Presidents of Türkiye and Poland hold closed meeting in New York — Anadolu Agency

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a bilateral meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in New York, United States, on Tuesday, September 23, 2026.

Meeting in New York

The talks were held behind closed doors at the Turkish House, also known as the Türkevi Center. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, Anadolu Agency reports.

History of partnership

The article notes that Türkiye supported Poland's NATO membership in 1999. According to the agency, this contributed to the formation of deep bilateral relations.

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Poland, for its part, supported Türkiye's accession process to the European Union, which was also described as a factor in the development of relations between the countries.

In 2009, bilateral relations were elevated to the level of a strategic partnership between the states in accordance with the “Declaration on the Turkish-Polish Strategic Partnership.”