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President Erdoğan meets with President Sakellaropoulou of Greece

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is paying an official visit to Greece for the 5th meeting of the Türkiye-Greece High Level Cooperation Council, was welcomed with an official ceremony by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou of Greece. Speaking prior to his meeting with President Sakellaropoulou of Greece, President Erdoğan voiced his pleasure over being in Athens after six years, and said: “I believe that the 5th meeting of the Türkiye-Greece High Level Cooperation Council will lead to the continuation of a new era between the two countries in a much stronger manner.” Stating that they have come...

President Erdoğan in Greece

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Athens to attend the 5th meeting of the Türkiye-Greece High Level Cooperation Council. President Erdoğan was welcomed at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece George Gerapetritis, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Athens Çağatay Erciyes and other officials. Accompanying President Erdoğan on his visit to Athens are Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin, Minister of National Defense...

“Urban transformation is a matter of survival for Türkiye”

Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Urban transformation is undisputedly a matter of survival for Türkiye. Most importantly, this is an issue above politics, above political parties.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. Making remarks on the topics addressed during the meeting, President Erdoğan said: “As the government, we continue our efforts to ensure calm and peace in the region. We have had a very busy agenda particularly in foreign policy since the previous cabinet meeting.” “Our visit to Algeria, one...

President Erdoğan answers journalists’ questions on his return flight from Qatar

President Erdoğan: "Netanyahu will not be able to avoid the punishment for what he has done." President Erdoğan addressed questions from journalists and made statements during his return flight from a visit to Qatar. Stating that the ninth meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar High Strategic Committee, held in Doha, where he visited upon the invitation of the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, whom he calls "my dear brother," was successfully completed, President Erdoğan stated that he attended the 44th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council as a guest of honour of Qatar, which...

President Erdoğan speaks to Greek newspaper Kathimerini ahead of Athens visit

President Erdoğan said, "Greece is not Türkiye’s enemy, but a valuable member of the alliance we are part of”. In an interview with Kathimerini newspaper published in Greece, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan responded to questions on Turkish-Greek relations ahead of his planned visit to Athens on December, 7. Starting off by underlining that Türkiye and Greece are two neighbouring countries, President Erdoğan made the following remarks regarding his recent statements on “a new page in Turkish-Greek relations” and the “win-win principle”: “We have a common geography and share the same sea. We breathe the same...

President Erdoğan returns home

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Ankara after concluding his meetings in Qatar. Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and other government officials greeted President Erdoğan at Esenboğa Airport. President Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, AK Party (Justice and Development Party) Deputy Chairman Ömer Çelik, AK Party MPs Hulusi Akar, Ay...

“Israel mustn’t get away with its crimes”

Addressing the 44th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, President Erdoğan said: “The loss of lives of 17 thousand innocent Palestinians, most of them children and women, is a crime against humanity, a war crime. Israel mustn’t get away with the crimes it has committed.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 44th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council held in Doha, Qatar. “TÜRKİYE’S TRADE VOLUME WITH GULF COUNTRIES REACHED 23 BILLION DOLLARS” Noting that Türkiye’s trade volume with Gulf countries increased by 13 fold in the past 20 years and reached 23 billion dollars...

President Erdoğan meets with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is paying a visit to Qatar for the 9th meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee, met with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar at Amiri Diwan. President Erdoğan was welcomed with an official ceremony by Emir Sheikh Tamim of Qatar. Once the two leaders arrived at the ceremonial ground, the national anthems of Türkiye and Qatar were played, and President Erdoğan inspected the guard of honor. Following the introduction of the delegations, the two leaders proceeded to their bilateral meeting. After their bilateral meeting, President Erdo...