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, 2014 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 301 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

- 1 visit to Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Gabon, India, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Luxembourg, Maldives, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Yemen.
- 2 visits to Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Libya, Macedonia, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Tajikistan.
- 3 visits to Bulgaria, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, South Korea, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates.
- 4 visits to Iraq, Malaysia, Lebanon, Turkmenistan.
- 5 visits to Egypt, Iran.
- 6 visits to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Northern Cyprus, Spain, Switzerland.
- 7 visits to Pakistan, Qatar.
- 8 visits to Italy.
- 9 visits to United Kingdom.
- 10 visits to France, Syria.
- 12 visits to Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Russia.
- 13 visits to Belgium.
- 14 visits to United States.
- 16 visits to Germany.
Total: 301 international trips to 91 countries.
2002
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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
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
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Rome | November 13, 2002 |
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Nicosia | November 16, 2002 |
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Madrid | November 18, 2002 |
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Athens | November 18–19, 2002 |
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Berlin | November 19, 2002 |
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Brussels | November 20, 2002 |
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London | November 20, 2002 |
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Dublin | November 21, 2002 |
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Strasbourg | November 21, 2002 |
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Lisbon | November 25, 2002 |
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Copenhagen | November 26, 2002 |
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Helsinki | November 26, 2002 |
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Stockholm | November 27, 2002 |
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Paris | November 27, 2002 |
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The Hague | November 29, 2002 |
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Luxembourg | November 29, 2002 |
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Copenhagen | December 9–10, 2002 |
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New York, Washington, D.C. | December 10–11, 2002 |
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Copenhagen | December 12–13, 2002 |
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Moscow | December 23–24, 2002 |
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Baku | January 7–8, 2003 |
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Ashgabat, Mary | January 8–10, 2003 |
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Astana | January 10–11, 2003 |
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Beijing, Shanghai | January 14–17, 2003 |
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Zürich | January 23–26, 2003 |
2003

As Prime Minister:
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Belgrade | April 8–9 |
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Kyrenia, Nicosia | May 9 |
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Kuala Lumpur | June 13–15 |
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Islamabad | June 15–17 |
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Thessaloniki | June 20 |
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Lisbon | July 1–2 |
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Vienna | July 11–12 |
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Paris | August 31 - 1 |
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Berlin | September 1–3 |
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Como | September 6–7 |
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Rome | October 3–4 |
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Brussels | October 16–17 |
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Bishkek | October 21–22 |
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Dushanbe | October 23–24 |
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Nicosia | November 15 |
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Brussels | December 11–13 |
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Baku | December 15 |
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Tashkent, Samarkand | December 18–20 |
2004

2005

2006

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Davos | January 26–27 |
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Monaco | March 1–2 |
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Darfur, Khartoum | March 27–29 |
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Jeddah | March 29–30 |
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Thessaloniki | May 4 |
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Baku | May 4–5 |
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Bali | May 13–14 |
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Sharm el-Sheikh | May 20–21 |
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Algiers | May 22–23 |
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Berlin | May 25–26 |
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Zagreb | June 12–13 |
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Skopje | June 13–14 |
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Strasbourg | June 27–28 |
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Boğazköy, Nicosia | July 19–21 |
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Kuala Lumpur | August 3 |
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New York City, Washington, D.C. | September 30-2 |
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Jeddah | October 8 |
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London | November 3 |
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Amman, Petra | November 25–26 |
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Riga | November 28–29 |
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Tehran | December 2–3 |
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Damascus | December 6 |
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New York City | December 18–20 |
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Ashgabat | December 24–29 |
2007

Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
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Beirut, Tyre | January 3 |
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Addis Ababa | January 28–30 |
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Tbilisi | February 7 |
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Ashgabat | February 13–14 |
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Jeddah, Riyadh | February 24–26 |
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Baku | March 9–10 |
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Riyadh | March 28–29 |
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Aleppo | April 3–4 |
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Hanover | April 15–16 |
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New York City, Washington, D.C. | September 21–29 |
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Bucharest | October 25–26 |
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Washington, D.C. | November 4–6 |
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Rome | November 7–8 |
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Pardubice, Prague | November 15–16 |
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Baku | November 16–17 |
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London, Oxford | November 22–23 |
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Lisbon | December 8 |
2008

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Granada, Madrid | January 13–16 |
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Berlin, Cologne, Ludwigshafen, Munich | February 7–10 |
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Ilidža, Sarajevo | March 25–26 |
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Kardzhali, Sofia, Targovishte | March 27–28 |
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Stockholm | April 2–3 |
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Doha | April 13–15 |
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Damascus | April 26 |
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Beirut | May 25–26 |
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Nakhchivan City | June 3–4 |
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Baghdad | July 10 |
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Paris | July 13 |
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Nicosia | July 18–20 |
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Moscow | August 13 |
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Tbilisi | August 14 |
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Baku | August 20 |
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Damascus | September 4 |
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Ashgabat | October 3–4 |
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New York City, Washington, D.C. | November 13–15 |
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Geneva | November 17–18 |
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New Delhi, Bangalore | November 20–24 |
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Damascus | December 31 |
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Aqaba | December 31 |
2009

Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
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Sharm el-Sheikh | January 1 |
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Riyadh | January 3 |
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Brussels | January 18–19 |
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Davos | January 28–29 |
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Batumi | March 5 |
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London | April 1–3 |
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Berlin | April 18–19 |
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Baku | May 12–13 |
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Warsaw | May 13–15 |
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Sochi | May 16 |
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Brussels | June 25–27 |
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Chişinău | July 4–5 |
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L'Aquila | July 9–10 |
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Aleppo | July 22 |
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New York City, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C. | September 21–27 |
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Baghdad | October 15 |
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Islamabad | October 24–26 |
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Baghdad | October 26–28 |
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Doha | November 12–13 |
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Rome | November 17–18 |
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Washington, D.C. | December 7–9 |
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Mexico City | December 9–10 |
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Moscow | December 11–13 |
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Damascus | December 22 |
2010
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2011

Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
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Kuwait City | January 10–11 |
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Doha | January 12–13 |
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Damascus | January 17 |
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Kyiv | January 24–25 |
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Bishkek | February 1–2 |
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Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hannover | February 28 |
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Kazan, Moscow | March 15–17 |
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Jeddah, Medina | March 19–21 |
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Arbil, Baghdad, Najaf | March 28–29 |
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London | March 30–31 |
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Strasbourg | April 12–13 |
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Batumi | May 31 |
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Nicosia | July 19–21 |
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Baku | July 27 |
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Mogadishu | August 19 |
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Cairo | September 12–14 |
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Tunis | September 15–16 |
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Benghazi, Misrata, Tajura, Tripoli | September 16 |
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New York City | September 19–25 |
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Skopje, Tetovo, Ohrid, Gostivar | September 29–30 |
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Pretoria | October 4–5 |
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Riyadh | October 26 |
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Berlin | November 1–2 |
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Cannes | November 3–4 |
2012

Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
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Nicosia | January 17 |
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Seoul | March 24–27 |
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Tehran | March 27–28 |
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Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi | April 8–11 |
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Riyadh | April 13 |
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Doha | April 20–21 |
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Ljubljana, Bled | May 7 |
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Rome | May 8 |
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Islamabad | May 20–22 |
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Astana | May 23–24 |
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Los Cabos | June 17–19 |
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Rio de Janeiro | June 20–22 |
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Moscow | July 18–19 |
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London | July 26–27 |
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Baku, Shaki | September 11–12 |
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Kyiv, Yalta, Sevastopol | September 13–14 |
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Sarajevo | September 14–15 |
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Berlin | October 30–31 |
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Bali | November 6–9 |
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Bandar Seri Begawan | November 10 |
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Cairo | November 17–18 |
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Islamabad | November 21–22 |
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Madrid | November 27–28 |
2013

Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
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Libreville | January 6–7 |
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Niamey | January 8–9 |
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Dakar | January 10–11 |
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Doha | January 29 |
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Prague | February 3–4 |
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Budapest | February 4–5 |
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Bratislava | February 5–6 |
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Sharjah | February 23–24 |
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Copenhagen | March 20–21 |
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Amsterdam, The Hague | March 22 |
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Bishkek | April 9–10 |
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Ulaanbaatar | April 11–12 |
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Washington, D.C., San Francisco | May 15–20 |
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Rabat | June 3–4 |
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Algiers | June 4–5 |
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Tunis | June 5–6 |
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Awaza | August 15–16 |
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Saint Petersburg | September 5–6 |
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Buenos Aires | September 7–8 |
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Prishtina | October 23 |
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Helsinki | November 5–6 |
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Stockholm | November 6 |
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Warsaw | November 7 |
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Saint Petersburg | November 22 |
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Doha | December 4 |
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Lahore, Islamabad | December 23–24 |
2014

Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
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Tokyo | January 6–8 |
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Singapore | January 8–9 |
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Kuala Lumpur | January 10–11 |
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Brussels | January 20–21 |
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Tehran | January 29–30 |
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Berlin | February 4–5 |
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Sochi | February 7 |
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Baku | April 4 |
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Cologne | May 25 |
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Vienna | June 19 |
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Lyon, Paris | June 20–21 |
See also
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References
- "Başbakan Erdoğan, 84 ülkeyi ziyaret etti". Ahaber (in Turkish). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2020.