25.09.2025 07:20
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump after completing the themes of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting, which will take place in the Oval Office, is expected to focus on Gaza and Syria. Additionally, President Trump will make a special gesture by hosting Erdoğan at the state guest house, Blair House.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan completed the United Nations (UN) General Assembly themes and then traveled to Washington D.C., the capital of the United States, for critical meetings. Erdoğan will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. The meeting in the Oval Office is expected to focus on Gaza and Syria.
OFFICIAL WELCOME IN WASHINGTON President Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan arrived at Joint Base Andrews Airport near Washington on the "TRK" plane. Erdoğan and his accompanying delegation were welcomed by Turkey's Ambassador to Washington, Sedat Önal, and other officials.
Along with his wife Emine Erdoğan, Erdoğan was accompanied by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, MIT President İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Communication Director Burhanettin Duran, Defense Industry President Haluk Görgün, Presidential Private Secretary Hasan Doğan, and Presidential Foreign Policy and Security Chief Advisor Akif Çağatay Kılıç. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan will travel to Washington after completing his meetings in New York.
Blair House TRUMP'S GESTURE TO ERDOĞAN AT BLAIR HOUSE U.S. President Trump will make a special gesture to Erdoğan by hosting him at the Blair House, the state guesthouse that is not always used for foreign leaders. This choice was interpreted as a sign of the warm relations between the two leaders.
When Erdoğan and his wife arrived at Blair House, where they would spend the night, they were met with intense interest from Turkish citizens. It was observed that the U.S. Secret Service had taken extensive security measures around the building.
HISTORIC MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE President Erdoğan will go to the White House on Thursday between 18:00 and 20:00 Turkish time. In the meeting to be held in the Oval Office, Erdoğan and Trump will hold a joint press conference with the participation of Turkish-American journalists.
ERDOĞAN'S STATEMENT REGARDING THE TRUMP MEETING On the other hand, President Erdoğan, during his transition to Türkevi after the UN summit, responded to a question from reporters regarding his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump tomorrow, saying, "Let's meet. After we meet, we will tell you what we discussed and what results we achieved either on the way or after we return to Turkey."
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