This is a list of international presidential trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the 12th and current President of Turkey since he assumed the presidency on 28 August 2014. As the leader of Turkey, he has undertaken extensive international diplomacy, meeting with leaders and heads of state across the globe and representing Turkey at major international summits and conferences.
Summary
As of , Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made 267 trips to 91 countries during his presidency. His most frequent destinations reflect Turkey's strategic priorities in neighboring regions and key international partnerships.
Countries visited The number of visits per country where Erdoğan has travelled:
20 visits: Azerbaijan
16 visits: Qatar, Russia, United States
11 visits: Northern Cyprus, Saudi Arabia
7 visits: Belgium
6 visits: Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Uzbekistan
5 visits: Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, France, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
4 visits: Albania, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Italy, Senegal, Serbia, United Arab Emirates
3 visits: Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, United Kingdom
2 visits: Bahrain, Croatia, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Poland, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Vatican City
1 visit: Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Mozambique, Netherlands, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sudan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia
List of visits
2014
Country Location Date(s) Purpose(s) Ref. Note(s) North Nicosia 1 September 2014 State visit to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. First foreign trip as President Baku 2–3 September 2014 State visit. Met with President Ilham Aliyev to discuss bilateral relations and regional cooperation. London 4–5 September 2014 Working visit to discuss Turkey-UK relations and regional issues. Doha 14–15 September 2014 State visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. New York City 21–25 September 2014 Attended 69th session of UN General Assembly. Kabul 18 October 2014 State visit to discuss security cooperation and Turkish aid projects. Riga 22–23 October 2014 State visit. First visit by a Turkish president to Latvia. Tallinn 24 October 2014 State visit. First visit by a Turkish president to Estonia. Paris 31 October 2014 State visit. Met with President François Hollande. Ashgabat 7–9 November 2014 State visit. First visit to Turkmenistan as Turkish president. Algiers 19 November 2014 State visit. Discussed economic cooperation and regional security. Malabo 20 November 2014 State visit. Attended 2nd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit. Part of Africa outreach initiative
2015
Country Location Date(s) Purpose(s) Ref. Note(s) Addis Ababa 20 January 2015 State visit. Met with government officials to strengthen bilateral ties. Part of Horn of Africa tour Djibouti 23 January 2015 State visit. Discussed Turkish military base and port cooperation. Riyadh 23 January 2015 Working visit for consultations on regional issues. Mogadishu 23 January 2015 State visit. Continued Turkey's strong support for Somalia's reconstruction. Erdoğan widely praised for Turkey's Somalia assistance Bogotá 10 February 2015 State visit. First visit by a Turkish president to Colombia. Part of Latin America tour Havana 12 February 2015 State visit. Proposed building a mosque in Cuba. First Turkish presidential visit to Cuba Mexico City 12 February 2015 State visit. Discussed trade and economic cooperation. Riyadh 28 February – 2 March 2015 Working visit for regional consultations. Kyiv 20 March 2015 State visit. Announced $10 million grant to Ukraine. Supported Ukraine amid Russia tensions Ljubljana 30 March 2015 State visit. Welcomed with official ceremony. Part of Central European tour Bratislava 30 March 2015 State visit. First visit by Turkish president to Slovakia. Bucharest 31 March 2015 State visit to strengthen bilateral relations. Tehran 7 April 2015 State visit. Discussed natural gas supplies and regional issues. Astana 15 April 2015 State visit. Discussed Turkic cooperation. Kuwait City 27 April 2015 Working visit for Gulf consultations. Karlsruhe 10 May 2015 State visit. Addressed Turkish diaspora community. Brussels 10 May 2015 State visit. Met with EU officials. Tirana 13 May 2015 State visit. Welcomed with official ceremony. Sarajevo 20 May 2015 State visit. Emphasized Turkey's support for Bosnia. Baku 12–13 June 2015 State visit. Met with President Aliyev, discussed Putin meeting details. North Nicosia 20 July 2015 State visit on anniversary of Turkish intervention in Cyprus. Beijing 28–30 July 2015 State visit. Discussed Silk Road cooperation and Uyghur issues. Jakarta 30 July – 1 August 2015 State visit. Addressed Indonesian parliament. Islamabad 1 August 2015 State visit. Strengthened Turkey-Pakistan strategic partnership. Moscow 23 September 2015 State visit. Met with President Putin on Syria and energy. Paris 4 October 2015 State visit. Discussed counter-terrorism cooperation. Brussels 4 October 2015 State visit. Met with EU leadership. Tokyo 7 October 2015 State visit. Discussed economic cooperation. North Nicosia 17 October 2015 State visit to Northern Cyprus. Paris 30 November 2015 Attended UN Climate Change Conference (COP21). Doha 1 December 2015 State visit. Met with Qatari leadership. Ashgabat 11 December 2015 State visit. Discussed energy cooperation. Riyadh 29 December 2015 State visit. Discussed regional security.
