The ADF-2025, organised in the city for the 4th time under the theme "Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World", is attended by more than four thousand participants, including many high-level ministers and state officials, such as presidents, prime ministers, and foreign ministers from many countries, as well as the heads of many regional and international organisations.
The official opening of the ADF is scheduled to take place at 3:00 pm, with the opening speeches to be delivered by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan. President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan arrived in Antalya last night. President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan were greeted at Antalya Airport by Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and Governor of Antalya Hulusi Şahin and his spouse, Ebru Şahin.
The "Diplomacy Tunnel," which is set up every year at the ADF, features visuals including photographs of events such as Israel's massacres in Gaza, the Ukraine-Russia War, as well as the African Culture House booth this year. Attended by more than 20 heads of state and government, more than 70 ministers, including more than 50 foreign ministers, approximately 60 high-level representatives of international organisations, as well as more than four thousand people in total, including students, the ADF-2025 will address a wide range of international issues.
Key figures arriving in Antalya
Among the figures arriving in Antalya for the forum are President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia, Prime Minister Dorin Recean of Moldova, President Ersin Tatar of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze of Georgia, President Jakov Milatović of Montenegro, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, former President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović of Croatia, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif of Punjab in Pakistan, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani of Qatar, President Nechirvan Barzani of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG), President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia, President Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, Prime Minister Ünal Üstel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu of Kosovo, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of Libya, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha of Ukraine, Prime Minister Rossen Dimitrov Jeliazkov of Bulgaria, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Murat Kurum, Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of Youth and Sport Osman Aşkın Bak, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin, Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) Mehmet Süreyya Er, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Hüseyin İbrahim Taha, Secretary General of the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay, and Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organisation of Turkic States Binali Yıldırım.