List of international prime ministerial trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan explained

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the 25th Prime Minister of Turkey, after he assumed the premiership on March 14, 2003 and until he became the 12th President of Turkey on August 28, 2014. The summary does not include trips made after becoming the President.[1]

Erdogan has made 301 international trips to 91 countries during the course of his premiership. He has made the largest number of trips to Germany. The second most visited country is the United States due to attendance of meetings of the United Nations and other international organizations. The third most visited country is Belgium, due to issues concerning the accession of Turkey to the European Union. The fourth most visited country by Erdoğan is the neighbouring Azerbaijan.

Summary of international trips

Number of visitsCountry
1 visitAfghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Gabon, India, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Luxembourg, Maldives, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Yemen. (37 Countries)
2 visitsAlgeria, Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Libya, Republic of Macedonia, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Tajikistan. (22 Countries)
3 visitsBulgaria, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, South Korea, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates. (8 Countries)
4 visitsIraq, Lebanon, Malaysia, Turkmenistan. (4 Countries)
5 visitsEgypt, Iran. (2 Countries)
6 visitsBosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Northern Cyprus, Spain, Switzerland. (6 Countries)
7 visitsPakistan, Qatar. (2 Countries)
8 visitsItaly. (1 Country)
9 visitsUnited Kingdom. (1 Country)
10 visitsFrance, Syria. (2 Countries)
12 visitsAzerbaijan, Russia, Saudi Arabia. (3 Countries)
13 visitsBelgium. (1 Country)
14 visitsUnited States. (1 Country)
16 visitsGermany. (1 Country)
Total: 301 international trips to 91 countries.

2002

Erdogan won the elections of November 2002, but was obstructed to become prime minister until the by-election in March 2003. Although, Erdogan was not the Prime Minister during that period, he still served as the de facto leader of Turkey. During this period, his visits were done in the framework of accession of Turkey to the European Union

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ItalyRomeNovember 13, 2002
Northern CyprusNicosiaNovember 16, 2002
SpainMadridNovember 18, 2002
GreeceAthensNovember 18–19, 2002
GermanyBerlinNovember 19, 2002
BelgiumBrusselsNovember 20, 2002
United KingdomLondonNovember 20, 2002
IrelandDublinNovember 21, 2002
FranceStrasbourgNovember 21, 2002
PortugalLisbonNovember 25, 2002
DenmarkCopenhagenNovember 26, 2002
FinlandHelsinkiNovember 26, 2002
SwedenStockholmNovember 27, 2002
FranceParisNovember 27, 2002
NetherlandsThe HagueNovember 29, 2002
LuxembourgLuxembourgNovember 29, 2002
DenmarkCopenhagenDecember 9–10, 2002
United StatesNew York, Washington, D.C.December 10–11, 2002
DenmarkCopenhagenDecember 12–13, 2002
RussiaMoscowDecember 23–24, 2002
AzerbaijanBakuJanuary 7–8, 2003
TurkmenistanAshgabat, MaryJanuary 8–10, 2003
KazakhstanAstanaJanuary 10–11, 2003
ChinaBeijing, ShanghaiJanuary 14–17, 2003
SwitzerlandZürichJanuary 23–26, 2003

2003

As Prime Minister:

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BelgradeApril 8–9
Kyrenia, NicosiaMay 9
MalaysiaKuala LumpurJune 13–15
PakistanIslamabadJune 15–17
GreeceThessalonikiJune 20
PortugalLisbonJuly 1–2
AustriaViennaJuly 11–12
FranceParisAugust 31 - 1
GermanyBerlinSeptember 1–3
ItalyComoSeptember 6–7
ItalyRomeOctober 3–4
BelgiumBrusselsOctober 16–17
KyrgyzstanBishkekOctober 21–22
TajikistanDushanbeOctober 23–24
NicosiaNovember 15
BelgiumBrusselsDecember 11–13
AzerbaijanBakuDecember 15
UzbekistanTashkent, SamarkandDecember 18–20