2016
Country Location Date(s) Purpose(s) Ref. Note(s) Santiago 31 January 2016 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Chile. Part of Latin America tour Lima 2 February 2016 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Peru. Quito 3 February 2016 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Ecuador. Dakar 5 February 2016 State visit. Strengthened Turkey-Senegal ties. Yamoussoukro 28 February 2016 State visit. Discussed economic cooperation. Part of West Africa tour Accra 1 March 2016 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Ghana. Abuja 2 March 2016 State visit. Discussed counter-terrorism cooperation. Conakry 3 March 2016 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Guinea. Washington, D.C. 29 March 2016 Attended Nuclear Security Summit. Met with President Barack Obama. Baku 25 April 2016 State visit. Discussed Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Zagreb 26 April 2016 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Croatia. Kampala 1 June 2016 State visit. Discussed economic cooperation. Part of East Africa tour Nairobi 2 June 2016 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Kenya. Mogadishu 3 June 2016 State visit. Continued Turkey's reconstruction support. Louisville, Kentucky 9 June 2016 Working visit. Attended funeral of Muhammad Ali. Warsaw 7 July 2016 Attended NATO Summit. Saint Petersburg 9 August 2016 State visit. First meeting with Putin after jet crisis. Marked normalization of Turkey-Russia relations Hangzhou 2 September 2016 Attended the G20 Summit. Sideline meetings with world leaders. New York City 19 September 2016 Attended 71st session of UN General Assembly. Minsk 11 November 2016 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Belarus. Islamabad 16 November 2016 State visit. Addressed Pakistani parliament. Samarkand 17 November 2016 Working visit. Discussed Turkic cooperation.
2017
Country Location Date(s) Purpose(s) Ref. Note(s) Dar es Salam 22 January 2017 State visit. Discussed economic cooperation. Part of East Africa tour Maputo 24 January 2017 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Mozambique. Antananarivo 25 January 2017 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Madagascar. Manama 12 February 2017 State visit. Discussed Gulf security. Part of Gulf tour Riyadh 13 February 2017 State visit. Met with King Salman. Doha 14 February 2017 State visit. Strengthened Qatar-Turkey partnership. Islamabad 28 February – 1 March 2017 State visit. Discussed CPEC and bilateral cooperation. Moscow 10 March 2017 State visit. Met with President Putin on Syria coordination. New Delhi 30 April – 1 May 2017 State visit. Discussed trade and counter-terrorism. Sochi 3 May 2017 Working visit. Met with Putin on Syria safe zones. Kuwait City 9 May 2017 State visit. Discussed Gulf relations. Beijing 14–15 May 2017 Attended Belt and Road Forum. Sideline meetings. Washington, D.C. 15–17 May 2017 Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump. Visit marred by clash between Turkish security and protesters Brussels 25 May 2017 Working visit. Met with NATO leadership. Berlin 7–8 July 2017 State visit. Addressed Turkish diaspora. Riyadh 23 July 2017 State visit. Discussed Qatar diplomatic crisis. Turkey supported Qatar during blockade Kuwait City 24 July 2017 State visit. Mediation efforts on Qatar crisis. Doha 24 July 2017 State visit. Reaffirmed Turkey's support for Qatar. Amman 21 August 2017 State visit. Discussed Palestinian issue. Astana 8 September 2017 State visit. Discussed Turkic cooperation. New York City 17–21 September 2017 Attended 72nd session of UN General Assembly. Tehran 4 October 2017 State visit. Discussed Kurdish referendum in Iraq. Kyiv 9 October 2017 State visit. Discussed Crimean Tatars and bilateral cooperation. Belgrade 9–11 October 2017 State visit. Visited Sandžak region, discussed Balkans. Warsaw 17 October 2017 State visit. Discussed defense cooperation. Baku 30–31 October 2017 State visit. Discussed energy cooperation. Kuwait City 13–14 November 2017 State visit. Continued Gulf consultations. Doha 14–15 November 2017 State visit. Strengthened strategic partnership. Sochi 22 November 2017 State visit. Discussed Syria, S-400 missile system. Athens 7–8 December 2017 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Greece in 65 years. Historic visit despite tensions Khartoum 24–25 December 2017 State visit. Discussed Red Sea security. Part of Africa tour N'Djamena 26 December 2017 State visit. First Turkish presidential visit to Chad. Tunis 27 December 2017 State visit. Discussed economic cooperation.
2018