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President Erdoğan in Tatarstan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, to attend the BRICS Summit.   President Erdoğan was welcomed at Kazan International Airport by First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Nigmatullin of Tatarstan, Mayor Ilsur Metshin of Kazan, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Russia Tanju Bilgiç, and officials of the Turkish Embassy in Moscow and Consulate General in Kazan.   Accompanying President Erdoğan in Tatarstan are First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, and Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat. ...

Ambassadors of Czech Republic, Ireland, Belgium and Head of EU Delegation to Türkiye present their credentials to President Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Ambassador Hendrik Van de Velde of Belgium, Ambassador Clare Brosnan of Ireland, Head of European Union Delegation to Türkiye, Ambassador Thomas Hans Ossowski, and Ambassador Petr Štěpánek of Czech Republic at the Presidential Complex. The ambassadors presented their letters of credence to President Erdoğan during the reception at the Presidential Complex. Introducing some embassy officials and their family members to President Erdoğan, the ambassadors posed for souvenir photos with President Erdoğan. President Erdoğan then held separate meetings with Ambassador Van de Velde, Ambassador Brosnan, Ambassador Ossowski, and...

President Erdoğan, PM Meloni of Italy talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.   The call addressed the Türkiye-Italy relations, Israeli aggression in the region as well as regional and global matters.    Highlighting the further advancing Türkiye-Italy relations day by day, President Erdoğan noted that the bilateral trade volume can be increased by taking determined steps in numerous spheres, particularly in defense industry.   Stating that Israel has widened the ring of fire in the Middle East by turning a deaf ear to all warnings, President Erdoğan underlined the importance of the...

“There is no place for terror and its dark shadow in the future of Türkiye”

Addressing AK Party’s provincial heads, President Erdoğan said: “We expect it to be understood by all that there is no place for terror and its dark shadow in the future of Türkiye. We, together with the institution of politics, the parliament, the civil society, the press, academia and the whole nation, want to build a Türkiye where there is no terror and violence.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the AK Party’s Provincial Heads Meeting in Ankara. “WE WANT TO BUILD A TÜRKİYE...

Head of Communications Altun addresses the General Assembly of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union

Presidency's Head of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, attended the official inauguration of the 61st General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) held in Istanbul and delivered a speech. Head of Communications Altun noted that ABU has filled a critical gap, and its activities encouraged the expansion of the broadcasting sector in the Asia-Pacific region over the course of its 60-year history and emphasised its critical role in the promotion of media freedom and diversity. Mentioning rapid transformations and changes the world had experienced since the 1960s when ABU began its operations, Head of Communications Altun stated that the established order...

President Erdoğan receives Ukrainian FM Sybiha

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha of Ukraine at the Presidential Complex. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan was also present at the meeting.  Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

“We will enhance Türkiye on the basis of democracy, justice and freedoms”

Speaking at the 54th Muhktars Meeting in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “We will enhance Türkiye on the basis of democracy, brotherhood, justice and freedoms, as we have done until today. And I believe that we will do this with your support, my mukhtar brothers and sisters.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 54th Muhktars Meeting in Istanbul. “We will enhance Türkiye on the basis of democracy, brotherhood, justice and freedoms, as we have done until today. And I believe that we will do this with your support, my mukhtar brothers and sisters,” President...

“We want to improve our cooperation with Germany in defense industry”

Speaking at a joint press conference with Chancellor Scholz of Germany, President Erdoğan said: “One of the important topics we have focused on with Mr. Chancellor Scholz has been our cooperation in defense industry. We want to improve our cooperation, leaving behind some setbacks experienced in the past in the supply of defense industry products.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany held a joint press conference following their bilateral meeting at Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Istanbul. Voicing his pleasure over hosting Chancellor Scholz of Germany and his delegation in Türkiye, President Erdo...

President Erdoğan commemorates Alija Izetbegović

In a post shared on his social media account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated Alija Izetbegović, the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable visionary and a man of cause. In his post, President Erdoğan said: "On the anniversary of his passing, I commemorate Alija Izetbegović, a valiant soldier on the battlefield, a wise leader who guided his nation to independence, the first President of the brotherly country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable visionary and a man of cause, with longing and compassion."