Şamil Ayrım took part in the visits of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who visited to Azerbaijan and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus after re-inauguration as president. They first visited the mausoleum of founding president of Azerbaijan Haydar Aliyev and then Baku Martyrs' Lane on the first official visit which was made to brother Azerbaijan. President Erdoğan, who attended a joint press conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, also made an official visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was welcomed by his counterpart TRNC President Mustafa Akıncı, put a wreath at the Statue of Atatürk in Nicosia and then participated in a dinner that was organized in honor of him. Baku and Nicosia visits were accompanied by Tuğrul Türkeş, former Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey.