Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he may visit the United States and hopes to hold a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump, Anadolu news agency reports.
Speaking to reporters on his return flight from Hungary on Thursday, following an informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Budapest, Erdogan discussed a range of foreign policy issues, including Syria and the war in Gaza.
Meanwhile, the US State Department highlighted a “new era of partnership” in Turkey-US relations following a meeting Tuesday of the Türkiye-US Syria Working Group in Washington, DC.
Reiterating his call for a new constitution, Erdoğan said, “The key question is whether the Republican People’s Party will embark on a journey with us to make a civil constitution. That is what matters. Come, let’s join forces.”
“We want a new constitution not for ourselves, but for our country. I have no intention to be re-elected or to run again,” Erdoğan added, Bianet reports.
Responding to CHP Chair Özgür Özel’s remarks about early elections, Erdoğan said, “They’ve talked a lot about early elections in the sense Mr. Özel means. We won’t and can’t drag Türkiye into such an ordeal – there is no need for it.”