President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in the Hungarian capital city of Budapest to attend the 4th meeting of the Turkey-Hungary High Level Strategic Cooperation Council. Welcomed by Hungarian and Turkish officials upon his arrival at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, President Erdoğan first had a bilateral meeting with his Hungarian counterpart János Áder at the Sandor Palace. The two leaders shook hands and posed for the press in front of the Turkish and Hungarian flags prior to their tête-à-tête. Accompanying President Erdoğan on his visit to Hungary are First Lady Emine Erdo...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference at Esenboğa Airport in Ankara before leaving for Hungary to attend the 4th meeting of the Turkey-Hungary High Level Strategic Cooperation Council. “Operation Peace Spring served as a litmus paper, revealing Turkey’s true friends” “Operation Peace Spring served as a litmus paper, revealing our country’s true friends,” President Erdoğan said, thanking all friendly nations that displayed strong solidarity with Turkey from the beginning of the operation. Recalling the 120-hour deadline agreed upon with the US for the removal withdrawal of terrorist organizations, including PKK/YPG/PYD and...
The exhibition organized by the Turkish Directorate of Communications and featuring photos by İzzet Keribar has opened with a ceremony in Manhattan. “Akdamar Holy Cross Church Photo Exhibition” organized by the Turkish Directorate of Communications as part of a project called “Hidden Masterpieces of Anatolia Revealed” opened in New York. The reception held at the White Space Chelsea exhibition hall in Manhattan was attended by Consul General of the Republic of Turkey to New York Alper Aktaş, Armenian Locum Tenens of the Patriarchate Sahak Mashalian, Chairman of the Union of Armenian Foundations Bedros Şirinoğlu, Turkey’s...
Issuing a circular on the occasion of “November 11 Tree Planting Campaign”, Erdoğan said Turkey enjoyed a rich ecological diversity on its territory of 78 million hectares. The circular stated that a simultaneous tree planting event would be organized on November 11 at 11:11 a.m. as part of the tree planting and erosion control activities to be coordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Erdoğan said information on the said event were available on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and said: "We have every belief that all our citizens, young and old alike, will give their...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump. During the phone call between President Erdoğan and Trump this evening regional developments as well as bilateral issues were discussed. The two leaders reaffirmed that they would meet in Washington on November 13th at the invitation of US President Trump. Regarding his telephone conversation with US President Trump, President Erdoğan said “We have had a fruitful telephone conversation with US President Trump in which we discussed bilateral relations and issues in our region. We (with Trump) evaluated the steps we will take...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared the following in English from his Twitter account about the capture of the wife of DAESH ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: “Turkey has just taken into custody Baghdadi's family members including his wife. Anyone who doubts our determination about going after all terror groups should take another look at Turkish government's record in pursuing terrorists, be it DAESH, PKK or YPG among others.”
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun received the delegation led by the Deputy Minister of China’s National Radio and Television Administration. During his speech at the meeting, Altun indicated that the world was going through a period of transition whose impact was felt deeply and that constructive dialogue and joint efforts were of great value to global peace and stability. Pointing that Turkey advocated multilateralism based on international law rather than a unilateral world order, Altun expressed that China had always been considered one of the most important partners in this process. Altun highlighted there was a very concrete...
Speaking at the 70th anniversary of Ankara University’s Faculty of Divinity, President Erdoğan said: “Islam is a religion of peace and a Muslim is a person who works for peace. We can neither provide humanity with the services we desire nor resolve any issue of ours unless we place Islam as such at the heart of our lives.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the 70th anniversary of Ankara University’s Faculty of Divinity. Describing Islam as a religion of peace and a Muslim as a person that promotes peace, President Erdoğan said: “We can neither...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to Hungary on November 7, 2019 to attend the 4th meeting of the Turkey-Hungary High Level Strategic Cooperation Council. After his meeting with President János Áder of Hungary, President Erdoğan will co-chair the Council meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary. All aspects of the relations between Turkey and Hungary will be addressed and views on regional and international issues will be exchanged during the talks. Several agreements and documents aimed at further strengthening the cooperation between the two countries are planned to be signed as part...