Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday met with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev as part of the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit hosted by Türkiye at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.

The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, marked the start of Erdogan’s bilateral engagements during the summit.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Justice and Development (AK Party) Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Omer Celik, and Communications Director Burhanettin Duran also attended the meeting.