Erdoğan meets Pope Leo XIV in latter’s inaugural visit abroad
Pope Leo XIV and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meet at the Presidential Complex, Ankara, Türkiye, Nov. 27, 2025. (Reuters Photo)


President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Pope Leo XIV at the Presidential Complex on Thursday as the pontiff began his first visit abroad.

Leo XIV and Erdoğan are scheduled to hold talks and a news conference later on Thursday.