Erdoğan at the COP31 Business Forum: 96 leaders came to Antalya, close to 100,000 participants expected

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accompanied by his wife Emine Erdoğan, addressed the COP31 Business Forum in Antalya on 12 November. He said Türkiye is hosting the largest international event in the history of the Republic: 96 leaders of different ranks came for the two-day Leaders' Summit.

The conference opened on 9 November and runs until 20 November. Erdoğan said around 100,000 people are expected from all over the world and that, going by pre-registration, it may become the best-attended COP ever. He described COP31 as an “implementation conference” meant to turn pledges into concrete results.