UPDATE WITH MORE DETAILS
By Sefa Mutlu
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday in Istanbul.
The meeting, which was held at the Huber Mansion in Tarabya, lasted for an hour.
After the meeting, the two leaders are expected to hold a joint press conference.
Earlier, Merkel and Erdogan boarded a golf cart and visited the beach area of the mansion.
Standing next to the flags of Turkey and Germany, the two leaders greeted local and foreign journalists in the area.
* Writing by Zehra Nur Duz