The plane of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, landed a few minutes ago at “Eleftherios Venizelos” airport.

The Turkish president was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Gerapetritis.

In addition to the plane with which the Turkish president arrived, two other planes carrying the Turkish ministers and their very large group also landed.

Under draconian police measures, Mr. Erdogan is expected to arrive at 11:30 at the Presidential Palace for the meeting with the President of the Republic. From the airport, the procession will enter Attiki street, from there to Mesogeion avenue and through Vasilissa Sophia will reach Herodou Attikou.

The Turkish president and his entourage travel in three of his own specially designed vehicles. The route should be done in less than 20 minutes.

The specially configured vehicles will be armored limousines, which can withstand even a chemical attack, since a special circuit is developed that prevents the entry of external gases. Their cost exceeds 3 million Turkish pounds, while it is said that it will bring to Greece the first Turkish TOGG SUV.

Closed roads
Until the afternoon, Katehaki – Mesogion – Vasil streets. Sofias – Kifissias – Vas. Konstantinou – Vas. Amalia – Alexandra – Michalakopoulou – Stadium – Panepistium and Academy will be a prohibited zone for the residents of the capital.

High-rise buildings throughout Athens during the visit will be armed with snipers who will cover all the neurological points.

At the same time and during the 6 hours that Erdogan will be here, there will be aerial surveillance, on many levels, both by drones and by Greek police helicopters, which will give a live image of the GADA operations center.

Specially trained dogs will sweep downtown Athens, even checking garbage cans for any explosive devices or suspicious objects. At the same time, ELAS will even check the rainwater network galleries.

The Turkish president’s visit to Greece will last approximately 6 hours.

At 11:30, Erdogan will arrive at the Presidential Palace where he will meet with the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a meeting which will last 45 minutes. At 12:15, it will pass by the Maximos Palace.

There the two leaders will have a meeting in the presence of the foreign ministers and their advisors. At 13.00 Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Tayyip Erdogan will make statements and then the meeting of the Supreme Cooperation Council of the two countries will begin. The Turkish President will depart at 16.00 in the afternoon.

The program of the visit of the Turkish president in detail:

12.15: MEETING K. MITSOTAKI – ERDOGAN G. GERAPETRITIS – CH. FINTAN MARIA BOURA – TS. KILITS

1:00 p.m.: STATEMENTS BY K. MITSOTAKI – T. ERDOGAN

13.30: SUPREME COOPERATION COUNCIL MEETING

16.00: DEPARTURE OF ERDOGAN