List of international prime ministerial trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with US President Barack Obama at the Oval Office, White House, December 7, 2009. Erdogan and Obama, Dec. 7, 2009.jpg
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with US President Barack Obama at the Oval Office, White House, December 7, 2009.

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]

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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

Map of international trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdogan as prime minister:
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Visited countries
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Map of international trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as prime minister:
  Visited countries
  Turkey
Number of visitsCountry
1 visit Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Gabon, India, Israel, Latvia, Maldives, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Senegal, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Yemen. (33 Countries)
2 visits Algeria, Austria, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Libya, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Mongolia, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Tajikistan. (20 Countries)
3 visits Bulgaria, Finland, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates. (13 Countries)
4 visits Iraq, Lebanon, Malaysia. (3 Countries)
5 visits Denmark, Egypt, Iran, Turkmenistan. (4 Countries)
6 visits Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia. (2 Countries)
7 visits Greece, Northern Cyprus, Pakistan, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland. (6 Countries)
9 visits Italy. (1 Country)
10 visits Syria, United Kingdom. (2 Countries)
12 visits France, Saudi Arabia. (2 Countries)
13 visits Azerbaijan, Russia. (2 Countries)
14 visits Belgium. (1 Country)
16 visits United States. (1 Country)
17 visits Germany. (1 Country)

Total: 324 international trips to 91 countries.

2002

Erdogan during a visit in Denmark, November 26, 2002 Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a visit in Copenhagen (2002-11-26).jpg
Erdoğan during a visit in Denmark, November 26, 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)
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rome November 13, 2002
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus Nicosia November 16, 2002
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Madrid November 18, 2002
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Athens November 18–19, 2002
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Berlin November 19, 2002
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels November 20, 2002
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London November 20, 2002
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Dublin November 21, 2002
Flag of France.svg France Strasbourg November 21, 2002
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Lisbon November 25, 2002
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Copenhagen November 26, 2002
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Helsinki November 26, 2002
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Stockholm November 27, 2002
Flag of France.svg France Paris November 27, 2002
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands The Hague November 29, 2002
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Luxembourg November 29, 2002
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Copenhagen December 9–10, 2002
Flag of the United States.svg United States New York, Washington, D.C. December 10–11, 2002
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Copenhagen December 12–13, 2002
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Moscow December 23–24, 2002
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Baku January 7–8, 2003
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Mary January 8–10, 2003
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Astana January 10–11, 2003
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Beijing, Shanghai January 14–17, 2003
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Zürich January 23–26, 2003

2003

Erdogan meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin and Erdogan.JPG
Erdogan meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

As Prime Minister:

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade April 8–9
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Kyrenia, Nicosia May 9
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur June 13–15
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Islamabad June 15–17
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Thessaloniki June 20
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Lisbon July 1–2
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna July 11–12
Flag of France.svg  France Paris August 31 - 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin September 1–3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Como September 6–7
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome October 3–4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels October 16–17
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek October 21–22
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe October 23–24
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Nicosia November 15
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels December 11–13
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku December 15
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Tashkent, Samarkand December 18–20

2004

Erdogan at the Annual Meeting 2004 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 24, 2004. Recep Tayyip Erdogan WEF 2004.jpg
Erdogan at the Annual Meeting 2004 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 24, 2004.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin January 9
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah January 17–19
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Davos January 24–25
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C. January 26–31
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels February 1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Busan, Seoul, Ulsan February 8–11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels March 25–26
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Bürgenstock, Zürich March 29-1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv, Simferopol April 2–3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Osaka, Tokyo April 11–15
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Kabul April 20–21
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, Zenica April 21–22
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Cologne April 27
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Dublin May 1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens, Komotini May 6–8
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bucharest May 20–21
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London May 28–29
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Boston, Chicago, Savannah June 9–13
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The Hague June 16–17
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels June 17–18
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Sofia, Targovishte, Varna July 6–7
Flag of France.svg  France Paris July 19–21
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran July 28–30
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Tbilisi August 11–12
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens August 13–14
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe September 13–14
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels September 23
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin October 3
Flag of France.svg  France Paris October 20–21
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin October 26–27
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome October 28–29
Flag of France.svg  France Strasbourg November 5–6
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo November 12
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg November 16–17
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels December 9–10
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels December 15–17
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Aleppo, Damascus December 22–23

