Erdogan's wife will be in Syria next week

The wife of the prime minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Aminah, will hold a visit to Syria on May 20 in a three day visit at the invitation of Syria's First Lady, Ms Asma al-Assad.

Diplomatic sources in Ankara said on Thursday that this will be the first visit of its kind held by Aminah Erdogan outside the country without her husband.