The first stop of Abbas was Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Atatürk, the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey.
“I present my respects to the people of this noble country and to its former and current government. In this regard, we appreciate the role that the great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk played during the foundation of the Republic of Turkey,” Abbas wrote in the mausoleum’s special visitors’ book.
“I convey the people of Palestine’s regards to the spirit of the great leader Atatürk, to the Turkish administration under Erdoğan’s leadership, and to the Turkish people,” he added.
Abbas will be hosted by President Erdoğan at a dinner late on Oct. 24 after visiting parliament and meeting Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman.
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