Turkey issues stamp featuring Modi

ANTALYA: A personalised postage stamp featuring Prime Minister Narendra was issued by Turkey in remembrance of the just concluded G20 Leaders Summit here.

The stamp of 2.80 Turkish lira bears a picture of Modi and the Indian national flag. It has ‘Narendra Modi – Prime Minister of Republic of India’ written at the bottom.

Personalised stamps of G20 Turkey Summit Leaders were presented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in remembrance of G20 Turkey Leaders Summit, the official twitter handle of G20 Turkey Leaders Summit tweeted.

In all, 33 stamps including of the leaders of the 19 biggest and most powerful economies of the world and the European Union  were issued.

Modi attended the Summit in this Turkish resort town on November 15 and 16.

Other world leaders featured include US President  Barack Obama, Russian President  Vladimir Putin, Chinese President  Xi Jinping, UK Prime Minister David Cameroon, Australian Prime Minister  Malcolm Turnbull, Brazilian President Dilma Roussef, Canadian Prime Minister  Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Sinzo Abe and European Council President Donald Tusk.

Even though French President Francois Hollande cancelled his visit to the Summit due to the Paris killings, a stamp in his honour too was issued.

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