Donald Trump received a warm welcome from Turkey's strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after touching down in the country for a high-stakes NATO summit.

Trump's affinity for strongmen leaders made him an admirer of Erdogan, who amassed power in Turkey as its prime minister and in his 13th year as president.

When he steps off the plane in Ankara for this week's NATO summit, it will be the president's first trip to Turkey since he regained the White House.

The US president has praised both leaders for their strength and charm

NATO allies will showcase surging defence spending at a summit in Turkey's capital Ankara on Tuesday as they hope to placate US President Donald Trump after his fury over Europe's…