Erdoğan was bid farewell by Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Cemil Miroğlu and other officials.

Along with President Erdoğan, First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, Minister of Treasury and Finance Nureddin Nebati, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın, President of Defence Industry Agency İsmail Demir, AK Party Deputy Chairman and Spokesperson Ömer Çelik also departed for İstanbul. (ILKHA)