Visit by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Germany
Erdoğan says Greek PM's visit aims to strengthen ties
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' upcoming visit to Türkiye presents an opportunity to enhance ties between Ankara and Athens.
"This visit is an important stage in Türkiye-Greece relations," Erdogan told a group of journalists in Istanbul on April 19.
Drones, snipers and 3,500 officers in preparation for Erdogan’s visit to Greece
Approximately 3,500 police officers are expected to be on foot for the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Athens on Thursday. Traffic regulations will be in place from the early morning.
The Turkish president will be in Athens to participate in the Greece-Turkey Supreme Cooperation Council.
Erdogan to visit Germany as differences over the Israel-Hamas war widen
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Berlin on Friday on a short visit to Germany as the two countries' stances on the war between Israel and Hamas are poles apart.
Erdogan is due to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany's largely ceremonial president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Scholz invited Erdogan to visit in May following his re-election.