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Türkiye, United Arab Emirates sign trade agreement

The United Arab Emirates and Türkiye signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi on Friday which aims to increase trade between the two countries to $40 billion in the next five years, according to UAE projections. Speaking in Istanbul ahead of a press conference in Abu Dhabi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will take economic and trade relations between the two countries to a new phase. The UAE kicked off negotiations with Türkiye on a bilateral trade deal last year after a warming in political relations following UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed's visit...

President Erdoğan meets with Sultan Ibrahim of Johor

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar of Johor at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/144087/president-erdogan-meets-with-sultan-ibrahim-of-johor

The worldwide outpouring of condolences and support for Türkiye continues unabated 

Disaster aid sent to Türkiye from around the world for those affected by the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş and affected 11 provinces continues uninterruptedly. Numerous aid campaigns have been organised for the victims of the earthquakes, which are described as the "Disaster of the Century". Campaigns that organise financial and in-kind donations are still ongoing. Since the first day of the tragedy, the United States, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Germany, South Korea, Ireland, and Pakistan have provided financial and in-kind aid to the region. While some of the aid is coordinated directly by the governments...

President Erdoğan extends condolences to Sakellaropoulou and Mitsotakis

Following the deadly train crash in Greece, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a get well soon message to President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece.  In his message, President Erdoğan expressed deep grief over the train crash in Greece, offered his condolences for the people who perished in the disaster, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

“We will revive the quake-hit region in solidarity with our citizens living there”

Speaking at AK Party’s Parliamentary Group Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We will revive the quake-hit region in solidarity with our citizens living there. We will give priority in construction and amelioration works in the region to our firms and citizens, particularly the youth.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT). “It is not possible for us to prevent earthquakes, the reality of the geography we are living in,” President Erdoğan stressed, and added: “What...

Türkiye continues to receive messages of condolences and support from all around the world

Disaster aid sent to Türkiye from around the world for those affected by the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş and affected 11 provinces continues uninterruptedly. Organising several aid campaigns for the disaster victims affected by the earthquakes, described as the “Disaster of the Century”, the USA, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Finland, Pakistan, Poland, Sudan and Turkmenistan continue to deliver additional aids to the earthquake regions. Moreover, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity in Mauritius, an African country in the Indian Ocean, launched an aid campaign for earthquake...

“We endeavor to overcome obstacles by displaying the solidarity of the century in the face of the disaster of the century”

Speaking in the Doğanşehir district of Malatya, President Erdoğan said: “We are going through sensitive days when we pay the price of even the smallest negligence, mistake or recklessness with human lives. That’s why I would like to once again remind my citizens in the earthquake zone to stay away from damaged buildings. As the state and the nation, we are endeavoring to overcome the obstacles by displaying the solidarity of the century in the face of the disaster of the century.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Chairman Devlet Bahçeli of the Nationalist Movement Party ...

“We are striving to provide our earthquake victims with permanent housing as soon as possible”

Speaking in the quake-hit Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş, President Erdoğan said: “We are striving to provide our earthquake victims with permanent housing as soon as possible.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chairman Devlet Bahçeli of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) inspected the ongoing relief and recovery efforts in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. Wishing Allah’s mercy to the people who lost their lives in the earthquakes and a speedy recovery to the injured, President Erdoğan said: “With our public institutions, municipalities and non-governmental organizations, we are trying to get our district back on...

“We will revive our quake-hit regions with all their provinces, districts and villages”

Speaking in the quake-hit Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş, President Erdoğan said: “We will inshallah revive our regions hit by the earthquakes with all their provinces, districts and villages while rapidly transforming the places facing the same threat in other regions of our country.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Chairman Devlet Bahçeli of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Chairman of the Great Unity Party (BBP) Mustafa Destici inspected the ongoing relief efforts in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. Delivering remarks following his inspections, President Erdoğan, recalling that the epicenter of the second of the two earthquakes that had...