President Erdogan Visits Kazakhstan

May 15, 2026, 07:35
AsiaInternational

Introduction

President Erdogan went to Turkistan, Kazakhstan. He is there for a big meeting with other Turkic leaders.

Main Body

President Erdogan arrived in Astana on Wednesday. He met with President Tokayev. They talked about business and money for both countries. On Friday, the President and his wife went to Turkistan. Many Kazakh officials met them at the airport. Now, leaders from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Northern Cyprus are together. They want to work together and help each other.

Conclusion

President Erdogan finished his meetings in Astana. Now he is at the summit in Turkistan.

Learning

🌍 Moving from 'Here' to 'There'

Look at how the story tells us where people are. We use Prepositions (small connector words) to show place.

The Pattern:

  • In → Used for cities or countries.
    • Example: In Astana, In Kazakhstan.
  • At → Used for a specific point or building.
    • Example: At the airport, At the summit.

🕰️ Talking About the Past

To reach A2, you must change action words (verbs) to show something already happened. Most words just need -ed at the end.

Word Change:

  • Arrive → Arrived
  • Talk → Talked
  • Finish → Finished

The Exception (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these!

  • Go → Went (President Erdogan went to Turkistan).
  • Meet → Met (He met with President Tokayev).

Vocabulary Learning

big (adj.)
Large in size or amount.
Example:She bought a big house.
meeting (n.)
A gathering of people to discuss something.
Example:We have a meeting tomorrow.
business (n.)
The work of buying and selling goods or services.
Example:He runs his own business.
money (n.)
Paper or coins used for buying things.
Example:She needs more money to buy a car.
airport (n.)
A place where airplanes take off and land.
Example:The flight will arrive at the airport.
help (v.)
To give assistance or support.
Example:Can you help me with this task?
together (adv.)
At the same time or in the same place.
Example:They worked together on the project.
finished (v.)
Completed or ended.
Example:The work is finished.
now (adv.)
At the present time.
Example:I will call you now.
went (v.)
Past tense of go.
Example:I went to the store yesterday.
arrived (v.)
Reaching a place.
Example:She arrived at the hotel.
met (v.)
Past tense of meet.
Example:We met at the café.
talked (v.)
Past tense of talk.
Example:They talked about the plan.
work (v.)
To do a job or task.
Example:I need to work on this report.
wife (n.)
A married woman.
Example:Her wife is a teacher.
officials (n.)
People in charge of a job or organization.
Example:Officials announced new rules.
leaders (n.)
People who guide or direct others.
Example:Leaders met to discuss policy.
countries (n.)
Nations or states.
Example:The countries signed an agreement.
summit (n.)
A meeting of leaders to discuss important issues.
Example:The summit will be held in Geneva.