Impression is caused by the encounter of Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Emmanuel Macronnot so much for the essence of the meeting, but for the little lyrics that the two men had in front of the cameras.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Wednesday (24.9.2025) at the UN headquarters in New York, where the two leaders discussed bilateral relations. Erdogan emphasized the importance of dialogue with France and expressed Ankara’s readiness to deepen cooperation in commerce, energy and defense.
However, the dialogue in front of the cameras was rather enjoyable. Macron greeted Erdogan with the Turkish president asking him if he was good and Macron responding positively. Erdogan then turns to the attendees by saying, “He tells me he is good.”
“I see that there are times when you are good in the end,” the Turkish president continued with Macron responding simply: “Yes.”
President Erdoğan met with Macron at the UN Headquarters.
The dialogue between Erdoğan and Macron was much talked about:
– Erdogan: How are you?
– Macron: I’m fine.
– Erdogan: It is good, there are times when it is good. pic.twitter.com/PsFh9Q7Jgv– Hürgün Newspaper (@hurguntr) September 25, 2025
A few months ago a Still meeting they had gone viral when Erdogan had caught Macron’s finger and didn’t leave it.