November 2025

TÜRKİYE – PORTUGAL

HIGH LEVEL VISITS

(2025 – 1988)

11-14 November 2025Chairman of the Public Works, Zoning, Transportation, and Tourism Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Mr. Adil Karaismailoğlu and his accompanying delegation’s visit to Portugal, upon the invitation of Head of the Portuguese Parliamentary Commission on Economy, Public Works and Resettlement Mr. Miguel Santos

15 October 2025 Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of the Portugese Republic H.E. Paulo Rangel’s visit to Ankara within the framework of having a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye H.E Hakan Fidan

13-16 October 2025President of the Turkish Contractors Association Mehmet Erdal Eren and his accompanying delegation’s visit to Portugal

19-21 September 2025Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion of the Portugese Republic H.E. Manuel Castro Almeida’s visit to Ankara upon the invitation of Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Cevdet Yılmaz

9-12 September 2025Minister of Infrastructure and Housing of the Portugese Republic H.E. Miguel Pinto Luz’s visit to Ankara upon the invitation of Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Cevdet Yılmaz

29 June-3 July 2025Head of the Turkish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) Mr. Selami Altınok’s (Erzurum MP) visit to Porto on the occasion of the 32nd Annual Session of the OSCE PA

1-2 June 2025 Head of the Turkish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (AiBPA) Mr. Mustafa Hulki Cevizoğlu (İstanbul MP), AiBPA Turkish Delegation Member and President of the Economic Committee Mr. Şamil Ayrım (İstanbul MP), AiBPA Turkish Delegation Member Levent Uysal’s (Mersin MP) visit to Lisbon on the occasion of the “AiBPA Energy, Environment and Water Committee Meeting”

5-7 April 2025 Chief of General Staff General Metin Gürak’s visit to Lisbon upon the invitation of Portuguese Chief of General Staff General Jose Nunes da Fonseca

26-27 February 2025 The Portuguese Defence Industries Corporation (IdD) delegation’s visit to Ankara on the occasion of the “Second Defence Industry Cooperation Meeting”

18 February 2025 Rear Admiral in the Turkish Naval Forces Command and Head of Defense Planning and Project Management of the Command, Ms. Gökçen Fırat and her accompanying delegation’s visit to Lisbon on the occasion of the "Fourth Naval Forces Cooperation Meeting"

4-5 February 2025 Head of the Portuguese Parliamentary Commission on Economy, Public Works and Resettlement Mr. Miguel Santos and his accompanying delegation’s visit to Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Chairman of the Public Works, Zoning, Transportation, and Tourism Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Mr. Adil Karaismailoğlu (Trabzon MP), President of the Türkiye-Portugal Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Ms. Nilgün Ök (Denizli MP)

22 January 2025 Secretary of State for Infrastructure of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing of the Portuguese Republic Mr. Hugo Espírito Santo's working visit to Türkiye

17 December 2024 Secretary of Turkish Defence Industries of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Prof. Haluk Görgün’s visit to Lisbon on the occasion of the signing ceremony for the construction of two replenishment vessels for the Portuguese Navy

25-27 November 2024 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Hakan Fidan’s visit to Cascais on the occasion of the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

14 November 2024 Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Zekeriya Coştu’s visit to Lisbon on the occasion of the “Web Summit”

21 October 2024 Chief of the Portuguese Naval Staff, Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo’s visit to İstanbul on the occasion of the International Defense, Aerospace Industry Exhibition (SAHA EXPO)

8-10 October 2024 Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Osman Aşkın Bak’s visit to Porto on the occasion of the “18th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport”

3 October 2024 Portuguese Communities Director General of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Luis Ferraz’s visit to Ankara on the occasion of the “I. Türkiye-Portugal Consular Consultations”

