Minister of Islamic Affairs, Hon. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed has departed to Turkey, on Tuesday, to attend the Presidential handover ceremony of the 12th President of Turkey, H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Minister Shaheem is attending the ceremony as a special envoy of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
Prime Minister of Turkey, H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was elected as the 12th President of Turkey, in the presidential election held on 10 August 2014.