President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departed from Budapest, the capital of Hungary, where he went to attend the European Political Community Summit.
President Erdoğan was welcomed by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, AK Party İstanbul Provincial Chairman Osman Nuri Kabaktepe and other officials.
President Erdoğan arrived in Istanbul with First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Presidency's Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Ambassador Akif Çağatay Kılıç.