List of international prime ministerial trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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.

Erdogan has made 324 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 visitsCountry1 visitAfghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Gabon, India, Israel, Latvia, Maldives, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Yemen. (32 Countries)2 visitsAlgeria, Austria, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Libya, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, Tajikistan. (21 Countries)3 visitsBulgaria, Finland, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates. (13 Countries)4 visitsIraq, Lebanon, Malaysia. (3 Countries)5 visitsDenmark, Egypt, Iran, Turkmenistan. (4 Countries)6 visitsBosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia. (2 Countries)7 visitsGreece, Northern Cyprus, Pakistan, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland. (6 Countries)9 visitsItaly. (1 Country)10 visitsSyria, United Kingdom. (2 Countries)12 visitsFrance, Saudi Arabia. (2 Countries)13 visitsAzerbaijan, Russia. (2 Countries)14 visitsBelgium. (1 Country)16 visitsUnited States. (1 Country)17 visitsGermany. (1 Country) Total: 324 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

CountryAreas visitedDate(s) ItalyRomeNovember 13, 2002NicosiaNovember 16, 2002MadridNovember 18, 2002AthensNovember 18–19, 2002BerlinNovember 19, 2002BrusselsNovember 20, 2002LondonNovember 20, 2002DublinNovember 21, 2002StrasbourgNovember 21, 2002LisbonNovember 25, 2002CopenhagenNovember 26, 2002HelsinkiNovember 26, 2002StockholmNovember 27, 2002ParisNovember 27, 2002The HagueNovember 29, 2002LuxembourgNovember 29, 2002CopenhagenDecember 9–10, 2002New York, Washington, D.C.December 10–11, 2002CopenhagenDecember 12–13, 2002MoscowDecember 23–24, 2002BakuJanuary 7–8, 2003Ashgabat, MaryJanuary 8–10, 2003AstanaJanuary 10–11, 2003Beijing, ShanghaiJanuary 14–17, 2003ZurichJanuary 23–26, 2003

2003

As Prime Minister: CountryAreas visitedDate(s)BelgradeApril 8–9Kyrenia, NicosiaMay 9Kuala LumpurJune 13–15IslamabadJune 15–17ThessalonikiJune 20LisbonJuly 1–2ViennaJuly 11–12ParisAugust 31 - 1BerlinSeptember 1–3 ItalyComoSeptember 6–7 ItalyRomeOctober 3–4BrusselsOctober 16–17BishkekOctober 21–22DushanbeOctober 23–24NicosiaNovember 15BrusselsDecember 11–13BakuDecember 15Tashkent, SamarkandDecember 18–20

2004

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)BerlinJanuary 9JeddahJanuary 17–19DavosJanuary 24–25Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C.January 26–31BrusselsFebruary 1Busan, Seoul, UlsanFebruary 8–11BrusselsMarch 25–26Bürgenstock, ZurichMarch 29-1Kyiv, SimferopolApril 2–3Osaka, TokyoApril 11–15KabulApril 20–21Sarajevo, ZenicaApril 21–22CologneApril 27DublinMay 1Athens, KomotiniMay 6–8BucharestMay 20–21LondonMay 28–29Boston, Chicago, SavannahJune 9–13The HagueJune 16–17BrusselsJune 17–18Sofia, Targovishte, VarnaJuly 6–7ParisJuly 19–21TehranJuly 28–30TbilisiAugust 11–12AthensAugust 13–14DushanbeSeptember 13–14BrusselsSeptember 23BerlinOctober 3ParisOctober 20–21BerlinOctober 26–27 ItalyRomeOctober 28–29StrasbourgNovember 5–6CairoNovember 12LuxembourgNovember 16–17BrusselsDecember 9–10BrusselsDecember 15–17Aleppo, DamascusDecember 22–23

