Overview

• Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev publicly backed creating the Organization of Turkic States Plus to broaden cooperation with non-members.
• The OTG secretary-general said the summit in Gabala plans to establish the OTG+ mechanism and emphasized that it is not a military bloc.
• Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev proposed hosting joint military exercises for OTG member states in Azerbaijan in 2026.
• Summit organizers highlighted an economic-first agenda centered on transport, logistics, and infrastructure even as security remains on the table.
• Membership remains limited to states with Turkic languages as official, with Hungary and Turkmenistan participating as observers at the gathering.