Pope Leo XIV landed in Ankara on his first international trip since being elected in May. Traveling from Rome on a private A320neo, the pontiff arrived at Esenboğa Airport at 12:22 p.m. at the official invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy welcomed the Pope, who is accompanied by Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher. The visit began with a trip to Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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