PM Orban Receives A Returning Guest

One of Prime Minister Orban's key allies, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is on another visit to Hungary. The two leaders are set to discuss economic matters, and President Erdogan will also meet Hungarian President Katalin Novak. This isn't President Erdogan's first visit to Budapest this year; the last one was in August. This year holds special significance for Hungary-Turkey relations as the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, officially establishing diplomatic ties, was signed 100 years ago in 1923.

Asztana, 2023. november 2. A Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda által közreadott képen Orbán Viktor miniszterelnök (b) és Recep Tayyip Erdogan török elnök kezet fog kétoldalú megbeszélésükön Asztanában 2023. november 2-án. A két vezetõ a Türk Államok Szervezetének 10. csúcstalálkozójára érkezett a kazah fõvárosba. MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán Fotó: Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán

Besides bilateral ties, cooperation between Turkey and Hungary is also prominent in international politics: Turkey is a member of the Organization of Turkic States, where it has observer status.

Cover photo: Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands at their bilateral meeting in Astana on November 2, 2023 (Photo: MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Zoltan Fischer)