Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a state visit to Germany, probably around late September. It would be Erdoğan’s first official visit to Germany since 2014, and his first since taking over the Turkish presidency, the mass circulation German daily Bild said. Plans for the visit reflect efforts to rebuild relations between Germany and […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a state visit to Germany, probably around late September.
It would be Erdoğan’s first official visit to Germany since 2014, and his first since taking over the Turkish presidency, the mass circulation German daily Bild said.
Plans for the visit reflect efforts to rebuild relations between Germany and Turkey after ties soured in a series of disputes over Turkey’s crackdown after a failed coup in 2016 and its detention of German citizens and journalists.
A state visit includes a reception by the German president with military honours and a formal state banquet.
No immediate comment was available from the German or Turkish governments.
Former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel in January said he had agreed with his counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to do everything possible to improve ties between the NATO allies and trading partners.
