President Erdoğan in Kyrgyzstan: Welcomed with an official ceremony

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was welcomed with an official ceremony by President Sadyr Japarov in Kyrgyzstan, where he arrived to attend the 11th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).

Upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace, Erdoğan's vehicle was escorted by Kyrgyz mounted soldiers.

The ceremony began with the playing of the national anthems of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan after the two leaders took their places.

President Erdoğan then saluted the ceremonial guard. After introducing their delegations to each other, Erdoğan and Japarov watched the military parade.

The two leaders posed for the press before heading inside for a private meeting.

The ceremony was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, Head of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Çağatay Kılıç, AKP Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik, and Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Binali Yıldırım.