Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in New York to attend the high-level week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Erdogan was welcomed at John F. Kennedy International Airport by Türkiye’s Ambassador to the UN Ahmet Yildiz, Ambassador to Washington Sedat Onal, Consul General in New York Muhittin Ahmet Yazal and other senior diplomatic officials.
The Turkish president is scheduled to address the General Assembly on Tuesday, the opening day of the high-level debate.
The speech will mark Erdogan’s 16th appearance at the UN General Assembly podium.
Erdogan travelled from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport aboard the presidential aircraft, accompanied by First Lady Emine Erdogan and a senior government delegation.
The delegation includes Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) Director Ibrahim Kalin and Communications Director Burhanettin Duran.
Erdogan is expected to hold a series of diplomatic engagements on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly during his visit to New York.