25 September 2024Port visit by "TCG ALEMDAR (A-582)” Navy Ship (Lisbon, Port of Rocha do Conde de Obidos)

12-13 September 2024 Turkish Delegation Members to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mr. Sevan Sıvacıoğlu (İstanbul MP) and Mr. Yunus Emre (İstanbul MP) to Lisbon on the occasion of the PACE Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Meetings

30 June-3 July 2024 Head of the Turkish Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Antalya MP), Vice-President Mr. Faik Öztrak (Tekirdağ MP) and accompanying NATO PA members’ visit Lisbon on the occasion of the “NATO PA Political Committee Meeting” and the “Joint Meeting of the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group”

27-29 May 2024 Chief Advisor to the President of the Republic of Türkiye on Foreign Policy and Security, H.E. Ambassador Akif Çağatay Kılıç to Porto on the occasion of the “Concordia Europe 2024 Summit”

20 May 2024 Head of the Turkish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) Mr. Selami Altınok (Erzurum MP) and Turkish delegation of OSCE PA’s visit to Lisbon on the occasion of the “Security Conference in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” hosted by the Portuguese Parliament

14-16 May 2024 Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Mehmet Özhaseki’s visit to Braga to receive "Zero Waste Project” award at the “18th General Assembly of the of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)” on behalf of H.E. Emine Erdoğan, Spouse of the President of the Republic of Türkiye

14-16 May 2024 Head of the Turkish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) Mr. Atay Uslu (Antalya MP) and accompanying PAM member’s visit to Braga within the framework of the “18th General Assembly of the PAM”

29 April 2024 Political Director of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ambassador Rui Vinhas’s visit to Ankara on the occasion of the “Türkiye -Portugal Strategic Dialogue Meeting”

16-21 April 2024 Portuguese National Republican Guard (GNR) General Commander Lieutenant General Rui Alberto Riberiero Veloso’s visit to Türkiye

6-7 March 2024 Director General for Regulation of Transportation Services of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Murat Baştor’s visit to Lisbon on the occasion of the “Türkiye-Portugal Road Transport Joint Commission Meeting”

30 Ocak 2023Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, H.E. João Gomes Cravinho’s visit to Türkiye, within the framework of the “Fourth Joint Economic and Trade Commission” (JETCO) Meeting

25-27 October 2022 Turkish Gendarmerie Chief of Staff, General Arif Çetin’s visit to Portugal

2 June 2022Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs, Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı’s visit to Portugal on the occasion of the “Türkiye-Portugal Bilateral Political Consultations”

8-11 October 2021Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO-PA) Group Members’ visit to Portugal on the occasion of NATO-PA 67^th Session

2 March 2021“Türkiye-Portugal Bilateral Political Consultations”, held online under the chairmanship Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs, Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı andSecretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Ambassador Ana Paula Zacarias

6-7 January 2021Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s visit to Portugal

8 March 2018 Minister of Economy, H.E. Nihat Zeybekci’s visit to Portugal within the framework of the “Third Joint Economic and Trade Commission” (JETCO) Meeting

5-8 September 2016Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Ömer Çelik’s visit to Portugal

22-24 May 2016Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. Antonio Costa’s participation in the “World Humanitarian Summit” in Istanbul

27 July 2015 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s visit to Portugal

12-16 July 2015Chief of the General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces, General Artur Pina Monteiro’s visit to Türkiye

13-15 May 2015Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, H.E. Rui Machete’s participation in the “NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting” in Antalya

10-12 May 2015Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Cemil Çiçek and his accompanying delegation’s visit to Lisbon on the occasion of the “Second Summit of Speakers of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean” (UfM-PA)

2-3 March 2015Prime Minister of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu’s visit to Portugal, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Ali Babacan, Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Finance H.E. Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator H.E. Ambassador Volkan Bozkır, Minister of National Defence H.E. Ismet Yılmaz and Minister of National Education H.E. Nabi Avcı on the occasion of the “First Intergovernmental Summit Between Türkiye and Portugal”

