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Türkiye and Qatar sign twelve agreements

Türkiye and Qatar signed the following twelve agreements:   "Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of Political Consultations on Issues of Mutual Interest between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar"  "Third Executive Programme 2024-2025 for the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye and the Ministry of Culture of Qatar"  "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Labour between the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of...

President Erdoğan in Qatar

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Doha to attend the 9th meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar. President Erdoğan was welcomed at Hamad International Airport by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs of Qatar Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Qatar Mehmet Mustafa Göksu and other officials. Accompanying President Erdoğan in Qatar are First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar,...

President Erdoğan leaves for Qatar

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is on an official visit to Qatar to attend the 9th meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee. President Erdoğan left for Qatar at 13:00 at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar to attend the meeting to be held on December 4-5 . President Erdoğan was seen off at Atatürk Airport by  AK Party Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala, İstanbul Governor Davut Gül, AK Party İstanbul Provincial Chairman Osman Nuri Kabaktepe and other officials. President Erdoğan is accompanied by First Lady Emine...

“Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and will remain so forever”

Addressing the opening event of the 39th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “We must display a very clear stance against Israel’s policies of depopulating Gaza. I would like to once again remind the Israeli administrators, who pursue different ambitions, of the fact that Gaza is a Palestinian land. Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and will remain so forever.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the opening event of the 39th Ministerial Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC)...

President Erdoğan: “The countries backing the Netanyahu administration will bear the consequences for generations to come”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who addressed journalists on his flight back to Türkiye after attending the World Climate Action Summit at Expo City Dubai held on the sidelines of the ongoing 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, concluded that Israeli officials became the murderers of their forefathers. President Erdoğan said that Türkiye is expected to achieve its net zero emission target by 2053, adding that the percentage of renewable energy sources in the country's total installed power climbed to 55 per cent, ranking Türkiye fifth in Europe and twelfth internationally...

President Erdoğan leads “Gaza” diplomacy at World Climate Action Summit

Amidst the World Climate Action Summit, which is held at Expo City Dubai on the sidelines of the ongoing 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the Israeli hostilities against Palestinian territories with other world leaders. In the summit hall, President Erdoğan exchanged greetings with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Pedro Sánchez of Spain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil. Following the opening session of the summit, President Erdoğan held bilateral discussions with some...

President Erdoğan meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Dubai for the COP28 Summit, met with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).   During the meeting, Israel's resumption of attacks on Gaza, Türkiye's steps towards humanitarian aid and peace and Türkiye-United Arab Emirates relations were discussed.   President Erdoğan stressed during the meeting that Türkiye did everything in its power to halt Israel's massacre in Gaza and that the Islamic world must act in unison to stop Israel.   Remarking that the resumption of the conflict is gravely negative, President...

President Erdoğan meets with PM Kishida of Japan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Dubai for the COP28 Summit, received Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan.   The meeting addressed Israel's attacks on Palestinian territory and the need for humanitarian aid in the region, in addition to Türkiye-Japan relations.   During the meeting, President Erdoğan stated that Israel's attacks on Gaza, which have escalated to the point of massacre, cannot be justified under the guise of self-defense.   President Erdoğan emphasized the importance of delivering adequate humanitarian aid to Gaza as soon as possible, that it is critical to stop Israel in accordance...

“We plan to achieve the net zero emission target by 2053”

Addressing the World Climate Action Summit, President Erdoğan said: “Although our historical responsibility for the greenhouse gas emission is below 1 per cent, we take very significant steps by using our own means. We plan to achieve the net zero emission target by 2053.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the World Climate Action Summit held as part of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai. Stating that the world is now faced with the bitter repercussions of the massacres in Gaza following the coronavirus pandemic...