President Erdoğan embarks on Azerbaijan visit

Erdoğan, accompanied by first lady Emine Erdoğan and a delegation of his Cabinet ministers, attended a banquet hosted by Aliyev on Monday evening, after he arrived in the country from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), his first stopover abroad. Azerbaijan and TRNC are the closest allies of Türkiye.

The president is expected to discuss bilateral relations with Aliyev, as well as regional and international relations. Two leaders are also expected to discuss ties between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which follows a fluctuating course since Azerbaijan reclaimed Karabakh in a conflict with its neighbor. Türkiye itself seeks to normalize its relations with Armenia, which has been almost nonexistent for decades.