16-19 Şubat 2015Turkish Gendarmerie Chief of Staff, General Abdullah Atay’s visit to Portugal

19-21 Kasım 2014Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Necdet Özel’s visit to Portugal

22-24 October 2014Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Portugal, H.E. Paulo Portas’ visit to Türkiye, within the framework of the “Second Joint Economic and Trade Commission” (JETCO) Meeting

11-13 September 2014Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Ambassador Volkan Bozkır’s visit to Portugal

26-27 June 2014Minister of Economy, H.E. Nihat Zeybekci’s visit to Portugal within the framework of the “First Joint Economic and Trade Commission” (JETCO) Meeting

26-29 January 2014Portuguese Minister of Education and Science, H.E. Nuno Crato’s official visit to Türkiye

7-8 November 2013Portuguese Minister of National Defence, H.E. Pedro Aguiar-Branco’s official visit to Türkiye

1-4 October 2013Portuguese Minister of Education and Science of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. Nuno Crato’s participation in the “Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Conference” held in İstanbul

3-5 July 2013Co-President of the Portugal-Türkiye Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Adriano Moreira (PSD), Deputy President Renato Sampaio (PS), Carina Oliveira (PSD) and Bruno Coimbra’s (PSD) visit to İzmir to attend a seminar on youth within the framework of the “EU Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue and Exchange Project”

15-19 May 2013Portuguese National Republican Guard (GNR) General Commander Lieutenant General Luis Newton Parreira’s visit to Türkiye

5-8 May 2013President of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Abdullah Gül’s visit to Portugal

11-15 March 2013Co-President of the Portugal-Türkiye Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Mr. Adriano Rafael Moreira (PSD), Raul Almeida (CDS-PP) and Gloria Maria da Silva Araujo’s (PS) visit to Ankara within the framework of the “EU Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue and Exchange Project”

16-17 February 2013Co-President of the Portugal-Türkiye Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Mr. Adriano Rafael Moreira (PSD) and Raul Almeida’s (CDS-PP) visit to Antalya to attend a symposium on terrorism within the framework of the “EU Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue and Exchange Project”

03-05 February 2013CHP (Republican People's Party) Chairman, Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s visit to Portugal within the framework of the “Socialist International Council Meeting”

14-18 January 2013Co-President of the Türkiye-Portugal Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Mr. Ömer Selvi (AKP) and Mr. Haydar Akar’s (CHP) visit to Lisbon within the framework of the “EU Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue and Exchange Project”

17-19 December 2012Prime Minister of Portugal, H.E. Passos Coelho´s official visit to Türkiye

11-13 December 2012Second Commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie Brigadier General Güray Alpar’s visit to Portugal, within the framework of the “12^th European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR) High Committee of Ministers (CIMIN) Meeting-Working Group (WG/CIMIN)”

23 November 2012Undersecretary of the Ministry for European Union Affairs of Türkiye, Ambassador Haluk Ilıcak’s visit to Lisbon within the framework of the Conference on “Türkiye-EU Relations” at the University of Lusiada

16-19 October 2012Turkish Gendarmerie Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Osman Eker’s visit to Portugal at the margins of the “International Association of Gendarmerie and Police Corps with Military Statute” (FIEP) Summit

19-21 September 2012Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Egemen Bağış´s visit to Lisbon

06-08 June 2012Chief of Staff of the Turkish Air Force, General Mehmet Erten’s visit to Lisbon

01-04 April 2012Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. PauloPortas´s official visit to Türkiye on the occasion of the “Second Meeting of the Friends of Syria” in Istanbul

06-09 March 2012Turkish Gendarmerie Commander, General Bekir Kalyoncu’s visit to the Portuguese “Guarda Nacional Republicana” to Lisbon

15 July 2011Minister of State and Foreign Affairs H.E. Paulo Portas’s participation in the “Libya Contact Group” meeting in İstanbul

2-3 March 2011Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E Egemen Bağış´s visit to Portugal

