Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) in Berlin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in the western German city of Cologne on Saturday after completing his official talks in Berlin.
The president and first lady Emine Erdoğan were welcomed by Armin Laschet, the state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, and other senior officials at Cologne Bonn Airport.
Erdoğan is scheduled to meet with representatives of the Turkish community later in the day, and is expected to attend the inauguration ceremony of Cologne's Central Mosque.
The president has been in Germany since Thursday for a high-profile three-day state visit.
He is accompanied by key aides, including Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül, and Technology and Industry Minister Mustafa Varank.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday at a working breakfast to discuss bilateral and international issues.Erdoğan was accompanied by Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, and Technology and Industry Minister Mustafa Varank.It was Erdogan and Merkel's second meeting during the president’s three-day high-profile state visit to Germany.Erdoğan receives directors of top German firmsOn Friday, Erdogan and Merkel headed a larger meeting between Turkish and German ministers and senior officials.At a joint press conference afterwards, Merkel vowed to enhance cooperation between Germany and Turkey in the economy and energy and security despite political differences on a number of issues.Merkel said their talks on Saturday would focus on bilateral relations and regional issues, including the situation in Syria.Following his official meetings in Berlin on Saturday, Erdogan is scheduled to proceed to the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which has a large Turkish immigrant population.In Cologne, Erdogan is expected to attend the inauguration ceremony of Cologne Central Mosque, run by Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs.
Turkey's President Erdoğan meets Merkel in Berlin
Turkey's first lady visited largest university hospital of Germany with her counterpart Elke Budenbender on Friday.Emine Erdogan was informed about treatment of diseases regarding women's health at the Berlin Charite Hospital, which has history dating back three centuries.A scientists' delegation, including Turkish-origin deputy chief physician of the hospital Dr. Gulhan Inci, made a presentation to Erdogan about the works of the hospital.The delegation emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary studies conducted in the scientific world to prevent cancer diseases spreading all over the world, and informed about complementary medical studies.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday received senior representatives of Germany’s largest companies and banks in Berlin.Erdoğan is paying a three-day state visit to Germany to improve political and economic ties between the two countries.During the meeting, Erdoğan underlined that those who have invested in Turkey have always won, while international investors will continue to win.Senior executives of German companies expressed their investment plans in Turkey and asked for Erdoğan’s support on these plans.Among the participants at the meeting were Rifat Hisarciklioglu, president of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey; Eric Schweitzer, president of Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry; Nail Olpak, head of Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), and Markus C. Slevogt, the head of the German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Erdoğan is expected to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel for breakfast on Saturday and discuss Turkish-German relations as well as Syria.Turkey, Germany reach consensus to revive cooperation mechanisms, says ErdoğanErdoğan's Germany visit to be milestone: Turkish FMTurkey important counter-terror partner, Germany says
Erdoğan receives directors of top German firms