The Turkish Parliament Speaker will travel to the Vatican to attend Pope Francis’ funeral this weekend, officials announced on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. Numan Kurtulmus will represent Turkiye at the funeral, which is set for Saturday. Numerous world leaders and royals will attend the farewell to the Pontiff. Figures confirmed to be attending include US President Donald Trump, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, British Prince William, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. Also set to attend are Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Argentine President […]
