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French president Emmanuel Macron touches down in Ankara fresh off a historic, high-stakes, and incredibly tense, trip to Damascus.
Macron is seen shaking off the intensity of that narrow escape with a crisp, clear morning jog through the streets of the Turkish capital.
Just yesterday, he was meeting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa amid the chaos of twin explosions near his hotel; today, it’s back to business in Türkiye.
Squeezing in a quick run on the sidelines of the Ankara summit before the next round of high-level meetings.
Keeping up a fast pace before shifting to the diplomatic floor; up next, President Macron will be joining global leaders at the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit to tackle pressing security and defense strategy.
Powering through the final stretch of his run as the city wakes up and the summit venue prepares for arrivals.
President Macron keeps up with his well-known habit of going for a run whenever he travels abroad for international summits.
Macron has famously hit the pavement during official visits all over the world, including past morning runs through Mumbai, Cairo, and Nairobi.
The brief route offered a quiet moment of exercise before the streets of Ankara were locked down for official motorcades.
Accompanied by a close security detail, he made his way through Segmenler Park in the central Cankaya district.
Situated right in the diplomatic heart of the city, the 67,000-square-meter valley park sits directly below the Cankaya Presidential Mansion, nestled between Ataturk Boulevard and Iran Street.
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