Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has departed for Seoul at the invitation of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
Erdoğan was seen off at the State Guest House at Atatürk Airport by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and Abdullah Özdemir, head of the Istanbul provincial branch of the Justice and Development Party.
His wife, Emine Erdoğan, is accompanying him, along with Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, National Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır.
