SHOTLIST: ANKARA, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 30, 2025) (TURKISH PRESIDENCY – ACCESS ALL) 1. CEREMONY SOLDIERS RIDING HORSES WHILE CARRYING TURKISH AND GERMAN FLAGS 2. TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN WALKING OUTSIDE TO WELCOME GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ 3. MOUNTED SOLDIERS AT WELCOMING CEREMONY AREA 4. VEHICLE CARRYING MERZ MOVING ON ROAD 5. ERDOGAN GREETING SOLDIERS 6. VARIOUS OF VEHICLE CARRYING MERZ ARRIVING ALONGSIDE WITH MOUNTED SOLDIERS 7. VARIOUS OF ERDOGAN AND MERZ GREETING EACH OTHER AND SHAKING HANDS 8. VARIOUS OF ERDOGAN AND MERZ WAITING TOGETHER WHILE CEREMONY BAND PLAYING TURKISH NATIONAL ANTHEM 9. VARIOUS OF ERDOGAN AND MERZ WALKING TOGETHER TOWARDS SOLDIERS 10. MERZ GREETING SOLDIERS 11. VARIOUS OF ERDOGAN AND MERZ WALKING TOGETHER 12. VARIOUS OF MERZ GREETING AND TALKING WITH TURKISH OFFICIALS 13. VARIOUS OF MERZ AND ERDOGAN WALKING TOWARDS INSIDEANKARA, TÜRKİYE - OCT. 30, 2025: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Presidential Complex in the capital Ankara to discuss bilateral and regional issues on Thursday, Oct. 30. "Türkiye and Germany share special and diverse relations -- in foreign and security policy, as well as in migration, energy, and trade," Merz said in a social media post ahead of his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The conservative leader emphasized his commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation between the two countries. "I want to further expand our close partnership. That's why I'm in Ankara meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan," he said. Chancellor Merz, who formed the new German coalition government in May, is making his inaugural visit to Ankara on Thursday. Ahead of the visit, his spokesman told reporters in Berlin that it will be highly important, offering an opportunity to discuss several key bilateral and international topics.