In a beneficial show of solidarity, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) convened in Ankara on March 16th for leaders of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Hungary, and Turkmenistan to discuss ways to carry out emergency responses to future disasters by way of establishing a coordination and cooperation system within the OTS. President Erdogan praised the exceptional help and support of the Turkic states across Central Asia and the Caucasus following last month's twin earthquakes as they were the first to deploy heroic rescue and generous aid to Türkiye. OTS boasts Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan as members, with Hungary, Turkmenistan, and the TRNC attending as observer states.