Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in New York, where world leaders have gathered for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The meeting came as Erdoğan continued a busy schedule of diplomatic engagements on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The two leaders were photographed shaking hands, with the Turkish and Qatari flags displayed between them.

Erdoğan and Sheikh Tamim have maintained frequent contact on regional developments and bilateral relations. Türkiye and Qatar also coordinate on a range of diplomatic and economic issues.
The meeting was part of Erdoğan’s series of high-level talks in New York. The Turkish president has been meeting with heads of state and government as well as senior international officials during UN General Assembly week.
Türkiye-Qatar relations and regional issues in focus
Türkiye and Qatar maintain close political and economic ties, while regional security and developments in the Middle East remain important areas of dialogue between Ankara and Doha.
The meeting also came on a day when both leaders addressed major regional issues during their UN engagements, with developments in Gaza and the wider Middle East featuring prominently on the international agenda.