The President of Russia met the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, at the airfield.
The goal of Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey was to participate, together with the Turkish and Italian heads of state, in the events surrounding the official opening of the Blue Stream Gas Pipeline that crosses the Black Sea.
See also
Opening of the Blue Stream Gas Pipeline
November 17 − 18, 2005