILL BE A LIFEBLOOD FOR THE REGION"
In his meeting with Aliyev, President Erdogan stated that Turkey will always continue to contribute to the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace, and that peace will be a lifeblood for the region.