Gilani and his counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were to chair the first meeting of a "high-level co-operation council" set up last year and comprising several ministers from both sides, a statement said Sunday.
The meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, an official from Erdogan's press office said. Gilani's programme included also talks with President Abdullah Gul, a speech at the Turkish parliament and a meeting with Turkish business people in Istanbul. Turkey has had traditionally close ties with Pakistan.
Since 2007 it has also hosted meetings between the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan in a bid to push them to overcome their differences and cooperate against Islamist extremists.