13 August 2026
A consultative meeting was held at the Plenipotentiary Representation of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Republic of Turkey with representatives of the Federation of Abkhaz Associations— Yavuz Ilkuchar (Atyrshba), Chairman, Shamil Zeren (Yashba), Secretary, General Board Members Bulent Barysh (Pechlia), Selda Oztaş (Byjpkha), and Dzhankat Yelkat (Ubykh), as well as Chairman of the Abkhaz Cultural Center "Daryeri" Atanur Aksoy (Akuspa)—and the initiative group "End the Isolation of Abkhazia," consisting of Cengiz Gul (Gogua), Anit Baba (Pabba), Ulvi Ozcan (Khukshi), Ahmet Babaoglu, Bilge Eken, and Dilara Tan (Kabypkha).