Trump Says He Will Visit Turkey, China This Year

President Donald Trump said on Friday he will travel to Turkey and make a second trip to China at some point this year.

“We’re doing a lot of trips. We’ll be going to Turkey. We’ll be going at some point during the year back to China,” Trump said from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Dates for the trips have not been provided.

He made the comments while introducing a Boeing 747 jumbo jet gifted by Qatar that will join the Air Force One presidential fleet.

Trump was en route to Camp David, where he will spend the weekend, according to a White House pool report.

The president also mentioned Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the United States.

“President Xi is coming here in September, but we’re going back for a big conference that’s in China,” he said.

Trump traveled to Beijing last month, marking his first presidential trip to China since 2017. During that summit, he met directly with Xi for talks on trade, regional security, including Iran, and other bilateral matters.

That meeting built on previous discussions, such as a November 2025 phone call in which Trump said the U.S.–China relationship was “extremely strong” while highlighting progress on agricultural trade issues such as soybeans and other farm products.

“We have done a good, and very important, deal for our Great Farmers—and it will only get better,” he wrote on Truth Social at the time.

The two leaders have maintained communication on topics, including fentanyl and broader economic cooperation.

“We agreed that it is important that we communicate often, which I look forward to doing,” Trump said after the Nov. 25 call.

The September visit by Xi to the United States should provide another opportunity for direct leader-level conversations on a wide range of issues.

The planned visit to Turkey, a NATO ally since 1952, comes after multiple conversations and in-person meetings in recent years between Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Those meetings have centered on bilateral trade, defense cooperation, and regional stability. Discussions encompassed aircraft purchases and security matters.

Trump hosted Erdogan at the White House in September 2025 for discussions on a Boeing deal and other defense topics. One additional phone call in January focused on bilateral ties, Syria, and counterterrorism.

Trump’s remarks at Joint Base Andrews suggested the Turkey and China stops would be part of a broader set of international trips. The president has underscored the importance of advancing U.S. interests on trade, security, and other issues.

Reuters contributed to this report.