Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was among a handful of national leaders on Thursday wishing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a happy birthday, as the long-time leader of the country celebrated his 72nd birthday. He was born in 1954.
According to a post on X by the Turkish presidency, Erdogan received the best wishes in phone calls, with others calling including the presidents of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, along with the Bosnian member on the Bosnia and Herzegovina presidential council, Denis Bećirović.
President @RTErdogan held separate phone calls with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential Council’s Bosniac member Denis Bećirović, and Prime Minister Kyriakos…
— Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye (@trpresidency) February 26, 2026
Mitsotakis and Erdogan met in Ankara earlier this month for the sixth High-Level Cooperation Council between Greece and Turkey, a framework that brings together several counterpart ministers for direct talks.
