Turkish President Erdogan arrives in Qatar for Arab-Islamic summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday arrived in Qatar to attend an emergency Arab-Islamic summit held in the wake of last week’s Israeli strike on Doha.

Upon arrival, Erdogan was welcomed by officials, including Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Türkiye's Ambassador to Doha Mustafa Goksu at Hamad International Airport.

The president is accompanied by Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan, National Intelligence Organization (MIT) chief Ibrahim Kalin, Akif Cagatay Kilic, chief advisor to the president on foreign policy and security, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, and Justice and Development (AK) Party's deputy chair Halit Yerebakan.

The Arab-Islamic summit in Doha brings together heads of state and senior officials from across the region.

The summit was called by Qatar in response to the Israeli attack that targeted Hamas leaders in Doha last week, killing five group members and a Qatari security officer.

Qatar, along with the US and Egypt, has been a mediator in negotiations to end the Israeli war on Gaza, where nearly 65,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023.