UPDATE - Turkish president meets Omani sultan in Muscat

UPDATES WITH DETAILS OF ENGAGEMENTS; CHANGES HEADLINE, LEDE, DECK

By Mumin Altas and Esra Tekin

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Wednesday Sultan Haitham bin Tarik in Muscat, the capital of Oman, the final leg of his Gulf tour.

Following an official welcoming ceremony at the Al Alam Palace, Erdogan and Sultan Haitham held a meeting.

Also present at the official welcoming ceremony were Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Trade Minister Omer Bolat, National Intelligence Organization head Ibrahim Kalin, Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, and other top officials.

After the closed-door session, Erdogan gifted Türkiye's homegrown electric car TOGG to the Omani Sultan.

Sultan Haitham and President Erdogan inspected the vehicle in the courtyard of the palace, and Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir briefed the Omani ruler on the EV's features.

Oman is the third and final stop on Erdogan’s three-day tour of Gulf states, following Kuwait and Qatar.