SHOTLIST: DOHA, QATAR (APR. 27, 2025) (TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY - ACCESS ALL) 1. TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER HAKAN FIDAN SHAKING HANDS WITH QATARI PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN ABDULRAHMAN AL THANI 2. MEETINGDOHA, QATAR - APR. 27, 2025: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Sunday (Apr. 27) in Doha, Qatar. Fidan last visited Qatar in early February, while Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani traveled to Türkiye earlier this month to attend a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)–Gaza Contact Group, hosted by Fidan in the southern Turkish city of Antalya. Ankara and Doha have expanded ties over the past decade through a strategic partnership established in 2014. The two countries hold regular high-level meetings and have signed more than 100 agreements across various sectors. The High Strategic Committee, co-chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, last met in Ankara in November 2024. The next session is expected to take place in the Qatari capital Doha later this year. Türkiye and Qatar have shared similar approaches to regional conflicts, particularly on developments in Palestine and Syria. Both governments have called for an end to Israel’s attacks on Gaza and continue to work together through bilateral channels and multilateral groups such as the Gaza Contact Group. The Türkiye-Qatar bilateral trade volume exceeded $1 billion in 2024.