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Barin Kayaoglu

Barin Kayaoglu

Sep 8, 2024

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) inspect Chinese honour guards during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 2, 2019. (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) inspect Chinese honour guards during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 2, 2019. — WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

FASANO, ITALY - JUNE 14: President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on day two of the 50th G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia on June 14, 2024 in Fasano, Italy. The G7 summit in Puglia, hosted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the seventh held in Italy, gathers leaders from the seven member states, the EU Council, and the EU Commission. Discussions will focus on topics including Africa, climate change, development, the Middle East, Ukraine, migration, Indo

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This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency on September 4, 2023, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin seeing off his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their talks in Sochi. (Photo by Sergei KARPUKHIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI KARPUKHIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrives to attend a session meeting during the 10th BRICS summit on July 27, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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