ISTANBUL / ANKARA

World leaders and government officials will gather at the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF 2025) from April 11-13 under the theme, Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World.

The ADF 2025 will be held in the Turkish resort city of Antalya under the patronage of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

The opening speech of the forum will be delivered by President Erdogan, and the event will focus on the theme, Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World.

More than 20 heads of state and government, over 50 foreign ministers, more than 70 ministers, and approximately 60 senior representatives from international organizations, as well as over 4,000 guests, including students, are expected to attend.

Over 50 sessions in various formats will be held during the forum, covering topics related to different regions, from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific, Africa to Latin America, as well as key global issues such as climate change, counterterrorism, humanitarian aid, digitization, food security, and artificial intelligence.

Activities and session will be live-streamed through the forum's official website and social media accounts, as well as by Turkish public broadcaster TRT.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to participate in the Gaza Contact Group meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation-Arab League, the Türkiye-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Croatia trilateral meeting, and Türkiye-Iraq High-Level Security Mechanism meeting as part of the ADF 2025.