Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan met with Turkish President, Recep Tayyib Erdogan during a Friday prayer at Istanbul's Ayyub Sultan Mosque on Friday (4/20).

"Continuing a visit to Turkey gives it its own impression. Because it started with a meeting and talk with President Erdogan," said Anies, Saturday (4/21).

On that occasion, both shook hands and then chatted before performing the Friday Prayer together at the Sultan Ayyub Mosque. Erdogan even invited Anies to pray right beside him with Turkey's Heavy Energy Minister, Albayrak in the front row.

Afterwards, they went on a pilgrimage and dhikr side by side for more than an hour.

"Hopefully this is a good start for various agenda visits in Turkey over the next few days," he stated.