New metro line, due for completion in August 2021, will be nation's fastest, speeding 120 km per hour to new airport Construction began Saturday on a new high-speed metro line connecting the heart of Istanbul to the new mega-Istanbul Airport. The new line, set to be finished in August 2021, will whisk passengers from Gayrettepe, in Sisli, on the Turkish metropolis’ European side, to the new airport in just 35 minutes. At the ceremonial rail-welding ceremony, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “We didn’t neglect the transportation issue when we built the new Istanbul Airport. Besides bus transportation from the city, we have started...
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It would be historic mistake to leave Libya at the mercy of a warlord, says President Erdoğan As Libya peace is set to be discussed the second time in a week, Erdoğan said Saturday Turkey is key to peace in the war-weary country. Ahead of Sunday’s Berlin conference on Libya, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Politico, a policy news organization, that “it would be a mistake of historic proportions to leave Libya at the mercy of a warlord.'' Erdoğan’s remarks came in an article titled Road to peace in Libya goes...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit Berlin on January 19 to attend the Summit on Libya upon German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s invitation. Turkey has supported from the very beginning the efforts exerted so as to ensure that the attacks against the internationally legitimate Government of National Accord in Libya on the basis of the United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 2259 are stopped, a durable ceasefire is established and a lasting political solution adopted by Libyans is achieved under the auspices of the United Nations. Accordingly, it has made intensive diplomatic initiatives at all levels; likewise, also made an...
President Erdoğan on Friday expressed concern on recent developments in the embattled Idlib province in northwestern Syria, saying they were an indication that the Syrian regime did not comply with cease-fire deals initiated by Turkey and Russia. "[Idlib] is clear proof that the regime does not comply with the steps we have taken regarding the cease-fire," Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters in Istanbul, referring to a cease-fire that began early Jan. 12, succeeding an oft-violated de-escalation deal reached in September 2018. Turkey and Russia agreed in September 2018 to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone, where acts of aggression are expressly...
Turkey is all set to reach new heights in 2020 by protecting its rights, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday. "Through strengthening production, export and employment rate and protecting our rights on the international front, especially in the Mediterranean region, we are opening doors of a new rising period," Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the Annual Evaluation Meeting for 2019 at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center in Ankara. Erdoğan stressed that this year Turkey will demonstrate its historic achievements for its freedom and future regardless of the circumstances. Underlining...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump Bilateral relations, as well as the latest situation in Libya and regional developments were discussed during the conversation between Erdoğan and Trump.
Concerning the raid by the Egyptian police to Anadolu Agency's (AA) Cairo office, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said: “We condemn the hostile attitude of the Egyptian authorities towards the Turkish media.” In his statement, Altun made an assessment about the raid held at the AA office in Cairo during when four employees, including one Turkish citizen, were taken into custody and taken away to an unknown place. Noting that “We condemn the hostile attitude of the Egyptian authorities towards the Turkish media,” Altun said: "Turkey has made progress in recent weeks in Eastern Mediterranean and in Libya toward...
Speaking at the Smart Cities Congress, President Erdoğan said: “Cities that fail to go beyond the age are doomed to lose their attractiveness after a while. On the one hand, we will opt for investments in line with our cities’ newly-emerging needs, and on the other, preserve our history, culture and civilization.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Smart Cities Congress in Ankara. Warning that cities which fail to go beyond the age are doomed to lose their attractiveness, President Erdoğan said: “On the one hand, we will opt for investments in line with...
Presidential High Advisory Board convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The closed-door meeting at the Presidential Complex was attended by Board members İsmail Kahraman, Bülent Arınç, Cemil Çiçek, Köksal Toptan, Mehmet Ali Şahin, Yıldırım Akbulut, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, and Director of Administrative Affairs of the Presidency Metin Kıratlı. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made a statement regarding the Presidential High Advisory Board meeting and noted the following: “During the meeting, “the effects of the Law no. 6284 on the Protection of Family and Prevention of Violence and...