Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet in New York next week during the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack confirmed. The meeting offers a platform for the leaders to discuss U.S.-Turkey relations and pressing regional issues.
This meeting comes after Erdoğan and Trump last convened at the NATO summit in Ankara in July, where they focused on the alliance’s future and regional security concerns. The leaders have been working towards strengthening ties between Washington and Ankara during Trump’s second term.
Erdoğan’s visit to New York marks his continued diplomatic engagement with the United States, following his September 2025 visit to the White House, which was his first in six years. Details of the agenda for the upcoming talks have not been disclosed, but it is anticipated that significant international and bilateral topics will be addressed.
The discussions are set against the backdrop of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, taking place from September 22 to September 28, where global leaders will tackle key international security and humanitarian challenges. The conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as issues in Iran, Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti, and Cyprus, are expected to be central topics of discussion during the assembly.
