15.10.2025 19:17
The dialogue between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Italian Prime Minister Meloni at the Gaza Summit in Egypt has also become a topic of discussion in the foreign press. Erdoğan's remark, "I need to make you quit smoking," received a humorous response from Meloni: "I know, but I don't want to kill someone." This exchange has been widely covered in the Italian and international media.
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The Gaza Peace Summit held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was widely discussed in every detail. The dialogue between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni became a topic of interest in the world press.
MELONI'S RESPONSE TO ERDOĞAN BROKE THE ICE
President Erdoğan's remark to Meloni, "I need to make you quit smoking," was met with Meloni's response, "I know... I don't want to kill anyone," which broke the ice. Meloni's humorous suggestion that she could kill someone if she quit smoking received extensive coverage in the foreign press. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and President Erdoğan responded with laughter to Meloni's words.
CORRIERE DELLA SERA: ERDOĞAN TEASED MELONI
The Italian press reported the dialogue between Erdoğan and Meloni as follows:
In an article published on the website of Corriere Della Sera with the headline "Erdoğan teased Meloni," it was noted that Erdoğan and Meloni shared a warm moment, and President Erdoğan smiled at the Italian leader while saying she needed to quit smoking. The article mentioned that President Erdoğan's remarks made both Meloni and French President Macron laugh.
LA REPUBBLICA: MACRON FOLLOWED WITH INTEREST
Similarly, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica shared footage of the humorous dialogue between Erdoğan and Meloni on its website. The report noted that Erdoğan told Meloni, "I saw you well, but I need to make you quit smoking," and highlighted that French leader Macron also followed the enjoyable dialogue between the Turkish and Italian leaders with interest.
IL GIORNALE: TRUMP'S DELAY DID NOT DAMPEN THE LEADERS' SPIRITS
The Milan-based newspaper Il Giornale stated that the three-hour delay of U.S. President Donald Trump in arriving at the summit due to the extension of his visit to Israel did not dampen the spirits of the leaders at all. The article emphasized that the cheerful dialogue between President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Meloni was the best evidence of this, noting that the humorous exchange between the Turkish and Italian leaders brought smiles to the faces of French President Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The website of La Stampa also presented the footage of the dialogue with the phrase "Erdoğan joked with Meloni."
THE DIALOGUE RECEIVED WIDE COVERAGE IN THE WORLD PRESS
The humorous dialogue between Erdoğan and Meloni was reflected not only in the Italian press but also in the European, Russian, and U.S. media, especially in the Balkans.
The Russia-based TASS news agency reported the story with the headline "Turkish President teased the Italian Prime Minister over her smoking habit." TASS shared that Erdoğan advised Meloni to quit smoking while shaking hands with her.
The European edition of the U.S.-based news organization Politico presented the story with the headline "Erdoğan wants Meloni to quit smoking, but Macron thinks it's a lost cause."
Politico wrote that President Erdoğan's new target in the tobacco control campaign is Italian Prime Minister Meloni, noting that Meloni humorously responded to Erdoğan's joke by saying she could kill someone if she quit smoking.
The Serbian newspaper Politika's website reported that President Erdoğan warned Meloni about smoking in a "unique, semi-joking tone," while the Croatian news portal Index included details about Meloni admitting that she started smoking again after quitting for 13 years in a series of interviews.
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