President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting, according to a report. The location and details of the meeting are not yet disclosed.
President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are now meeting, according to a report. The meeting, initially scheduled for 15:15 Jerusalem on Tuesday, was moved earlier after Trump's arrival in Ankara this evening. The location and details of the agenda remain undisclosed.
The meeting was first announced on Monday evening (Jul 6, 22:34 Jerusalem) when The Zioneer reported the scheduled encounter at 15:15 on Tuesday. Within the same minute, N12 confirmed Trump's landing in Ankara and the impending meeting within the hour, followed by another report that Erdogan had greeted Trump at Ankara airport (all at 22:34 Jerusalem). The reporting has been consistent throughout, with N12's Assaf Rozenzweig providing on-the-ground coverage.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday (20:13 Jerusalem), the Trump-Erdogan meeting has raised concerns in Jerusalem over a potential warming of US-Turkey relations and its implications for Turkish military buildup, particularly along the Syrian frontier. The NATO summit, now underway in Ankara, also includes expected meetings between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Syrian leader Ahmad al-Jolani, as The Zioneer noted earlier that day (08:36 Jerusalem).
No further details on the duration or outcomes of the meeting have been provided. The precise location of the bilateral encounter has also not been confirmed.
5 developments
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- StrongTrump-Erdogan meeting stokes Israeli concerns over Turkish regional influence
- DevelopingTrump says he will speak with Turkey, calls Erdogan 'great'
Source and signal
- Internal intake