Erdogan Departs for Turkmenistan to Attend Peace Forum

On Thursday, Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan flew to Turkmenistan to participate in the International Peace and Trust Forum.

Erdogan was aboard the presidential plane and was seen off at Esenboga Airport by Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin, and other officials, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.

The president is accompanied by first lady Emine Erdogan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, and Binali Yildirim, chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States.

The forum in Ashgabat is being held to mark the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s status of permanent neutrality and the designation of 2025 as the “International Year of Peace and Trust” by the UN General Assembly.

The president will address the forum as well as hold bilateral talks with participating heads of state and government, including the host Turkmenistan, on the sidelines.