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“Attacking people’s sacred values is not freedom of thought; it is barbarism”

Holding a press conference following the NATO Summit in Vilnius, President Erdoğan expressed pleasure over the UN Human Rights Council’s approval of a resolution condemning and describing the burning of the Holy Quran as an act of religious hatred, and said: “We advise the Council’s members that voted against this resolution to reconsider their understanding of freedom and human rights. Attacking people’s sacred values is not freedom of thought; it is barbarism, primitiveness and a kind of terrorist act.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the NATO Heads of State and Government...

President Erdoğan meets with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. https://tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/147745/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-of-the-european-commission-ursula-von-der-leyen

President Erdoğan conducts intense diplomacy traffic at NATO Summit

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held bilateral meetings with the leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Albania, and the European Union (EU) within the scope of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. President Erdoğan, who conducted intense diplomacy traffic at the NATO Leaders' Summit, held a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on July 10 in Vilnius, where he attended the summit. In a written statement released after the meeting, it was announced that T...

Communiqué on the meeting between President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece

The President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met in the margins of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania in the presence of the Foreign Ministers of Türkiye, and of Greece. The meeting took place in a good atmosphere. Mr. Erdoğan and Mr. Mitsotakis agreed that it is to the benefit of both countries that the positive climate formed in bilateral relations over recent months has continuity and consistency. To this end, the two sides agreed to build on the positive momentum and activate multiple channels of communication between the two countries...

President Erdoğan meets with Greek PM Mitsotakis

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/147727/president-erdogan-meets-with-greek-pm-mitsotakis

President Erdoğan meets with PM Rutte of the Netherlands

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/147726/president-erdogan-meets-with-pm-rutte-of-the-netherlands

President Erdoğan meets with Spanish PM Sánchez

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/147720/president-erdogan-meets-with-spanish-pm-s-nchez

The First Couple attend NATO Summit dinner

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan attended the dinner President Gitanas Nausėda of Lithuania hosted in honor of NATO leaders and their spouses. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/147709/the-first-couple-attend-nato-summit-dinner-