Erdoğan's Riyadh visit begins
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has traveled to Riyadh at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accompanied by his ministers.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departed from Ankara for Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on the special aircraft "TUR". Erdoğan and his delegation were seen off at Esenboğa Airport by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin.
Accompanying President Erdoğan on his trip to Riyadh are his wife Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Çağatay Kılıç, as well as various other officials.
Erdoğan, who will begin his official contacts in Saudi Arabia, will continue his visit program in Egypt following his meetings there. After completing his contacts in Riyadh, Erdoğan is scheduled to travel to Cairo on February 4 at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.