In terms of foreign visits, Erdoğan, who assumed the presidency again after the second round of elections in May, embarked on his initial overseas trips to TRNC and Azerbaijan on June 12. Over the course of his foreign visits, he participated in seven summits and made five foreign trips in July alone. Notable stops included Vilnius on July 10, where he attended the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, and a tour of Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates) on July 17-18-19. He revisited TRNC on July 20.
