High-level officials including heads of state and prime ministers from dozens of countries are set to attend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s swearing-in ceremony for his second term in office
President Erdogan won a presidential runoff election last Sunday with 52.18 percent of the vote. / Photo: AA Archive
High-level officials from 78 countries are set to attend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s swearing-in ceremony. Saturday's inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Complex will be attended by 21 heads of state, 13 prime ministers, as well as parliamentary and ministerial-level representatives, and representatives of international organisations, including the Organization of Turkic States , NATO and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation .
Erdogan will take the oath in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye at 1400 local time and will begin his new term. He will receive his mandate from the Temporary Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkey, Devlet Bahceli.
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