2005

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)MoscowJanuary 10–12DavosJanuary 27–30Aceh, JakartaFebruary 6–7Kuala LumpurFebruary 7Bangkok, PhuketFebruary 8MaléFebruary 9MataraFebruary 10SarajevoFebruary 15–17BrusselsFebruary 22Addis AbabaMarch 2–3Cape Town, PretoriaMarch 3–5MadridMarch 11BrusselsMarch 21–22TunisMarch 28–29Casablanca, RabatMarch 30–31 Vatican CityApril 8Oslo, StavangerApril 11–12Jerusalem, Tel AvivMay 1MoscowMay 9Budapest, SzigetvárMay 12–13WarsawMay 16–17Almaty, AstanaMay 26–27New York City, Washington, D.C.June 7–11BeirutJune 15–16BakuJune 29–30San Francisco, Sun ValleyJuly 6Moscow, SochiJuly 17–18Karakorum, UlaanbaatarJuly 18–21LondonJuly 27–28 ItalyComo, Napoli, RomeSeptember 2–3New York CitySeptember 13–16JeddahSeptember 18–19MuscatSeptember 27Abu DhabiSeptember 28Islamabad, Kashmir, MuzaffarabadOctober 20–21Kuwait CityOctober 25Sana'aOctober 26CologneNovember 6ManamaNovember 13CopenhagenNovember 15LondonNovember 26–27Barcelona, Madrid, MallorcaNovember 27–28Auckland, Christchurch, WellingtonDecember 3–6Canberra, Melbourne, SydneyDecember 6–10

2006

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)DavosJanuary 26–27MonacoMarch 1–2Darfur, KhartoumMarch 27–29JeddahMarch 29–30ThessalonikiMay 4BakuMay 4–5BaliMay 13–14Sharm el-SheikhMay 20–21AlgiersMay 22–23BerlinMay 25–26ZagrebJune 12–13SkopjeJune 13–14StrasbourgJune 27–28Boğazköy, NicosiaJuly 19–21Kuala LumpurAugust 3New York City, Washington, D.C.September 30-2JeddahOctober 8LondonNovember 3Amman, PetraNovember 25–26RigaNovember 28–29TehranDecember 2–3DamascusDecember 6New York CityDecember 18–20AshgabatDecember 24–29

2007

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Beirut, TyreJanuary 3Addis AbabaJanuary 28–30TbilisiFebruary 7AshgabatFebruary 13–14Jeddah, RiyadhFebruary 24–26BakuMarch 9–10RiyadhMarch 28–29AleppoApril 3–4HanoverApril 15–16New York City, Washington, D.C.September 21–29BucharestOctober 25–26Washington, D.C.November 4–6RomeNovember 7–8Pardubice, PragueNovember 15–16BakuNovember 16–17London, OxfordNovember 22–23LisbonDecember 8

2008

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Granada, MadridJanuary 13–16Berlin, Cologne, Ludwigshafen, MunichFebruary 7–10Ilidža, SarajevoMarch 25–26Kardzhali, Sofia, TargovishteMarch 27–28StockholmApril 2–3DohaApril 13–15DamascusApril 26BeirutMay 25–26NakhchivanJune 3–4BaghdadJuly 10ParisJuly 13NicosiaJuly 18–20MoscowAugust 13TbilisiAugust 14BakuAugust 20DamascusSeptember 4AshgabatOctober 3–4New York City, Washington, D.C.November 13–15GenevaNovember 17–18New Delhi, BangaloreNovember 20–24DamascusDecember 31AqabaDecember 31

2009

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Sharm el-SheikhJanuary 1RiyadhJanuary 3BrusselsJanuary 18–19DavosJanuary 28–29BatumiMarch 5LondonApril 1–3BerlinApril 18–19BakuMay 12–13WarsawMay 13–15SochiMay 16BrusselsJune 25–27ChişinăuJuly 4–5L'AquilaJuly 9–10AleppoJuly 22New York City, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C.September 21–27BaghdadOctober 15IslamabadOctober 24–26BaghdadOctober 26–28DohaNovember 12–13RomeNovember 17–18Washington, D.C.December 7–9Mexico CityDecember 9–10MoscowDecember 11–13DamascusDecember 22

