Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with US President Barack Obama at the Oval Office , White House, December 7, 2009. This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , the 25th Prime Minister of Turkey , after he assumed the premiership on March 14, 2003 and until he became the 12th President of Turkey on August 28, 2014. The summary does not include trips made after becoming the President.[1]
Erdogan has made 301 international trips to 91 countries during the course of his premiership. He has made the largest number of trips to Germany . The second most visited country is the United States due to attendance of meetings of the United Nations and other international organizations. The third most visited country is Belgium , due to issues concerning the accession of Turkey to the European Union . The fourth most visited country by Erdoğan is the neighbouring Azerbaijan .
Summary of international trips [ edit ] Map of international trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as prime minister: Visited countries
Turkey
Number of visits Country 1 visit Afghanistan , Argentina , Australia , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Brunei , Canada , Chile , China , Croatia , Gabon , India , Ireland , Israel , Latvia , Luxembourg , Maldives , Moldova , Monaco , New Zealand , Niger , Norway , Oman , Romania , Senegal , Serbia , Serbia and Montenegro , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , Somalia , Sri Lanka , Sudan , Thailand , Uzbekistan , Vatican City , Yemen . (37 Countries ) 2 visits Algeria , Austria , Brazil , Czech Republic , Denmark , Ethiopia , Finland , Hungary , Japan , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Kosovo , Kuwait , Libya , Republic of Macedonia , Mongolia , Morocco , Netherlands , Portugal , South Africa , Sweden , Tajikistan . (22 Countries ) 3 visits Bulgaria , Indonesia , Kyrgyzstan , Poland , South Korea , Tunisia , Ukraine , United Arab Emirates . (8 Countries ) 4 visits Iraq , Lebanon , Malaysia , Turkmenistan . (4 Countries ) 5 visits Egypt , Iran . (2 Countries ) 6 visits Bosnia and Herzegovina , Georgia , Greece , Northern Cyprus , Spain , Switzerland . (6 Countries ) 7 visits Pakistan , Qatar . (2 Countries ) 8 visits Italy . (1 Country ) 9 visits United Kingdom . (1 Country ) 10 visits France , Syria . (2 Countries ) 12 visits Azerbaijan , Russia , Saudi Arabia . (3 Countries ) 13 visits Belgium . (1 Country ) 14 visits United States . (1 Country ) 16 visits Germany . (1 Country )
Total: 301 international trips to 91 countries.
Erdoğan during a visit in Denmark , November 26, 2002 Erdogan won the elections of November 2002 , but was obstructed to become prime minister until the by-election in March 2003. Although, Erdogan was not the Prime Minister during that period, he still served as the de facto leader of Turkey. During this period, his visits were done in the framework of accession of Turkey to the European Union
Country Areas visited Date(s) Italy Rome November 13, 2002 Northern Cyprus Nicosia November 16, 2002 Spain Madrid November 18, 2002 Greece Athens November 18–19, 2002 Germany Berlin November 19, 2002 Belgium Brussels November 20, 2002 United Kingdom London November 20, 2002 Ireland Dublin November 21, 2002 France Strasbourg November 21, 2002 Portugal Lisbon November 25, 2002 Denmark Copenhagen November 26, 2002 Finland Helsinki November 26, 2002 Sweden Stockholm November 27, 2002 France Paris November 27, 2002 Netherlands The Hague November 29, 2002 Luxembourg Luxembourg November 29, 2002 Denmark Copenhagen December 9–10, 2002 United States New York , Washington, D.C. December 10–11, 2002 Denmark Copenhagen December 12–13, 2002 Russia Moscow December 23–24, 2002 Azerbaijan Baku January 7–8, 2003 Turkmenistan Ashgabat , Mary January 8–10, 2003 Kazakhstan Astana January 10–11, 2003 China Beijing , Shanghai January 14–17, 2003 Switzerland Zürich January 23–26, 2003
Erdogan meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin As Prime Minister:
Erdogan at the Annual Meeting 2004 of the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland , January 24, 2004. Country Areas visited Date(s) Germany Berlin January 9 Saudi Arabia Jeddah January 17–19 Switzerland Davos January 24–25 United States Boston , New York City , Washington, D.C. January 26–31 Belgium Brussels February 1 South Korea Busan , Seoul , Ulsan February 8–11 Belgium Brussels March 25–26 Switzerland Bürgenstock , Zürich March 29-1 Ukraine Kyiv , Simferopol April 2–3 Japan Osaka , Tokyo April 11–15 Afghanistan Kabul April 20–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo , Zenica April 21–22 Germany Cologne April 27 Ireland Dublin May 1 Greece Athens , Komotini May 6–8 Romania Bucharest May 20–21 United Kingdom London May 28–29 United States Boston , Chicago , Savannah June 9–13 Netherlands The Hague June 16–17 Belgium Brussels June 17–18 Bulgaria Sofia , Targovishte , Varna July 6–7 France Paris July 19–21 Iran Tehran July 28–30 Georgia Tbilisi August 11–12 Greece Athens August 13–14 Tajikistan Dushanbe September 13–14 Belgium Brussels September 23 Germany Berlin October 3 France Paris October 20–21 Germany Berlin October 26–27 Italy Rome October 28–29 France Strasbourg November 5–6 Egypt Cairo November 12 Luxembourg Luxembourg November 16–17 Belgium Brussels December 9–10 Belgium Brussels December 15–17 Syria Aleppo , Damascus December 22–23
