Erdogan Meets German State Premier Wüst in Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unexpectedly received Hendrik Wüst, the minister-president of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in Ankara on September 28, 2026. The meeting was described as surprising by German media, as it had not been previously announced. Wüst, a leading figure in Germany's opposition CDU party, was on a visit to Turkey when the encounter took place. No further details about the content of the talks were immediately provided in the headlines.