2005

Erdogan with U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office, 2005 Erdogan et Bush.jpg
Erdogan with U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office, 2005
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow January 10–12
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Davos January 27–30
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Aceh, Jakarta February 6–7
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur February 7
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok, Phuket February 8
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Malé February 9
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Matara February 10
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo February 15–17
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels February 22
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Addis Ababa March 2–3
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cape Town, Pretoria March 3–5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid March 11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels March 21–22
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Tunis March 28–29
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Casablanca, Rabat March 30–31
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City Vatican City April 8
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Oslo, Stavanger April 11–12
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Jerusalem, Tel Aviv May 1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow May 9
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest, Szigetvár May 12–13
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw May 16–17
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Almati, Astana May 26–27
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Washington, D.C. June 7–11
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Beirut June 15–16
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku June 29–30
Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Francisco, Sun Valley July 6
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow, Sochi July 17–18
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Karakorum, Ulaanbaatar July 18–21
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London July 27–28
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Como, Napoli, Rome September 2–3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City September 13–16
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah September 18–19
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Muscat September 27
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi September 28
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Islamabad, Kashmir, Muzaffarabad October 20–21
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Kuwait City October 25
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Sana'a October 26
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Cologne November 6
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Manama November 13
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copenhagen November 15
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London November 26–27
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Barcelona, Madrid, Mallorca November 27–28
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington December 3–6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney December 6–10

2006

Erdogan at the Annual Meeting 2006 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2006. Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.jpg
Erdogan at the Annual Meeting 2006 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2006.
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Davos January 26–27
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Monaco March 1–2
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Darfur, Khartoum March 27–29
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah March 29–30
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Thessaloniki May 4
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku May 4–5
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Bali May 13–14
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh May 20–21
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Algiers May 22–23
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin May 25–26
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Zagreb June 12–13
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Republic of Macedonia Skopje June 13–14
Flag of France.svg  France Strasbourg June 27–28
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Boğazköy, Nicosia July 19–21
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur August 3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Washington, D.C. September 30-2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah October 8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London November 3
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Amman, Petra November 25–26
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Riga November 28–29
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran December 2–3
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus December 6
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City December 18–20
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat December 24–29

2007

Erdogan meeting the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome, November 7, 2007 Giorgio Napolitano and Recep Tayyip Erdogan 1.PNG
Erdogan meeting the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome, November 7, 2007
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Beirut, Tyre January 3
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Addis Ababa January 28–30
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Tbilisi February 7
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat February 13–14
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Riyadh February 24–26
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku March 9–10
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh March 28–29
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Aleppo April 3–4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hanover April 15–16
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Washington, D.C. September 21–29
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bucharest October 25–26
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C. November 4–6
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome November 7–8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pardubice, Prague November 15–16
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku November 16–17
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London, Oxford November 22–23
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Lisbon December 8

2008

Erdogan (Left) with Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon (Center), and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (Right) in Spain, January 15, 2008 FORO7ERDOGANZP.jpg
Erdoğan (Left) with Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon (Center), and Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Right) in Spain, January 15, 2008
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Granada, Madrid January 13–16
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin, Cologne, Ludwigshafen, Munich February 7–10
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ilidža, Sarajevo March 25–26
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Kardzhali, Sofia, Targovishte March 27–28
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Stockholm April 2–3
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha April 13–15
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus April 26
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Beirut May 25–26
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Nakhchivan
Nakhchivan City June 3–4
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Baghdad July 10
Flag of France.svg  France Paris July 13
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Nicosia July 18–20
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow August 13
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Tbilisi August 14
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku August 20
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus September 4
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ashgabat October 3–4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Washington, D.C. November 13–15
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Geneva November 17–18
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi, Bangalore November 20–24
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus December 31
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Aqaba December 31

2009

Erdogan speaking at the University of Oxford, April 3, 2009 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at Oxford2.jpg
Erdoğan speaking at the University of Oxford, April 3, 2009
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh January 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh January 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels January 18–19
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Davos January 28–29
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Batumi March 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London April 1–3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin April 18–19
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku May 12–13
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw May 13–15
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sochi May 16
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels June 25–27
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Chişinău July 4–5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy L'Aquila July 9–10
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Aleppo July 22
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C. September 21–27
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Baghdad October 15
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Islamabad October 24–26
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Baghdad October 26–28
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha November 12–13
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome November 17–18
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C. December 7–9
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Mexico City December 9–10
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow December 11–13
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus December 22

