Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived in Antalya in southern Türkiye to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP31), hosted by Türkiye.
The Antalya Governorate said in a post on its official account Tuesday evening, November 10, that Antalya Governor Hulusi Şahin welcomed Burhan at Antalya Airport after he arrived aboard an official Sudanese aircraft.
The Turkish Embassy in Khartoum reposted photos of the reception on its account, displaying the flags of both countries as a sign of the relations between Ankara and Khartoum.

Leaders’ summit in Antalya
Burhan is attending the COP31 Leaders’ Summit, held on November 11 and 12 with the participation of 102 heads of state and government, as part of the conference taking place in Antalya from November 9 to 20. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the summit with a speech calling for a “global compassion pact” between humanity and nature.
Burhan’s attendance comes as Sudan has been experiencing a war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, causing one of the world’s largest displacement and hunger crises. Sudan is among the African countries most affected by the repercussions of climate change, from droughts to floods.
Cover photo: Antalya Governorate. Second photo: Wikimedia Commons (Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, archive). Sources: Antalya Governorate, Turkish Embassy in Khartoum.