Angela Merkel holds farewell talks with Turkey’s long-serving leader

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting at Huber Villa presidential palace, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, October 16 (Francisco Seco/AP)

Angela Merkel’s final visit to Turkey as German chancellor saw two of Europe’s longest serving leaders pay tribute to one another as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted her for farewell talks overlooking the Bosporus.

Mr Erdogan had been in office for more than two years when Mrs Merkel came to power in 2005.