Erdogan with U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office , 2005 Country Areas visited Date(s) Russia Moscow January 10–12 Switzerland Davos January 27–30 Indonesia Aceh , Jakarta February 6–7 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur February 7 Thailand Bangkok , Phuket February 8 Maldives Malé February 9 Sri Lanka Matara February 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo February 15–17 Belgium Brussels February 22 Ethiopia Addis Ababa March 2–3 South Africa Cape Town , Pretoria March 3–5 Spain Madrid March 11 Belgium Brussels March 21–22 Tunisia Tunis March 28–29 Morocco Casablanca , Rabat March 30–31 Vatican City Vatican City April 8 Norway Oslo , Stavanger April 11–12 Israel Jerusalem , Tel Aviv May 1 Russia Moscow May 9 Hungary Budapest , Szigetvár May 12–13 Poland Warsaw May 16–17 Kazakhstan Almati , Astana May 26–27 United States New York City , Washington, D.C. June 7–11 Lebanon Beirut June 15–16 Azerbaijan Baku June 29–30 United States San Francisco , Sun Valley July 6 Russia Moscow , Sochi July 17–18 Mongolia Karakorum , Ulaanbaatar July 18–21 United Kingdom London July 27–28 Italy Como , Napoli , Rome September 2–3 United States New York City September 13–16 Saudi Arabia Jeddah September 18–19 Oman Muscat September 27 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi September 28 Pakistan Islamabad , Kashmir , Muzaffarabad October 20–21 Kuwait Kuwait City October 25 Yemen Sana'a October 26 Germany Cologne November 6 Bahrain Manama November 13 Denmark Copenhagen November 15 United Kingdom London November 26–27 Spain Barcelona , Madrid , Mallorca November 27–28 New Zealand Auckland , Christchurch , Wellington December 3–6 Australia Canberra , Melbourne , Sydney December 6–10
Erdogan at the Annual Meeting 2006 of the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland , January 27, 2006. Erdogan meeting the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome , November 7, 2007 Erdoğan (Left) with Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon (Center), and Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Right) in Spain, January 15, 2008 Country Areas visited Date(s) Spain Granada , Madrid January 13–16 Germany Berlin , Cologne , Ludwigshafen , Munich February 7–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ilidža , Sarajevo March 25–26 Bulgaria Kardzhali , Sofia , Targovishte March 27–28 Sweden Stockholm April 2–3 Qatar Doha April 13–15 Syria Damascus April 26 Lebanon Beirut May 25–26 Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Nakhchivan City June 3–4 Iraq Baghdad July 10 France Paris July 13 Northern Cyprus Nicosia July 18–20 Russia Moscow August 13 Georgia Tbilisi August 14 Azerbaijan Baku August 20 Syria Damascus September 4 Turkmenistan Ashgabat October 3–4 United States New York City , Washington, D.C. November 13–15 Switzerland Geneva November 17–18 India New Delhi , Bangalore November 20–24 Syria Damascus December 31 Jordan Aqaba December 31
Erdoğan speaking at the University of Oxford , April 3, 2009 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brazil, May 27, 2010 Country Areas visited Date(s) Russia Moscow January 12–13 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi January 17–18 Saudi Arabia Riyadh January 18–19 Qatar Doha February 13–14 Spain Cordoba , Madrid February 22–23 Saudi Arabia Riyadh March 9 United Kingdom London March 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo April 5–6 France Paris April 6–8 United States Washington, D.C. April 12–14 Greece Athens May 14–15 Iran Tehran May 17 Azerbaijan Baku May 17 Georgia Batumi May 17 Spain Madrid May 18 Brazil Brasília , Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo May 26–29 Chile Santiago May 30 Canada Toronto June 27–28 Bosnia and Herzegovina Srebrenica July 10–11 Serbia Belgrade , Novi Pazar July 11–12 Bulgaria Sofia October 4 Germany Berlin October 8–9 Syria Damascus October 11 Pakistan Islamabad , Karachi , Muzaffarabad October 12–13 Finland Helsinki October 19–20 Greece Athens October 21–22 Kosovo Mamuša , Pristina , Prizren November 3–4 South Korea Seoul November 11–13 Bangladesh Dhaka November 13–14 Lebanon Akkar District , Beirut , Sidon November 24–25 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Tripoli November 28–29
Erdoğan (center) at an opening ceremony in Cairo with Ertuğrul Günay (left) and Ahmet Davutoğlu (right) as part of the Arab Spring tour, September 12, 2011 Country Areas visited Date(s) Kuwait Kuwait City January 10–11 Qatar Doha January 12–13 Syria Damascus January 17 Ukraine Kyiv January 24–25 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek February 1–2 Germany Berlin , Düsseldorf , Hannover February 28 Russia Kazan , Moscow March 15–17 Saudi Arabia Jeddah , Medina March 19–21 Iraq Arbil , Baghdad , Najaf March 28–29 United Kingdom London March 30–31 France Strasbourg April 12–13 Georgia Batumi May 31 Northern Cyprus Nicosia July 19–21 Azerbaijan Baku July 27 Somalia Mogadishu August 19 Egypt Cairo September 12–14 Tunisia Tunis September 15–16 Libya Benghazi , Misrata , Tajura , Tripoli September 16 United States New York City September 19–25 Republic of Macedonia Skopje , Tetovo , Ohrid , Gostivar September 29–30 South Africa Pretoria October 4–5 Saudi Arabia Riyadh October 26 Germany Berlin November 1–2 France Cannes November 3–4
Cabinets of Spain and Turkey in Madrid, November 27, 2012 Erdoğan and Obama during bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, May 16, 2013 High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council in St.Petersburg, November 22, 2013 See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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