Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departed for Egypt on Monday aboard the presidential aircraft to participate in the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit on Gaza.
Erdogan was seen off at Esenboga Airport in Ankara by Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, Presidential Chief of Staff Hakki Susmaz, and Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin.
He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Intelligence Organization head Ibrahim Kalin, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, and his chief advisor on foreign policy and security, Akif Cagatay Kilic.
Invited by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump, Erdogan will attend the summit to discuss the recently reached ceasefire agreement in Gaza.