2010

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brazil, May 27, 2010 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva & Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brasilia, 27 May 2010 (2).jpg
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brazil, May 27, 2010
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow January 12–13
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi January 17–18
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh January 18–19
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha February 13–14
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Cordoba, Madrid February 22–23
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh March 9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London March 16
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo April 5–6
Flag of France.svg  France Paris April 6–8
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C. April 12–14
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens May 14–15
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran May 17
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku May 17
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Batumi May 17
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid May 18
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo May 26–29
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Santiago May 30
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Toronto June 27–28
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Srebrenica July 10–11
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Belgrade, Novi Pazar July 11–12
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Sofia October 4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin October 8–9
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus October 11
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Islamabad, Karachi, Muzaffarabad October 12–13
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki October 19–20
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens October 21–22
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Mamuša, Pristina, Prizren November 3–4
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Seoul November 11–13
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Dhaka November 13–14
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Akkar District, Beirut, Sidon November 24–25
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Tripoli November 28–29

2011

Erdogan (center) at an opening ceremony in Cairo with Ertugrul Gunay (left) and Ahmet Davutoglu (right) as part of the Arab Spring tour, September 12, 2011 Acilis.JPG
Erdoğan (center) at an opening ceremony in Cairo with Ertuğrul Günay (left) and Ahmet Davutoğlu (right) as part of the Arab Spring tour, September 12, 2011
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Kuwait City January 10–11
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha January 12–13
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus January 17
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv January 24–25
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek February 1–2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hannover February 28
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Kazan, Moscow March 15–17
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Medina March 19–21
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Arbil, Baghdad, Najaf March 28–29
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London March 30–31
Flag of France.svg  France Strasbourg April 12–13
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Batumi May 31
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Nicosia July 19–21
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku July 27
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Mogadishu August 19
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo September 12–14
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Tunis September 15–16
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Benghazi, Misrata, Tajura, Tripoli September 16
Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York City September 19–25
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Republic of Macedonia Skopje, Tetovo, Ohrid, Gostivar September 29–30
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Pretoria October 4–5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh October 26
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin November 1–2
Flag of France.svg  France Cannes November 3–4

2012

Cabinets of Spain and Turkey in Madrid, November 27, 2012 Family photo of Council of ministers of Turkey and Spain.jpg
Cabinets of Spain and Turkey in Madrid, November 27, 2012
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Nicosia January 17
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Seoul March 24–27
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran March 27–28
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi April 8–11
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh April 13
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha April 20–21
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ljubljana, Bled May 7
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome May 8
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Islamabad May 20–22
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana May 23–24
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Los Cabos June 17–19
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio de Janeiro June 20–22
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow July 18–19
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London July 26–27
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku, Shaki September 11–12
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv, Yalta, Sevastopol September 13–14
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo September 14–15
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin October 30–31
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Bali November 6–9
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan November 10
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo November 17–18
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Islamabad November 21–22
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid November 27–28

2013

Erdogan and Obama during bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, May 16, 2013 Erdogan and Obama during bilateral meeting in White House.jpg
Erdoğan and Obama during bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, May 16, 2013
High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council in St.Petersburg, November 22, 2013 High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council in St.Petersburg.jpeg
High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council in St.Petersburg, November 22, 2013
CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Libreville January 6–7
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Niamey January 8–9
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Dakar January 10–11
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha January 29
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague February 3–4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest February 4–5
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Bratislava February 5–6
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Sharjah February 23–24
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copenhagen March 20–21
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam, The Hague March 22
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek April 9–10
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar April 11–12
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C., San Francisco May 15–20
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Rabat June 3–4
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Algiers June 4–5
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Tunis June 5–6
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Awaza August 15–16
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Saint Petersburg September 5–6
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Buenos Aires September 7–8
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Prishtina October 23
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki November 5–6
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Stockholm November 6
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw November 7
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Saint Petersburg November 22
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha December 4
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Lahore, Islamabad December 23–24

2014

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo January 6–8
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapore January 8–9
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur January 10–11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels January 20–21
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tehran January 29–30
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin February 4–5
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sochi February 7
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Baku April 4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Cologne May 25
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna June 19
Flag of France.svg  France Lyon, Paris June 20–21

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References

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