Erdoğan and Tshisekedi meet in Antalya, Turkey reaffirms DR Congo's territorial integrity
Turkey's president backed the Democratic Republic of Congo's territorial integrity at a meeting with President Félix Tshisekedi on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met his Congolese counterpart, Félix Tshisekedi, in Antalya on Thursday, November 12, 2026, on the sidelines of COP31, the United Nations climate change conference held in Turkey.
During the meeting, Erdoğan reaffirmed Turkey's support for the territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Actualite.cd. Tshisekedi had earlier presented the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor at the conference as a lever for sustainable development, Radio Okapi reported.
Congolese press coverage the same day also focused on the security situation in the east of the country, which remains a major concern for Kinshasa.
Why it mattersKinshasa's position on eastern security and its territorial claims now carry explicit backing from Ankara, a counterpart with growing ties to Congo.