November 11, 2026
The city of Tripoli is preparing to receive Bilal Erdogan, the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, next Friday, at the start of an official visit to Lebanon that will extend for three days and include the northern governorates, Akkar, and the capital, Beirut, including official, religious and popular meetings and archaeological tours.
In details, the visit program begins in Tripoli with a full official and popular reception with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Mitri and the Mufti of Tripoli and the North, Sheikh Muhammad Imam, with the Turkish guest leading Friday prayers at the Grand Mansouri Mosque.
The prayer is followed by a program of field tours that include the most prominent historical, archaeological and religious landmarks of the city, especially the old markets, the Mevlevi Hospice, the Citadel of Tripoli, in addition to a number of mosques with an Ottoman architectural character.
Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Mitri will hold a luncheon in honor of Erdogan, followed by an expanded meeting that includes about 450 Tripoli figures and activists representing various political, social, religious, union, and economic sectors, in addition to holding a series of meetings with businessmen and local activists.
The visits will continue on Saturday with a move to Akkar Governorate, specifically the town of Al-Kawashra, to meet with people of Turkmen origin, followed by a visit to the headquarters of Dar Al-Fatwa in Akkar.
The visit concludes in the capital, Beirut, where Bilal Erdogan will meet Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, who will hold a lunch in his honor to mark the end of his Lebanese tour.
