# List of international prime ministerial trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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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.
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

| Number of visits | Country |
| 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 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) |
| Italy | Rome | November 13, 2002 |
| Northern Cyprus | Nicosia | November 16, 2002 |
| Spain | Madrid | November 18, 2002 |
| Greece | Athens | November 18–19, 2002 |
| Germany | Berlin | November 19, 2002 |
| Belgium | Brussels | November 20, 2002 |
| United Kingdom | London | November 20, 2002 |
| Ireland | Dublin | November 21, 2002 |
| France | Strasbourg | November 21, 2002 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | November 25, 2002 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | November 26, 2002 |
| Finland | Helsinki | November 26, 2002 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | November 27, 2002 |
| France | Paris | November 27, 2002 |
| Netherlands | The Hague | November 29, 2002 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | November 29, 2002 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | December 9–10, 2002 |
| United States | New York, Washington, D.C. | December 10–11, 2002 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | December 12–13, 2002 |
| Russia | Moscow | December 23–24, 2002 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | January 7–8, 2003 |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat, Mary | January 8–10, 2003 |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | January 10–11, 2003 |
| China | Beijing, Shanghai | January 14–17, 2003 |
| Switzerland | Zurich | January 23–26, 2003 |

## 2003

As Prime Minister:
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Belgrade | April 8–9 |
| Northern Cyprus | Kyrenia, Nicosia | May 9 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | June 13–15 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | June 15–17 |
| Greece | Thessaloniki | June 20 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | July 1–2 |
| Austria | Vienna | July 11–12 |
| France | Paris | August 31 - 1 |
| Germany | Berlin | September 1–3 |
| Italy | Como | September 6–7 |
| Italy | Rome | October 3–4 |
| Belgium | Brussels | October 16–17 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | October 21–22 |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | October 23–24 |
| Northern Cyprus | Nicosia | November 15 |
| Belgium | Brussels | December 11–13 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | December 15 |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent, Samarkand | December 18–20 |

## 2004

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

## 2005

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

## 2006

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Switzerland | Davos | January 26–27 |
| Monaco | Monaco | March 1–2 |
| Sudan | Darfur, Khartoum | March 27–29 |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | March 29–30 |
| Greece | Thessaloniki | May 4 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | May 4–5 |
| Indonesia | Bali | May 13–14 |
| Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | May 20–21 |
| Algeria | Algiers | May 22–23 |
| Germany | Berlin | May 25–26 |
| Croatia | Zagreb | June 12–13 |
| Republic of Macedonia | Skopje | June 13–14 |
| France | Strasbourg | June 27–28 |
| Northern Cyprus | Boğazköy, Nicosia | July 19–21 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | August 3 |
| United States | New York City, Washington, D.C. | September 30-2 |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | October 8 |
| United Kingdom | London | November 3 |
| Jordan | Amman, Petra | November 25–26 |
| Latvia | Riga | November 28–29 |
| Iran | Tehran | December 2–3 |
| Syria | Damascus | December 6 |
| United States | New York City | December 18–20 |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | December 24–29 |

## 2007

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Lebanon | Beirut, Tyre | January 3 |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | January 28–30 |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | February 7 |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | February 13–14 |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Riyadh | February 24–26 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | March 9–10 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | March 28–29 |
| Syria | Aleppo | April 3–4 |
| Germany | Hanover | April 15–16 |
| United States | New York City, Washington, D.C. | September 21–29 |
| Romania | Bucharest | October 25–26 |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | November 4–6 |
| Italy | Rome | November 7–8 |
| Czech Republic | Pardubice, Prague | November 15–16 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | November 16–17 |
| United Kingdom | London, Oxford | November 22–23 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | December 8 |

## 2008

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Spain | Granada, Madrid | January 13–16 |
| Germany | Berlin, Cologne, Ludwigshafen, Munich | February 7–10 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ilidža, Sarajevo | March 25–26 |
| Bulgaria | Kardzhali, Sofia, Targovishte | March 27–28 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | April 2–3 |
| Qatar | Doha | April 13–15 |
| Syria | Damascus | April 26 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | May 25–26 |
| Azerbaijan | Nakhchivan | June 3–4 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | July 10 |
| France | Paris | July 13 |
| Northern Cyprus | Nicosia | July 18–20 |
| Russia | Moscow | August 13 |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | August 14 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | August 20 |
| Syria | Damascus | September 4 |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | October 3–4 |
| United States | New York City, Washington, D.C. | November 13–15 |
| Switzerland | Geneva | November 17–18 |
| India | New Delhi, Bangalore | November 20–24 |
| Syria | Damascus | December 31 |
| Jordan | Aqaba | December 31 |

## 2009

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Egypt | Sharm el-Sheikh | January 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | January 3 |
| Belgium | Brussels | January 18–19 |
| Switzerland | Davos | January 28–29 |
| Georgia | Batumi | March 5 |
| United Kingdom | London | April 1–3 |
| Germany | Berlin | April 18–19 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | May 12–13 |
| Poland | Warsaw | May 13–15 |
| Russia | Sochi | May 16 |
| Belgium | Brussels | June 25–27 |
| Moldova | Chişinău | July 4–5 |
| Italy | L'Aquila | July 9–10 |
| Syria | Aleppo | July 22 |
| United States | New York City, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C. | September 21–27 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | October 15 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | October 24–26 |
| Iraq | Baghdad | October 26–28 |
| Qatar | Doha | November 12–13 |
| Italy | Rome | November 17–18 |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | December 7–9 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | December 9–10 |
| Russia | Moscow | December 11–13 |
| Syria | Damascus | December 22 |

