It has emerged that an official vehicle was allocated to Bilal Erdoğan for his Damascus trip: 'Accompanying Erdoğan's heir'

Bilal Erdoğan paid a visit to Damascus, the capital of Syria. In addition to officials affiliated with HTS, Erdoğan also held a meeting with Ahmet el Şara, the President of the Transitional Government. It was reported that the state allocated vehicles for Erdoğan, who traveled to Damascus with an AKP delegation, via an official letter. IYI Party MP Turhan Çömez reacted to the vehicle allocation, reminding that Bilal Erdoğan holds no official title.

Bilal Erdoğan's Damascus visit took place ahead of the planned Syrian contacts of AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the visit, extensive security measures were taken by police forces affiliated with HTS. Street entrances were closed, and security teams equipped with long-barreled weapons formed a wide perimeter around the convoy.

According to the report by Alican Uludağ from NOW TV, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested the allocation of 22 vehicles from governorates for Bilal Erdoğan's visit. The vehicles were planned to gather at the Hatay Cilvegözü border gate on February 27 and cross into Syria.

In the letter sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the governorates under the heading 'very urgent', the following statements were included:

''Within the scope of the visit that our President's son, Mr. Bilal Erdoğan, will pay to Syria between February 28 and March 1, 2025, in addition to the 4 vehicles mentioned in our relevant letter, it has been requested that 18 vehicles (7 from Gaziantep Governorate, 6 from Kilis Governorate, 5 from Hatay Governorate) be allocated and drivers be assigned by our Governorates. The assigned vehicles and drivers are planned to gather at the Hatay Cilvegözü border gate tomorrow (February 27) at 07:00 and cross into Syria.''

TURHAN ÇÖMEZ'S REACTION

IYI Party MP Turhan Çömez reacted to the allocation of an official vehicle to Bilal Erdoğan. Stating that President Erdoğan's son, Bilal Erdoğan, has no official title, Çömez expressed that 22 vehicles were ''accompanying Erdoğan's heir''.

Stating that the official vehicle allocation was a 'wrong practice', Çömez reported the following:

''The son of AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has no official title. 22 vehicles are accompanying Erdoğan’s heir.''

IYI Party MP Turhan Çömez

AKP DELEGATION ACCOMPANIED

Bilal Erdoğan was accompanied by a high-level AKP delegation during the visit. The delegation included AKP Group Deputy Chairman Abdülhamit Gül, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin, former Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, former Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Kasapoğlu, and former Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez. The delegation took a commemorative photo in front of the Umayyad Mosque.

Within the scope of the visit, Bilal Erdoğan and the accompanying delegation also visited the tomb of Saladin Ayyubi and Turkish martyrs' cemeteries. According to reports in the Syrian press, it was stated that Erdoğan also met with HTS officials and Transitional Government President Ahmet el Şara.

No official statement was made by the AKP or himself prior to Bilal Erdoğan's visit to Syria.