Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on Thursday in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Erdogan was welcomed at Kuala Lumpur Airport by Malaysian Economy and Foreign Ministry officials along with a ceremonial squad. Erdogan was accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan, daughter Sumeyye Erdogan, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Mevlut Cavusoglu, several cabinet members, bureaucrats, businessmen and journalists. The Turkish prime minister began 2014 with a Far East Tour, during which he has visited Japan and Singapore.