A meeting was held in Ashgabat between National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and Ahmet Çalık, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Turkish group of companies, Çalyk Holding. Expressing deep gratitude for the audience, the businessman conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and congratulated the Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty, the President of the country, and all Turkmen citizens on Ashgabat City Day, noting the impressive scale of the capital's architectural transformation.

Having thanked the Turkmen leader for his congratulations, he returned the greetings to the Turkish leader, emphasizing his pleasure in hosting his long-standing partner during the anniversary international forum "White City Ashgabat."

During the meeting, the head of the Turkish holding company reported in detail on the company's performance, emphasizing that the favorable investment climate created in Turkmenistan opens up broad opportunities for foreign partners. Construction is currently advancing at an accelerated pace on the region's largest modern combined-cycle power plant on the Caspian coast, as well as a new high-capacity urea production complex in the Turkmenbashi district of the Balkan velayat.

The Çalyk Group of Companies is also actively participating in the capital's urban development program, constructing key healthcare facilities, including the International Pediatrics Center, the International Scientific and Clinical Oncology Center, and the Dental Center. Plans call for the commissioning of a 500-bed multidisciplinary clinic for the Myrat Garryev State Medical University.

Special attention during the meeting was paid to the modernization of the Akhal-Teke Equestrian Complex of the President of Turkmenistan. The National Leader of the Turkmen People demanded impeccable quality of work and the active implementation of innovative digital technologies. It was emphasized that the installed equipment must automatically provide ventilation in the stables and high-tech monitoring of the horses' health, while the special flooring must meet international standards, including the creation of conditions for hippotherapy.

Continuing on this topic, Ahmet Çalık congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the victory of the Galkynyş National Equestrian Games Group at the International Ethnosport and Culture Festival in Istanbul, conveying congratulations from Bilal Erdoğan, who watched the Akhal-Teke performance with great interest. The entrepreneur also expressed his desire to promote the "heavenly" horses at upcoming specialized events in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

During the meeting, the National Leader of the Turkmen People expressed his deepest condolences to Ahmet Çalık on the passing of his father, Mahmud Çalık, a prominent figure in the Turkish textile industry. The expert offered words of sincere support to the deceased's family and relatives, after which a remembering prayer was recited as a sign of respect.