President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held bilateral meetings with many leaders in New York, the United States of America (USA), where he travelled to attend the 79th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. On the first day of his visit to New York as part of his contacts in the United States, President Erdoğan was received with an affectionate welcome by people at the entrance of the Türkevi, where he met with many leaders and engaged in intensive diplomacy traffic. President Erdoğan met with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia, President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran,...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned home after concluding his meetings in the USA, where he went to attend the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). President Erdoğan was welcomed by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and other officials at Atatürk Airport. President Erdoğan arrived in Istanbul with First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau at the Turkish House. During the meeting, bilateral relations between Türkiye and Guinea-Bissau as well as regional and global issues were discussed. President Erdoğan stated that it is important to develop commercial and economic relations between the two countries as well as cooperation in the military and defense industry.
The foreign press extensively covered President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's speech at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, when he urged the international community to address the Gaza situation. In its headline, Reuters used President Erdoğan's conclusion that the UN system and the values that the West claims to defend are dying in Gaza. It was reported that Erdoğan reiterated in the address his harsh criticism of Israel over its military campaign in the Gaza strip and of the Western countries for their support to Israel, calling for an "alliance of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave an interview to Keir Simmons from NBC News during his stay in New York for the 79th United Nations (UN) General Assembly. In his interview, addressing Türkiye-Russia relations and Türkiye's decision to accept the invitation to attend the upcoming BRICS meeting in Russia in October, President Erdoğan stated, "We have multidimensional relations with Russia, encompassing politics, economics, culture, and defence industry fields." President Erdoğan added that the solidarity and economic cooperation between the two nations continue to grow every day. "Many Western countries continue to remain silent against Israel" President...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani of Iraq at the Turkish House. During the meeting, bilateral relations between Türkiye and Iraq as well as regional and global issues were assessed. Stating that Türkiye and Iraq take steps to develop cooperation as two neighboring countries and particularly the implementation of the Development Path would benefit both countries and the region, President Erdoğan noted that cooperation in the fight against terrorism is important at this point. Stressing...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, at the Turkish House. The meeting addressed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Sudan as well as regional and global issues. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye's ties with Sudan are developing day by day and that the solidarity between both countries will continue to grow stronger. Remarking that aid efforts should be increased in order to prevent the increasingly severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon at the Turkish House. The meeting addressed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Lebanon, Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Palestine as well as regional and global issues. Stating that Türkiye stands by Lebanon, which is being targeted by Israel, President Erdoğan noted that the international community must urgently implement a solution that will stop Israeli aggression. Pointing out that Israel disregards fundamental human rights and commits genocide in front of...
In a post on his social media, Presidency's Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun responded to the post Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared on his social media account regarding the meeting of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan and the President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine. Head of Communications Altun noted the following in the post he shared in English: "The current Israeli government is trying hard to distract from its genocide against Palestinians. The Israeli Prime Minister dares justify his government’s indiscriminate killings, war crimes and defiance of...