Correa landed at 19:00 GMT, at the airport in the Turkish capital, where he was received by the Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek.
The Latin American president announced that one of the main reasons for the visit is to negotiate better conditions for the export of bananas and Ecuadorian shrimp, according to Efe Christian Ortega, media coordinator of the presidency.
"President Correa said he was glad to visit Turkey again, since he had visited the country during the time he was studying in Leuven (Belgium)," said Ortega.
Some local media have referred to this official trip as "the banana visit" and Correa himself has indicated that Turkish customs tariff for this product are "the highest in the world," at 140 percent.
In this sense, Correa already indicated in early March that this visit "may bear much fruit for Ecuador"
The official agenda started with a visit to the mausoleum of the founder of the Turkish republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, where Correa laid a wreath, before going in to a reception given in his honor by Turkish President, Abdullah Gül.
After the meeting, the two leaders signed several cooperation agreements focused on cultural, tourism, education and environment as well as a general framework for cooperation, as explained to Efe by Ortega.