HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attended the inauguration ceremony of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as President of the Republic of Turkey, which was held at the Presidential Palace of Cankaya in Ankara yesterday evening. The inauguration ceremony was attended by a number of presidents, leaders and head of governments, in addition to a number of ministers and representatives of international organisations. HH the Emir later attended a dinner banquet hosted by President Erdogan in honour of the distinguished guests attending the ceremony.