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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, before the two leaders moved to one-on-one and inter-delegation talks on Thursday.
The ceremony featured a 21-gun salute and soldiers carrying flags representing 16 Turkish states in history, while Carney greeted the honor guard in Turkish.
Cavalry met Carney's official car on the avenue in front of the Presidential Complex and escorted it to the protocol gate.
The Turkish president welcomed Carney at the main entrance of the complex.
After President Erdogan and Carney took their places in the ceremony area, the band played the national anthems of the two countries, accompanied by a 21-gun salute.
Flags and soldiers representing the 16 Turkish states in history took part in the ceremony.
Carney greeted the Presidential Guard Regiment’s ceremonial unit by saying "Merhaba asker," Turkish for "Hello, soldier."
The two leaders introduced their delegations to each other.
President Erdogan and Carney then shook hands and posed for members of the press on the stairs in front of Turkish and Canadian flags.
The Turkish president and his Canadian counterpart moved to a one-on-one meeting, to be followed by an inter-delegation meeting chaired by the two leaders.
The leaders are expected to hold a joint press conference after the talks.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in Ankara, according to a post on the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s X account.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Trade Minister Omer Bolat attended the ceremony.
National Intelligence Organization (MIT) head Ibrahim Kalin, Defense Industries President Haluk Gorgun and Presidential Private Secretary Hasan Dogan were also present.
Also attending the ceremony to welcome Mark Carney were Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, Chief Adviser to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Cagatay Kilic.
Türkiye's Ambassador to Ottawa Can Dizdar and Ankara Gov. Yakup Canbolat also attended.
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