Turkish President Erdogan leaves for SCO summit in Samarkand

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan flew from Ankara to Samarkand to attend the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Qazet.az reports, citing Anadolu, that the plane with the Turkish leader on board took off from the capital's Esenboga airport at 10.20 local time.
President Erdogan is scheduled to speak at the summit on September 16.

In addition, a number of bilateral meetings are planned.