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Turkey made its official application for joint observer status in a letter sent by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan to Andres Allamand, Secretary General of the Ibero-American Conference, on July 3, 2026.
According to information obtained from Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources, Türkiye's application was accepted at the Ibero-American Foreign Ministers Meeting held in New York on September 24, 2026, within the scope of the 81st General Assembly High Level Week of the United Nations. It is anticipated that this decision will become official during the 30th Ibero-American Conference Heads of State and Government Summit to be held in Madrid on 4-5 November 2026. Turkey submitted its official application for Joint Observer status on July 3, 2026, in a letter sent by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan to Andres Allamand, Secretary General of the Ibero-American Conference.
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Türkiye's Ibero-American Conference joint observer status will be officially announced during the summit to be held in Madrid on 4-5 November 2026.
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