Turkish PM toured the world four times in 2012

Turkish PM toured the world four times in 2012

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Turkish PM toured the world four times in 2012

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. AA Photo

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has traveled a total of 165,120 kilometers - which is equal to four tours around the world - this year, Anatolian news agency has reported.  

The prime minister has paid 24 visits to 22 countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the Middle East and six countries in Europe.

South Korea and Indonesia were also on Erdoğan’s 2012 travel list.  

The longest distance that Erdoğan traveled was to Mexico’s Los Gabos, which took a total of 12,000 kilometers.

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