22-23 February 2011Minister of Economy of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E Zafer Çağlayan´s visit to Portugal

27 Nov.-1 Dec. 2010Visit of the European Affairs Committee of the Portuguese Parliament to Türkiye

23-26 November 2010Gendarmerie Education Commander Lieutenant General Osman Eker’s visit to Portugal

19-20 November 2010President of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Abdullah Gül´s participation in the “NATO Summit” in Lisbon, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu and Minister of National Defence H.E. Vecdi Gönül

27 September 2010Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Mr. Murat Mercan´s visit to Portugal on the occasion of the “European Parliamentarians Meeting”

14 July 2010Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu´s visit to Portugal

4-5 February 2010Portuguese Minister of National Defence, H.E. Augusto Santos Silva´s visit to Türkiye on the occasion of the “NATO Ministers of Defence Unofficial Meeting”

17-20 September 2009Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General İlker Başbuğ´s participation in the meeting of the” NATO Military Committee” in Lisbon

23-25 June 2009Portuguese Minister of National Defence H.E. Severiano Teixeira’s visit to Türkiye

12-15 May 2009President of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. Aníbal Cavaco Silva´s visit to Türkiye

3-4 August 2008Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal, H.E. Luís Amado´s visit to Türkiye

19-21 June 2008Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Köksal Toptan´s visit to Lisbon

7-9 December 2007Prime Minister of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Recep Tayip Erdoğan´s visit to Lisbon on the occasion of the “EU/Africa Summit”, held within the margins of the Portuguese presidency of the European Union

7-8 September 2007Minister of Foreign Affairs Türkiye, H.E. Ali Babacan´s visit to Portugal within the framework of the “Gymnich Meeting”

28-31 March 2007Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Bülent Arınç’s visit to Portugal

02-03 November 2006Minister of State for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Bülent Arınç´s visit to Lisbon

12-17 March 2006Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces, General José Mendes Cabeçadas´s visit to Türkiye

9-12 May 2005President of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Ahmet Necdet Sezer´s visit to Portugal

2-4 November 2004Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E Abdullah Gül´s visit to Portugal

27-30 October 2004Speaker of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. João Bosco Mota Amaral´s visit to Türkiye

23-26 September 2003Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Hilmi Özkök´s visit to Portugal

14-19 September 2003President of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. Jorge Sampaio´s visit to Türkiye

1-2 July 2003Prime Minister of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Recep Tayip Erdoğan´s visit to Portugal

25 November 2002Chairman of the AK Party (Justice and Development Party), Recep Tayip Erdoğan´s official visit to Lisbon

18-19 Şubat 2001Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Türkiye, H.E. İsmail Cem´s visit to Portugal

14 Mart 2000Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. Jaime Gama´s official visit to Türkiye

19 November 1999Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. António Guterres´s participation in the “Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Summit” in Istanbul

1-3 December 1996President of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Süleyman Demirel´s

participation in the “Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Summit” in Lisbon

4-8 November 1996Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces, Admiral António Fuzeta da Ponte´s visit to Türkiye

9-11 September 1996Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General İsmail Hakkı Karadayı´s visit within the NATO Framework to Lisbon/Porto

15-17 May 1996Turkish Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General İsmail Hakkı Karadayı´s visit to Portugal

8-9 March 1996President of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Süleyman Demirel´s visit to Lisbon on the occasion of President of the Portuguese Republic H.E. Jorge Sampaio’s Oath of Office

23-29 September 1995President of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. Mário Soares´s visit to Türkiye

15-17 December 1994President of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Süleyman Demirel´s visit to Portugal

21-27 October 1992President of the Portuguese Republic, H.E. Mário Soares´s visit to Türkiye

12-14 March 1992Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, H.E. Hikmet Çetin´s visit to Portugal

4-6 December 1988Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal, H.E. Prof. Dr. João de Deus Pinheiro´s visit to Türkiye