Turkish PM heads to Bodrum for vacation

ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News

At the end of a busy political season, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family headed to the Aegean resort town of Bodrum for a short vacation late Monday.

He will be back to the capital next week for the regular Cabinet meeting.

Having attended his Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) provincial congress in Kayseri, Erdoğan spent Monday in the Prime Ministry office in Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace.

He then flew with his family from Istanbul to Bodrum on Monday night.

Meeting with Saudi Prince

Erdoğan will spend this week in Bodrum at the Rixos Hotel with his family, and head the regular Cabinet meeting on July 9.

While in Bodrum, he is expected to have a short meeting with Saudi Arabian Prince al-Waleed Bin Talal, who is also currently vacationing in the area.

Prince al-Waleed Bin Talal was photographed in Bodrum as he was riding his bcycle during his holiday on July 2.