
“Ankara Declaration” of the 13th OTS Summit issued
2 November, 2026Turkish Vice President Yılmaz meets with OIC Secretary-General
3 November, 2026Minister of Labour and Social Security Oğuzhan Hasipoğlu attended the inagural Meeting of High Honorary Council of OTS Council on Family and Women as a “founding minister”.
According to information released by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the meeting was held for the first time within on the sidelines of the 13th Ankara Summit of the OTS organized in Ankara, commenced with an address by Emine Erdoğan, spouse of the President of Republic of Türkiye.
Following the opening speech, Nilden Bektaş Erhürman, spouse of President Tufan Erhürman, also delivered a speech sharing her views on the issues alongside the spouses of other heads of the state.
The Founding Ministers Session of the OTS Family and Women Council was subsequently held, with the objective of transforming the joint will in the field of family and women across the Turkic world into concrete steps of cooperation.
At the meeting held under the theme of “From Solidarity to Institutional Cooperation: Family and Women in the Turkic World,” Hasipoğlu expressed the approach of the TRNC regarding family policies, women’s employment, child protection, the future of youth and the understanding of a social state.
Reiterating the position of the TRNC in the international arena, Hasipoğlu stated that the TRNC is a state that maintains its existence through its own institutions, democratic structure and the will of its people.

