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Altun: “Turkey has exercised its right of self-defense and abided by the international law in its operations aimed at preventing a humanitarian disaster in Idlib”

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun noted the following: “The Assad regime has been a menace to our national security, to the region and Europe since it has behaved like a criminal network engaging in terrorism against its own people. We do not have the luxury to stand idly by and those who ask to abandon Syrians should be ashamed.” In a thread on his Twitter account, Altun recalled the national security meeting held under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following the cowardly attack on Turkish troops. Stating that Turkey had responded and would continue to respond to...

Altun: “Our ongoing activities on the ground in Syria will continue until the hands reaching to our flag are broken”

Indicating that it was decided to retaliate against the illegal regime, which pointed their guns at Turkish soldiers, during the Security Summit, Altun said, “All known targets of the regime have been and will continue to be put under fire with our air and ground fire support elements.“ Altun made a written statement regarding the Security Summit held at the Presidential Complex under the chairmanship of our President. Underlining that the Summit was held due to the heinous attack against our soldiers, who were serving in Idlib, Altun commented as follows: “During the Summit, it was emphasized that the Assad...

Altun: “If these attacks continue, we are moving forward with our plans to stop the regime from killing and displacing more people.”

Regarding the incidents in Idlib, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “If these attacks continue, we are moving forward with our plans to stop the regime from killing and displacing more people. We will not allow the regime to empty out Idlib.” In a thread shared on his Twitter account, Altun addressed the incidents in Idlib and stated the following:  “Time is running out! The murderous regime has attacked civilians and our soldiers on the ground. We have and will continue to respond. If these attacks continue, we are moving forward with our plans to stop the regime from...

Situation in Syria’s Idlib ‘in favor of Turkey’

President Erdoğan says Turkey has also reversed situation in Libya, which was previously in favor of Haftar The situation in Syria’s Idlib is in favor of Turkey, said Erdoğan “The developments in Idlib are now in favor of Turkey,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during orientation day of first batch of Diplomacy Academy in his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party headquarter in Ankara. On Jan. 12, the parties to the conflict in Syria announced a cease-fire in response to a joint call by Turkey and Russia. Syria has been mired in a vicious civil war since early 2011,...

Public Diplomacy Coordination Board holds its first meeting

Public Diplomacy Coordination Board, which was established by the Directorate of Communications, held its first meeting within the framework of the ‘communication mobilization’ call made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The meeting chaired by the Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun was organized at the Presidential Complex with the participation of all relevant ministries, public institutions and organizations. Altun said in his speech at the opening of the meeting that public diplomacy was one of the most important highlights of strategic communication policies, and added: “Of course, our strategic communication and public diplomacy, above all, are not independent of our...

‘Turkey will never compromise on Sochi deal for Syria’

Turkey will never compromise on the Sochi deal on embattled Idlib, Syria and it expects the deal to be implemented, said President Erdoğan. Speaking to reporters while returning from Azerbaijan, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “We want whatever the Sochi deal contains. We cannot compromise on this issue, and whatever is necessary needs to be done.” On his phone calls last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Emmanuel Macron, in which the leaders agreed on a meeting on Idlib for March 5, Erdoğan said the venue of the meeting “will probably be...

“We make every effort to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Idlib”

Addressing AK Party’s parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey, which currently hosts 3.7 million Syrians, will not accept in silence a new migration wave of over 1 million people towards its borders. We want the regime to put an immediate end to its attacks and withdraw to the boundaries outlined in the Sochi Memorandum.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the party’s parliamentary group meeting. President Erdoğan said: “We make every effort, including effective intervention on the ground, to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Idlib. Turkey, which...

“We will increase our trade volume with Azerbaijan to $15 billion by 2023”

Addressing a joint press conference with President Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Erdoğan said: “In 2019, we had a trade volume of nearly $4.5 billion. Our goal is to increase this amount to $15 billion by 2023. We should achieve this.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan held a joint press conference in Baku following the Turkey-Azerbaijan High Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting. “We will deepen our cooperation with Azerbaijan in every area''  Referring to the 8th meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High Level Strategic Cooperation Council, which he co-chaired with President Alivey prior to the press...

President Erdoğan in Azerbaijan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is paying an official visit to Azerbaijan for the 8th meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High Level Strategic Cooperation Council, was welcomed by President Ilham Aliyev with an official ceremony at Zagulba Palace. After the two leaders inspected the guard of honor, Turkey and Azerbaijan’s national anthems were played. Following the introduction of the delegations, President Erdoğan and President Aliyev headed inside Zagulba Palace to co-chair the council meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/116795/president-erdogan-in-azerbaijan