Boris Johnson visits Turkey after EU warning – what does his BODY language REVEAL?

Boris Johnson met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan late last night. 

The UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is taking part in a goodwill visit to Turkey. 

But the non-verbal cues of the two men reveal some hidden tension in the room. 

Body language expert Darren Stanton revealed to Express.co.uk his own insight into the meeting. 

One image captures the two politicians sitting in chairs as they pose for photos. 

Darren said: “The Turkish president is looking very serious and has a rather odd posture as if he appears to be tied to the chair which is quite bizarre.

“Boris is sitting in an open welcoming gesture with his hands on his knees. He is displaying no signs of defensiveness and is smiling, which could be a combination of either a nervous smile or awkward smile, which people tend to do in awkward situations.  

“He could also be trying to be his inhabitable self, attempting to lighten the mood in the room.”

Another image reveals even more insight into the professional relationship between the pair. 

The picture captured the moment the two leaders shook hands, with each of their arms extended. 

Darren said: “The Turkish president is having to extend his arm much more to Boris.  It looks like he may be trying a tactic a certain American President does to pull others into his space to assess how pliable they are.  

“If we are reluctant to be in close proximity of someone we have just met, it denotes how resistant we may or not be in negotiations. 

“There is also a mismatch in the facial expressions of Mr Johnson and the aide to his rear who are smiling compared to the President who is clearly not amused.”

While there are several body language factors at play, Darren thinks the meeting was convivial. 

But he said there appear to be “no signs of any deep rapport between the two men shown in the photos”. 

The meeting came just hours after the Turkish president fired a warning to Brussels, insisting he will review Turkey’s relationship with the European Union – including its deal to curb illegal migration into the bloc – after its constitutional referendum in April.

Tensions between Boris Johnson and Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have been heightened today by the release of a UK foreign affairs committee report. 

The document accused the Turkish president of using the nation’s attempted military coup last summer to suppress  human rights.