2004

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GermanyBerlinJanuary 9
Saudi ArabiaJeddahJanuary 17–19
SwitzerlandDavosJanuary 24–25
United StatesBoston, New York City, Washington, D.C.January 26–31
BelgiumBrusselsFebruary 1
Busan, Seoul, UlsanFebruary 8–11
BelgiumBrusselsMarch 25–26
SwitzerlandBürgenstock, ZürichMarch 29-1
UkraineKyiv, SimferopolApril 2–3
JapanOsaka, TokyoApril 11–15
AfghanistanKabulApril 20–21
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo, ZenicaApril 21–22
GermanyCologneApril 27
IrelandDublinMay 1
GreeceAthens, KomotiniMay 6–8
RomaniaBucharestMay 20–21
United KingdomLondonMay 28–29
United StatesBoston, Chicago, SavannahJune 9–13
NetherlandsThe HagueJune 16–17
BelgiumBrusselsJune 17–18
BulgariaSofia, Targovishte, VarnaJuly 6–7
FranceParisJuly 19–21
TehranJuly 28–30
GeorgiaTbilisiAugust 11–12
GreeceAthensAugust 13–14
TajikistanDushanbeSeptember 13–14
BelgiumBrusselsSeptember 23
GermanyBerlinOctober 3
FranceParisOctober 20–21
GermanyBerlinOctober 26–27
ItalyRomeOctober 28–29
FranceStrasbourgNovember 5–6
EgyptCairoNovember 12
LuxembourgLuxembourgNovember 16–17
BelgiumBrusselsDecember 9–10
BelgiumBrusselsDecember 15–17
Aleppo, DamascusDecember 22–23

2005

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MoscowJanuary 10–12
SwitzerlandDavosJanuary 27–30
IndonesiaAceh, JakartaFebruary 6–7
MalaysiaKuala LumpurFebruary 7
ThailandBangkok, PhuketFebruary 8
MaldivesMaléFebruary 9
Sri LankaMataraFebruary 10
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoFebruary 15–17
BelgiumBrusselsFebruary 22
EthiopiaAddis AbabaMarch 2–3
South AfricaCape Town, PretoriaMarch 3–5
SpainMadridMarch 11
BelgiumBrusselsMarch 21–22
TunisiaTunisMarch 28–29
MoroccoCasablanca, RabatMarch 30–31
Vatican CityApril 8
NorwayOslo, StavangerApril 11–12
IsraelJerusalem, Tel AvivMay 1
MoscowMay 9
HungaryBudapest, SzigetvárMay 12–13
PolandWarsawMay 16–17
KazakhstanAlmati, AstanaMay 26–27
United StatesNew York City, Washington, D.C.June 7–11
LebanonBeirutJune 15–16
AzerbaijanBakuJune 29–30
United StatesSan Francisco, Sun ValleyJuly 6
Moscow, SochiJuly 17–18
MongoliaKarakorum, UlaanbaatarJuly 18–21
United KingdomLondonJuly 27–28
ItalyComo, Napoli, RomeSeptember 2–3
United StatesNew York CitySeptember 13–16
Saudi ArabiaJeddahSeptember 18–19
OmanMuscatSeptember 27
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiSeptember 28
PakistanIslamabad, Kashmir, MuzaffarabadOctober 20–21
KuwaitKuwait CityOctober 25
YemenSana'aOctober 26
GermanyCologneNovember 6
BahrainManamaNovember 13
DenmarkCopenhagenNovember 15
United KingdomLondonNovember 26–27
SpainBarcelona, Madrid, MallorcaNovember 27–28
New ZealandAuckland, Christchurch, WellingtonDecember 3–6
AustraliaCanberra, Melbourne, SydneyDecember 6–10

2006

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SwitzerlandDavosJanuary 26–27
MonacoMonacoMarch 1–2
SudanDarfur, KhartoumMarch 27–29
Saudi ArabiaJeddahMarch 29–30
GreeceThessalonikiMay 4
AzerbaijanBakuMay 4–5
IndonesiaBaliMay 13–14
EgyptSharm el-SheikhMay 20–21
AlgeriaAlgiersMay 22–23
GermanyBerlinMay 25–26
CroatiaZagrebJune 12–13
SkopjeJune 13–14
FranceStrasbourgJune 27–28
Boğazköy, NicosiaJuly 19–21
MalaysiaKuala LumpurAugust 3
United StatesNew York City, Washington, D.C.September 30-2
Saudi ArabiaJeddahOctober 8
United KingdomLondonNovember 3
JordanAmman, PetraNovember 25–26
LatviaRigaNovember 28–29
TehranDecember 2–3
DamascusDecember 6
United StatesNew York CityDecember 18–20
TurkmenistanAshgabatDecember 24–29

