Erdoğan receives Apple's Tim Cook at the Presidential Complex in Ankara

President Erdoğan received Apple chairman Tim Cook at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Monday. The meeting was closed to the press.

9 Nov 2026, 17:191 min read

Tim Cook and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan posing together at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. — Image: CNN TÜRK

Apple's Tim Cook has been busy during his trip to Türkiye, and on Monday he added one of the biggest stops yet.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Cook, Apple's chairman of the board, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. The meeting was closed to the press, so no details of the conversation have been made public. A photo from the meeting was shared afterwards.

Cook is the man who took over as Apple's CEO after Steve Jobs and held the job until September 2026. He now chairs the company's board.

This was not his only stop in the capital. Earlier the same day, Cook visited Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Atatürk, the founder of modern Türkiye. He then shared tea and simit, the sesame bread ring sold on every Turkish street corner, with Eda Erdem.

What was discussed behind closed doors has not been announced.

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