Turkish President Erdogan arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday arrived in Japan to attend G20 Summit in the port city of Osaka.

Erdogan and first lady Emine Erdogan were welcomed by Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada and Turkey's Ambassador to Tokyo Murat Mercan.

Erdogan is accompanied by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Finance and Treasury Minister Berat Albayrak, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin.

Writing by Busra Nur Bilgic