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Erdogan and Ramos-Horta to Visit South Korea for Summits

Leaders to discuss bilateral cooperation with President Lee Jae Myung this week.

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Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives an opening speech during the 39th session of the Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC), in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 4, 2023. AP-Yonhap

What this story says

  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta will visit South Korea this week.
  • Both leaders will hold separate summits with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
  • Discussions are expected to focus on bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, defense, and nuclear power.
  • Erdogan's visit is his first to South Korea since 2018, and Ramos-Horta's is the first by an East Timorese leader since 2002.

Who covered it

Left 17%(2)Centre 25%(3)Right 58%(7)

Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 17 of the 29 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

50/100

Hype

20/100

29 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta are scheduled to visit South Korea this week for separate summits with President Lee Jae Myung. The visits aim to bolster bilateral cooperation across various sectors.

President Erdogan's visit is planned from November 1 to 4, with a summit expected on November 2 or 3. This marks his first trip to South Korea since 2018. The leaders are anticipated to discuss cooperation in trade, investment, the defense industry, and nuclear power, as well as regional issues.

President Ramos-Horta's visit is scheduled from November 5 to 7, with a summit on November 6. This is the first visit by an East Timorese leader since diplomatic relations were established in 2002. The two leaders are expected to explore enhanced cooperation in diplomacy, security, intellectual property, climate change, and human exchanges.

Visit dates

Reports differ on the exact dates of President Erdogan's visit. The Korea Times states his visit is from November 1-3, with a summit on November 2. Naver and anews.com.tr report the visit as November 2-4, with a summit on the 3rd. Haberler and tgrthaber.com state November 1-4. Elipshaber.com and A Haber also state November 1-4. Habertürk reports Erdogan is travelling "today", without specifying a date. The Korea Times states President Ramos-Horta's visit is from November 3-5, with a summit on November 4. Devdiscourse and Naver report his visit as November 5-7, with a summit on November 6. Yonhap News Agency and korean-vibe.com state the visit is from November 2-4, with a summit on November 3.

What the coverage left out

None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mentioned the specific dates for President Ramos-Horta's summit with President Lee Jae Myung. The left-rated reports did not mention the specific date for President Erdogan's summit with President Lee Jae Myung, while the centre and right-rated reports did.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 26 times, most recently on 2 Nov 2026, 02:30, and will add the sides that appear.

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports highlighted that both President Erdogan and President Ramos-Horta would visit South Korea for summits with President Lee Jae Myung. The Korea Times, which provided a full report, detailed the expected discussions on boosting bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, the defense industry, nuclear power plants, and other future industries. It also noted the significance of Erdogan's visit as his first since 2018 and Ramos-Horta's as the first by an East Timorese leader since 2002. Cumhuriyet's digest noted Erdogan's upcoming visit to Seoul at the invitation of President Lee Jae Myung.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports focused on the upcoming visits and the summits. Devdiscourse, in a digest, stated that President Jose Ramos-Horta would visit South Korea from November 5-7 for a bilateral summit with President Lee Jae Myung. Naver's digest reported that Turkish President Erdogan would pay a state visit from November 2-4 and hold a summit with President Lee on the 3rd, also mentioning that the President of East Timor would make an official visit. AKIpress, in a digest, provided news about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, with no specific mention of the South Korea visits.

Right

7 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on President Erdogan's visit to South Korea. Mehr News Agency's digest stated the Turkish President was travelling to South Korea to discuss regional and global issues. Daily Sabah's digest noted that Burhanettin Duran, head of the Turkish Presidency’s Communications Directorate, confirmed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit. Anews.com.tr's digest reported Erdoğan was scheduled to visit Seoul from November 2-4 for a bilateral summit with South Korean President Lee. Yonhap News Agency's digest mentioned Erdogan would pay a state visit from the 2nd to the 4th and hold a summit with President Lee Jae-myung. Turkiyegazetesi.com.tr's digest highlighted the critical nature of Erdoğan's visit after 8 years, with agreements expected to be signed. Sabah.com.tr's digest reported on a meeting between President Erdoğan and Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Ankara.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Erdogan and Ramos-Horta to Visit South Korea for Summits?
Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 58% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 29. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Erdogan and Ramos-Horta to Visit South Korea for Summits left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 17% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 58% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Erdogan and Ramos-Horta to Visit South Korea for Summits biased?
Erdogan and Ramos-Horta to Visit South Korea for Summits is one event reported by 29 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Erdogan and Ramos-Horta to Visit South Korea for Summits?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Erdogan and Ramos-Horta to Visit South Korea for Summits?
29 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
When will President Erdogan visit South Korea?
President Erdogan is scheduled to visit South Korea from November 1-4. His summit with President Lee Jae Myung is expected on November 2 or 3. Some reports indicate slightly different dates for the visit and summit.
When will President Ramos-Horta visit South Korea?
President Ramos-Horta is scheduled to visit South Korea from November 5-7. His summit with President Lee Jae Myung is expected on November 6. Some reports indicate different dates for the visit and summit.
What will the leaders discuss?
The leaders are expected to discuss bilateral cooperation in various fields, including trade, investment, defense, and nuclear power. They will also exchange views on regional and international issues.

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