{
  "id": 17904660,
  "title": "Lee set for summit with Turkey's Erdogan to discuss deepening cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/lee-set-for-summit-with-turkeys-erdogan-to-discuss-deepening-17904660",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T04:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261103/lee-set-for-summit-with-turkeys-erdogan-to-discuss-deepening-cooperation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set to meet for a summit on Tuesday to explore ways to strengthen their bilateral cooperation. Erdogan recently arrived in South Korea for a three-day state visit, his first trip to the country since 2018. The summit, marking their first face-to-face meeting since the NATO summit in Ankara last July, is expected to delve into various sectors for potential collaboration, such as trade, investment, defense industry, nuclear power plants, and emerging industries. In addition to discussing bilateral cooperation, the leaders are anticipated to share perspectives on the current situations in the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East, as reported by Seoul's presidential office. Following the summit, a signing ceremony for memorandums of understanding, a joint press release, and an official dinner are planned, according to Lee's spokesperson Kang Yu-jung. The summit aims to further bolster the strategic partnership between South Korea and Turkey.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold a summit with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday to discuss ways to deepen cooperation between their countries, as well as security issues. Erdogan arrived in South Korea on Monday for a three-day state visit, marking his first trip to the country since 2018. Lee and the Turkish leader last met in Ankara in July on the occasion of a North…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy confirms readiness for leaders' summit in Turkey, proposes security rules for Black Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/zelenskyy-confirms-readiness-for-leaders-summit-in-turkey-proposes",
        "published": "2026-11-02T17:04:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee set for summit with Turkey's Erdogan to discuss deepening cooperation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/lee-set-for-summit-with-turkeys-erdogan-to-discuss-deepening",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:52:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}