Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the US and his meeting with the US president, scheduled for May 9, are up in the air.

According to what Manolis Kostidis mentioned, everything started from a publication on a small Turkish site, which talked about the cancellation of the trip. The publication was not denied by Ankara, fueling the rumours.

Voice of America submitted a question to the American embassy in Ankara, which commented that “at this time there is no official announcement about a visit to the White House”: “At this time, there is no announcement regarding the visit to the White House. There is no change in our plans to have high-level contacts at every opportunity.”

The State Department, for its part, again to Voice of America’s question, commented that “for information about the travel plans of Turkish officials, you should contact the Turkish government.”

According to estimates, the possible postponement of the Turkish president’s trip to the US may be due, on the one hand, to the desire of the US to clarify other aspects of Ankara’s relations with Moscow, but also to American discomfort with Erdogan’s cordial meeting with the leader of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh.

However, efforts continue to make the trip, but so far it does not seem to have been locked, commented Manolis Kostidis.

In Turkey, the German president – On the 3rd day of the trip, he will see Erdogan

He was welcomed by Ekrem Imamoglu, which was commented on by the Turkish media.

“While Erdogan was in Iraq, there was another president in Istanbul, the president of Germany. And the first visit of the President of Germany was to Imamoglu. As soon as the President of Germany Steinmeier arrived in Turkey, he met with Ekrem Imamoglu. The two men initially met at the train station, where Turkish workers once immigrated to Germany. It is surprising that instead of meeting first with Erdogan’s counterpart, he met with Ekrem Imamoglu.

The German president did not arrive empty-handed and brought 60 kg of gyros which was given to the guests. Steinmeier himself cut the round together with the Turkish cook who is famous in Germany.”

The Turkish president visited Baghdad and Arbil.

Plans for military base in northern Iraq

“The Turkish Silk Road” that will start from Basra and reach eastern Thrace – Erdogan signed a memorandum of cooperation for its construction with Iraq, Qatar and the UAE.