2007

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LebanonBeirut, TyreJanuary 3
EthiopiaAddis AbabaJanuary 28–30
GeorgiaTbilisiFebruary 7
TurkmenistanAshgabatFebruary 13–14
Saudi ArabiaJeddah, RiyadhFebruary 24–26
AzerbaijanBakuMarch 9–10
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhMarch 28–29
AleppoApril 3–4
GermanyHanoverApril 15–16
United StatesNew York City, Washington, D.C.September 21–29
RomaniaBucharestOctober 25–26
United StatesWashington, D.C.November 4–6
ItalyRomeNovember 7–8
Czech RepublicPardubice, PragueNovember 15–16
AzerbaijanBakuNovember 16–17
United KingdomLondon, OxfordNovember 22–23
PortugalLisbonDecember 8

2008

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SpainGranada, MadridJanuary 13–16
GermanyBerlin, Cologne, Ludwigshafen, MunichFebruary 7–10
Bosnia and HerzegovinaIlidža, SarajevoMarch 25–26
BulgariaKardzhali, Sofia, TargovishteMarch 27–28
SwedenStockholmApril 2–3
QatarDohaApril 13–15
DamascusApril 26
LebanonBeirutMay 25–26
Azerbaijan
Nakhchivan
Nakhchivan CityJune 3–4
IraqBaghdadJuly 10
FranceParisJuly 13
NicosiaJuly 18–20
MoscowAugust 13
GeorgiaTbilisiAugust 14
AzerbaijanBakuAugust 20
DamascusSeptember 4
TurkmenistanAshgabatOctober 3–4
United StatesNew York City, Washington, D.C.November 13–15
SwitzerlandGenevaNovember 17–18
IndiaNew Delhi, BangaloreNovember 20–24
DamascusDecember 31
JordanAqabaDecember 31

2009

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EgyptSharm el-SheikhJanuary 1
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhJanuary 3
BelgiumBrusselsJanuary 18–19
SwitzerlandDavosJanuary 28–29
GeorgiaBatumiMarch 5
United KingdomLondonApril 1–3
GermanyBerlinApril 18–19
AzerbaijanBakuMay 12–13
PolandWarsawMay 13–15
SochiMay 16
BelgiumBrusselsJune 25–27
ChişinăuJuly 4–5
ItalyL'AquilaJuly 9–10
AleppoJuly 22
United StatesNew York City, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C.September 21–27
IraqBaghdadOctober 15
PakistanIslamabadOctober 24–26
IraqBaghdadOctober 26–28
QatarDohaNovember 12–13
ItalyRomeNovember 17–18
United StatesWashington, D.C.December 7–9
MexicoMexico CityDecember 9–10
MoscowDecember 11–13
DamascusDecember 22

2010

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MoscowJanuary 12–13
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiJanuary 17–18
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhJanuary 18–19
QatarDohaFebruary 13–14
SpainCordoba, MadridFebruary 22–23
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhMarch 9
United KingdomLondonMarch 16
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoApril 5–6
FranceParisApril 6–8
United StatesWashington, D.C.April 12–14
GreeceAthensMay 14–15
TehranMay 17
AzerbaijanBakuMay 17
GeorgiaBatumiMay 17
SpainMadridMay 18
BrazilBrasília, Rio de Janeiro, São PauloMay 26–29
ChileSantiagoMay 30
CanadaTorontoJune 27–28
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSrebrenicaJuly 10–11
SerbiaBelgrade, Novi PazarJuly 11–12
BulgariaSofiaOctober 4
GermanyBerlinOctober 8–9
DamascusOctober 11
PakistanIslamabad, Karachi, MuzaffarabadOctober 12–13
FinlandHelsinkiOctober 19–20
GreeceAthensOctober 21–22
Mamuša, Pristina, PrizrenNovember 3–4
SeoulNovember 11–13
BangladeshDhakaNovember 13–14
LebanonAkkar District, Beirut, SidonNovember 24–25
TripoliNovember 28–29

