# Why the OTS summit is more than a symbolic meeting

https://mins.news/en/video/122299

- TRT World, 2026-10-30 11:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVonr3fPH7k

> Leaders from the Turkic world are meeting in Ankara for the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States, with goals of improving trade relations, transit links and cultural ties. Daily Sabah Editorial Co-ordinator Mehmet Celik offers an analysis of the summit’s importance.

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