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From Berlusconi to Maduro, foreign politicians at Erdoğan’s inauguration
From Berlusconi to Maduro, foreign politicians at Erdoğan’s inauguration
More than 50 foreign leaders, including Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev and Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, as well as a number of former prime ministers, like Germany’s Gerhard Schröder and Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi, attended Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s inauguration ceremony in Ankara on July 9. Click through for the photos...
Former Italian PM Berlusconi
Berlusconi was photographed at the inauguration with Turkish-German actress Wilma Elles
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
Former German PM Gerhard Schröder
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
Before attending the ceremony, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hailed Erdoğan as “a friend of Venezuela and leader of the new multi-polar world” in a tweet
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic
Rached Ghannouchi, leader of al-Nahda movement in Tunisia
Religious leaders in Turkey, including Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Dimitri Bartholomew, also attended the inauguration
Turkish scientist Aziz Sancar (L), who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2015, was among the attendees
Guests were served a non-alcoholic cocktail dubbed “The Water of Life”, which consists of soda water, mango and melon juice, vanilla and fresh sage
A special 1 Turkish Lira coin minted for the event was presented to the guests
Guests were also gifted a turqoise badge depicting the presidential palace to mark the inauguration
Presidents of Bulgaria, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, Guinea, Zambia, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, Mauritania, Gabon, Chad, Djibouti and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, as well as Emir of Qatar, attended the inauguration.
Secretary generals of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and D-8, and European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs were also among the attendees.
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