2010

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)MoscowJanuary 12–13Abu DhabiJanuary 17–18RiyadhJanuary 18–19DohaFebruary 13–14Cordoba, MadridFebruary 22–23RiyadhMarch 9LondonMarch 16SarajevoApril 5–6ParisApril 6–8Washington, D.C.April 12–14AthensMay 14–15TehranMay 17BakuMay 17BatumiMay 17MadridMay 18Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São PauloMay 26–29SantiagoMay 30TorontoJune 27–28SrebrenicaJuly 10–11Belgrade, Novi PazarJuly 11–12SofiaOctober 4BerlinOctober 8–9DamascusOctober 11Islamabad, Karachi, MuzaffarabadOctober 12–13HelsinkiOctober 19–20AthensOctober 21–22Mamusha, Pristina, PrizrenNovember 3–4SeoulNovember 11–13DhakaNovember 13–14Akkar District, Beirut, SidonNovember 24–25TripoliNovember 28–29

2011

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)Kuwait CityJanuary 10–11DohaJanuary 12–13DamascusJanuary 17KyivJanuary 24–25BishkekFebruary 1–2Berlin, Düsseldorf, HanoverFebruary 28Kazan, MoscowMarch 15–17Jeddah, MedinaMarch 19–21Arbil, Baghdad, NajafMarch 28–29LondonMarch 30–31StrasbourgApril 12–13BatumiMay 31NicosiaJuly 19–21BakuJuly 27MogadishuAugust 19CairoSeptember 12–14TunisSeptember 15–16Benghazi, Misrata, Tajura, TripoliSeptember 16New York CitySeptember 19–25Skopje, Tetovo, Ohrid, GostivarSeptember 29–30PretoriaOctober 4–5RiyadhOctober 26BerlinNovember 1–2CannesNovember 3–4

2012

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NicosiaJanuary 17SeoulMarch 24–27TehranMarch 27–28Beijing, Shanghai, ÜrümqiApril 8–11RiyadhApril 13DohaApril 20–21Ljubljana, BledMay 7RomeMay 8IslamabadMay 20–22AstanaMay 23–24Los CabosJune 17–19Rio de JaneiroJune 20–22MoscowJuly 18–19LondonJuly 26–27Baku, ShakiSeptember 11–12Kyiv, Yalta, SevastopolSeptember 13–14SarajevoSeptember 14–15BerlinOctober 30–31BaliNovember 6–9Bandar Seri BegawanNovember 10CairoNovember 17–18IslamabadNovember 21–22MadridNovember 27–28

2013

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)LibrevilleJanuary 6–7NiameyJanuary 8–9DakarJanuary 10–11DohaJanuary 29PragueFebruary 3–4BudapestFebruary 4–5BratislavaFebruary 5–6SharjahFebruary 23–24CopenhagenMarch 20–21Amsterdam, The HagueMarch 22BishkekApril 9–10UlaanbaatarApril 11–12Washington, D.C., San FranciscoMay 15–20RabatJune 3–4AlgiersJune 4–5TunisJune 5–6AwazaAugust 15–16Saint PetersburgSeptember 5–6Buenos AiresSeptember 7–8PristinaOctober 23HelsinkiNovember 5–6StockholmNovember 6WarsawNovember 7Saint PetersburgNovember 22DohaDecember 4Lahore, IslamabadDecember 23–24

2014 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)TokyoJanuary 6–8SingaporeJanuary 8–9Kuala LumpurJanuary 10–11BrusselsJanuary 20–21TehranJanuary 29–30BerlinFebruary 4–5SochiFebruary 7BakuApril 4CologneMay 25ViennaJune 19Lyon, ParisJune 20–21

List of international prime ministerial trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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