Turkish president receives UK premier on sidelines of UN meeting
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the UK's Prime Minister Andy Burnham held their first meeting in New York during the 81st UN General Assembly session.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 09:48 PM 22 September 2026
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the UK's newly elected Prime Minister Andy Burnham met Tuesday for the first time in New York.
The closed-door meeting took place on the sidelines the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
It was the first face-to-face meeting between Erdogan and Burnham since he took office as prime minister in July.
No further information was disclosed about the meeting.
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