Edi Rama meets Erdogan at his Summer residence in Marmaris

Edi Rama and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Marmaris

Today, Prime Minister Edi Rama held a meeting with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The news is announced by Rama himself, who publishes a photo with the Turkish President, while writing that they discussed "the relations between Albania and Turkey, the challenge of the time to strengthen the economy in the face of Covid-19, the progress of bilateral cooperation, as well as the situation in the Western Balkans region ”.

"With the President of Turkey, dear friend Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in one of the conversations during his stay at his Summer residence in Marmaris, where we spoke extensively about the relations between Albania and Turkey, the challenge of time to strengthen the economy in the face of Covid -19, the progress of bilateral cooperation, as well as the situation in the Western Balkans region", writes Rama.

Me Presidentin e Turqisë, mikun e çmuar Rexhep Taip Erdogan, në një nga bisedat gjatë qëndrimit në rezidencën e tij...

Posted by Edi Rama on Monday, September 14, 2020

The close relations of the Albanian Prime Minister with the Turkish one have been noticed by the regional leaders and those of the opposition. An important voice is that of former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who gave the alarm that Albania is heading east, based among other things on the Rama-Erdogan relationship.

Meanwhile, it should be noted that there are some important elements that make Turkey more and more present in Albania, where in addition to the Muslim religion and Turkish colleges, the number of Turkish soap operas has increased significantly in recent years, imposing thus indirectly a Turkish culture in the middle and poor strata of the population, which tends to watch more soap operas.