In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan pose with Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov and first lady Aigul prior to the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)