## 2010

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Russia | Moscow | January 12–13 |
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | January 17–18 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | January 18–19 |
| Qatar | Doha | February 13–14 |
| Spain | Cordoba, Madrid | February 22–23 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | March 9 |
| United Kingdom | London | March 16 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | April 5–6 |
| France | Paris | April 6–8 |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | April 12–14 |
| Greece | Athens | May 14–15 |
| Iran | Tehran | May 17 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | May 17 |
| Georgia | Batumi | May 17 |
| Spain | Madrid | May 18 |
| Brazil | Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo | May 26–29 |
| Chile | Santiago | May 30 |
| Canada | Toronto | June 27–28 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Srebrenica | July 10–11 |
| Serbia | Belgrade, Novi Pazar | July 11–12 |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | October 4 |
| Germany | Berlin | October 8–9 |
| Syria | Damascus | October 11 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad, Karachi, Muzaffarabad | October 12–13 |
| Finland | Helsinki | October 19–20 |
| Greece | Athens | October 21–22 |
| Kosovo | Mamusha, Pristina, Prizren | November 3–4 |
| South Korea | Seoul | November 11–13 |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | November 13–14 |
| Lebanon | Akkar District, Beirut, Sidon | November 24–25 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Tripoli | November 28–29 |

## 2011

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | January 10–11 |
| Qatar | Doha | January 12–13 |
| Syria | Damascus | January 17 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | January 24–25 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | February 1–2 |
| Germany | Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hanover | February 28 |
| Russia | Kazan, Moscow | March 15–17 |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Medina | March 19–21 |
| Iraq | Arbil, Baghdad, Najaf | March 28–29 |
| United Kingdom | London | March 30–31 |
| France | Strasbourg | April 12–13 |
| Georgia | Batumi | May 31 |
| Northern Cyprus | Nicosia | July 19–21 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | July 27 |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | August 19 |
| Egypt | Cairo | September 12–14 |
| Tunisia | Tunis | September 15–16 |
| Libya | Benghazi, Misrata, Tajura, Tripoli | September 16 |
| United States | New York City | September 19–25 |
| Republic of Macedonia | Skopje, Tetovo, Ohrid, Gostivar | September 29–30 |
| South Africa | Pretoria | October 4–5 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | October 26 |
| Germany | Berlin | November 1–2 |
| France | Cannes | November 3–4 |

## 2012

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Northern Cyprus | Nicosia | January 17 |
| South Korea | Seoul | March 24–27 |
| Iran | Tehran | March 27–28 |
| China | Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi | April 8–11 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | April 13 |
| Qatar | Doha | April 20–21 |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana, Bled | May 7 |
| Italy | Rome | May 8 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | May 20–22 |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | May 23–24 |
| Mexico | Los Cabos | June 17–19 |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | June 20–22 |
| Russia | Moscow | July 18–19 |
| United Kingdom | London | July 26–27 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku, Shaki | September 11–12 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv, Yalta, Sevastopol | September 13–14 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | September 14–15 |
| Germany | Berlin | October 30–31 |
| Indonesia | Bali | November 6–9 |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | November 10 |
| Egypt | Cairo | November 17–18 |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | November 21–22 |
| Spain | Madrid | November 27–28 |

## 2013

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Gabon | Libreville | January 6–7 |
| Niger | Niamey | January 8–9 |
| Senegal | Dakar | January 10–11 |
| Qatar | Doha | January 29 |
| Czech Republic | Prague | February 3–4 |
| Hungary | Budapest | February 4–5 |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | February 5–6 |
| UAE | Sharjah | February 23–24 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | March 20–21 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam, The Hague | March 22 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | April 9–10 |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | April 11–12 |
| United States | Washington, D.C., San Francisco | May 15–20 |
| Morocco | Rabat | June 3–4 |
| Algeria | Algiers | June 4–5 |
| Tunisia | Tunis | June 5–6 |
| Turkmenistan | Awaza | August 15–16 |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | September 5–6 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | September 7–8 |
| Kosovo | Pristina | October 23 |
| Finland | Helsinki | November 5–6 |
| Sweden | Stockholm | November 6 |
| Poland | Warsaw | November 7 |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | November 22 |
| Qatar | Doha | December 4 |
| Pakistan | Lahore, Islamabad | December 23–24 |

## 2014

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) |
| Japan | Tokyo | January 6–8 |
| Singapore | Singapore | January 8–9 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | January 10–11 |
| Belgium | Brussels | January 20–21 |
| Iran | Tehran | January 29–30 |
| Germany | Berlin | February 4–5 |
| Russia | Sochi | February 7 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | April 4 |
| Germany | Cologne | May 25 |
| Austria | Vienna | June 19 |
| France | Lyon, Paris | June 20–21 |