President Erdoğan is in Azerbaijan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan went to Karabakh upon the invitation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and AK Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir saw off President Erdoğan to Azerbaijan, where he went on the occasion of Azerbaijan's Victory Day, at Atatürk Airport.

President Erdoğan, along with his wife Emine Erdoğan, were accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, Director of the National Intelligence Organization İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Çağatay Kılıç, Deputy Chairman of the AK Party and Chairman of Relations with the Turkish States Kürşad Zorlu and Chairman of the Aksakallar Council of the Organization of Turkish States (TDT). Binali Yıldırım also accompanied him.

As part of the visit, President Erdoğan will hold a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

It was reported that the two leaders will evaluate various aspects of the cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan during the meeting and will also consult regional and global developments.

Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran shared the following information in his statement regarding the visit yesterday:

"Our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will visit Karabakh on November 8, 2026, upon the invitation of the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev. Within the scope of the visit to be held on the occasion of Azerbaijan's Victory Day, our President and President Mr. Aliyev will have bilateral meetings, evaluate various aspects of Turkey-Azerbaijan cooperation within this framework, and also discuss regional and global developments. They will consult."