Director of Communications Altun: "Our security forces are responding to the terrorist group YPG/PKK's continued attacks on innocent civilians in the strongest way possible." In a statement shared on his social media account, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun condemned the terrorist organisation YPG/PKK, which indiscriminately targets civilians, soldiers, police officers, teachers, women, and children. Director of Communications Altun wished Allah's mercy upon the civilians who lost their lives in the Karkamş district of Gaziantep as a result of five rockets fired by members of the terrorist group YPG/PKK, adding: "Our security forces are responding to...
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Regarding the Air Operation Claw-Sword, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "There is no way this could be restricted to merely an air operation. Our relevant units, our Ministry of Defence, and our General Staff will collectively decide on the appropriate level of involvement by the Land Forces; we will consult and then take the necessary steps." On his return flight from his visit to Qatar to attend the FIFA World Cup 2022 Opening Ceremony, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered journalists' questions and commented on current affairs. President Erdoğan stated that his visit to Doha at the invitation of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a congratulatory message to President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on the 30th anniversary of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP). AK Party Deputy Chairman Numan Kurtulmuş read the message of President Erdoğan at the event organized in Baku. In his congratulatory message, President Erdoğan stated: "Honourable President, my dear brother, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Your Excellency, all YAP members and the brotherly people of Azerbaijan. The YAP, which was founded by the late Heydar Aliyev, the National Leader of Azerbaijan, has done immense service from its inception, has...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned home from Qatar, where he visited on the occasion of FIFA World Cup 2022 opening ceremony at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar. The plane with President Erdoğan and his accompanying delegate on board landed at Atatürk Airport at 01.30 a.m. President Erdoğan was welcomed at the airport by Vice President Fuat Oktay, Governor of İstanbul Ali Yerlikaya, Justice and Development (AK) Party Istanbul Provincial Chairman Osman Nuri Kabaktepe, as well as other officials. President Erdoğan was joined on the flight returning to İstanbul by...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar. President Erdoğan followed the opening ceremony with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar and other leaders. Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim made a speech at the ceremony. President Erdoğan also watched the FIFA World Cup 2022 opening match between Qatar and Ecuador. http://tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/141750/president-erdogan-attends-fifa-world-cup-2022-opening-ceremony
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with several world leaders at a reception held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Doha, Qatar's capital, at the invitation of the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, in conjunction with the opening of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in Qatar. President Erdoğan met and conversed with Head of State Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait, and FIFA President Gianni...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Doha to attend the FIFA World Cup 2022 Opening Ceremony at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar. President Erdoğan was welcomed at Hamad International Airport by Minister of Sports and Youth Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali of Qatar, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Qatar Mehmet Mustafa Göksu and other officials. First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, Minister of Treasury and Finance Nureddin Nebati, Minister of Culture and Tourism...
The photographs in which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued the order to launch the "Air Operation Claw-Sword" on terrorist bases in northern Iraq and Syria were released. National Defence Minister Hulusi Akar is seen briefing President Erdoğan following his visit to Indonesia in the photographs. It was reported that President Erdoğan gave the instruction for the operation based on the information Akar provided.
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun remarked that they would continue to thwart terrorism and its backers in their attempts to destabilise Türkiye, as well as eradicate terrorism at its very source. Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his social media account about the "Air Operation Claw-Sword" launched against the terrorist-operated bases in northern Iraq and Syria. In his post, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun noted, “Terrorist targets were eliminated by the successful launch and execution of Operation Claw-Sword last night. We will continue to thwart terrorism and its backers in their attempts to destabilise...