10.11.2026 17:52
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who came to Türkiye as part of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Antalya. Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum also attended the high-level meeting.
President Erdoğan met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is in Antalya for COP31. Senior figures from Türkiye also attended the meeting between the two.
PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN AND GUTERRES MET IN ANTALYA
The 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, hosted by Antalya, brought together important international figures in Türkiye. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who came to Antalya for the conference, held a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The meeting, which took place within the scope of COP31—a platform where international cooperation in combating climate change is addressed—was one of the high-level contacts between Türkiye and the United Nations.
NOTABLE NAMES WERE PRESENT AT THE MEETING
The names attending the meeting between President Erdoğan and UN Secretary-General Guterres also drew attention. President Erdoğan's wife Emine Erdoğan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum were present at the meeting. The participation of the two ministers involved in Türkiye's work in foreign policy and climate change in the meeting demonstrated that the meeting was held with high-level participation.
THE WORLD'S EYES ARE ON ANTALYA FOR COP31
COP31, hosted by Türkiye, stands out as an important organization for international efforts to combat climate change. The conference, held in Antalya between November 9-20, 2026, is a global platform where topics such as countries' climate policies, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the effects of climate change are evaluated.