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Turkey's Erdogan will soon decide whether to join Trump's Board of Peace

January 20, 2026 6:29 AM EST

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony for the handover of new vehicles to the gendarmerie and police forces in Istanbul, Turkey, November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

ANKARA, ⁠Jan 20 (Reuters) - ⁠Turkish ‍President Tayyip Erdogan ‍will soon decide whether ​to join U.S. ​President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative after having ​received an invitation, Turkey's ​foreign minister said on ‌Tuesday.

"We have received an invitation. Our President ​is being ⁠invited as a founding ‌member, on behalf of Turkey (and) ‌will likely make his ‌decision on this matter very soon," Hakan Fidan ‍said in a televised ⁠interview with state media.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)



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