Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in TRNC for it's 37th anniversary

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for an official visit and to attend ceremonies on the country's 37th anniversary.

Plane carrying President Erdoğan departed from Istanbul at 12:20 p.m. local time for Lefkoşa.

Erdoğan was welcomed by TRNC President Ersin Tatar, Parliament Speaker Teberrüken Uluçay, other ministers and lawmakers.  He is accompanied by First Lady Emine Erdoğan and Devlet Bahceli, the
head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), among others.  

Erdoğan and Tatar are expected to discuss the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, along with steps to further strengthen the close cooperation between Turkey and the TRNC. 

They will also exchange views on the Cyprus issue.

Erdoğan is expected to attend the official opening of the Lefkoşa Emergency Hospital.