2011

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KuwaitKuwait CityJanuary 10–11
QatarDohaJanuary 12–13
DamascusJanuary 17
UkraineKyivJanuary 24–25
KyrgyzstanBishkekFebruary 1–2
GermanyBerlin, Düsseldorf, HannoverFebruary 28
Kazan, MoscowMarch 15–17
Saudi ArabiaJeddah, MedinaMarch 19–21
IraqArbil, Baghdad, NajafMarch 28–29
United KingdomLondonMarch 30–31
FranceStrasbourgApril 12–13
GeorgiaBatumiMay 31
NicosiaJuly 19–21
AzerbaijanBakuJuly 27
SomaliaMogadishuAugust 19
EgyptCairoSeptember 12–14
TunisiaTunisSeptember 15–16
LibyaBenghazi, Misrata, Tajura, TripoliSeptember 16
United StatesNew York CitySeptember 19–25
Skopje, Tetovo, Ohrid, GostivarSeptember 29–30
South AfricaPretoriaOctober 4–5
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhOctober 26
GermanyBerlinNovember 1–2
FranceCannesNovember 3–4

2012

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NicosiaJanuary 17
SeoulMarch 24–27
TehranMarch 27–28
ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, ÜrümqiApril 8–11
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhApril 13
QatarDohaApril 20–21
SloveniaLjubljana, BledMay 7
ItalyRomeMay 8
PakistanIslamabadMay 20–22
KazakhstanAstanaMay 23–24
MexicoLos CabosJune 17–19
BrazilRio de JaneiroJune 20–22
MoscowJuly 18–19
United KingdomLondonJuly 26–27
AzerbaijanBaku, ShakiSeptember 11–12
UkraineKyiv, Yalta, SevastopolSeptember 13–14
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoSeptember 14–15
GermanyBerlinOctober 30–31
IndonesiaBaliNovember 6–9
Bandar Seri BegawanNovember 10
EgyptCairoNovember 17–18
PakistanIslamabadNovember 21–22
SpainMadridNovember 27–28

2013

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GabonLibrevilleJanuary 6–7
NigerNiameyJanuary 8–9
SenegalDakarJanuary 10–11
QatarDohaJanuary 29
Czech RepublicPragueFebruary 3–4
HungaryBudapestFebruary 4–5
SlovakiaBratislavaFebruary 5–6
United Arab EmiratesSharjahFebruary 23–24
DenmarkCopenhagenMarch 20–21
NetherlandsAmsterdam, The HagueMarch 22
KyrgyzstanBishkekApril 9–10
MongoliaUlaanbaatarApril 11–12
United StatesWashington, D.C., San FranciscoMay 15–20
MoroccoRabatJune 3–4
AlgeriaAlgiersJune 4–5
TunisiaTunisJune 5–6
TurkmenistanAwazaAugust 15–16
Saint PetersburgSeptember 5–6
ArgentinaBuenos AiresSeptember 7–8
PrishtinaOctober 23
FinlandHelsinkiNovember 5–6
SwedenStockholmNovember 6
PolandWarsawNovember 7
Saint PetersburgNovember 22
QatarDohaDecember 4
PakistanLahore, IslamabadDecember 23–24

2014

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JapanTokyoJanuary 6–8
SingaporeSingaporeJanuary 8–9
MalaysiaKuala LumpurJanuary 10–11
BelgiumBrusselsJanuary 20–21
TehranJanuary 29–30
GermanyBerlinFebruary 4–5
SochiFebruary 7
AzerbaijanBakuApril 4
GermanyCologneMay 25
AustriaViennaJune 19
FranceLyon, ParisJune 20–21

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Başbakan Erdoğan, 84 ülkeyi ziyaret etti . 15 January 2020 . Ahaber . 15 May 2011 . tr.