“Türkiye”, a multilingual book prepared by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, was launched in New York, United States, during the opening week of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The nearly encyclopaedic book adorned with stunning visuals of Türkiye, which was displayed throughout the week at a promotion stand at the entrance of the New York Türkevi Centre, was presented as a gift to distinguished guests, especially international politicians and diplomats who were invited to the programmes and events. The Türkiye book, prepared by the Directorate of Communications Publishing along with a 12-volume set, covers the...
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The prisoner exchange mediated by Türkiye between Russia and Ukraine received extensive coverage in the European media. The British newspaper The Independent reported the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine with the headline "Britons return home after prisoner swap with Russia." According to the report, the prisoner exchange occurred one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation and his intention to annex portions of eastern Ukraine. The BBC, which covered the prisoner exchange with the headline "Major prisoner swap welcomed by Ukraine," reported that "Russia and Ukraine carried out an unexpected prisoner swap involving almost 300 people...
In an interview with journalists at the Türkevi in New York at the end of his visit to the US, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "We see that Türkiye's views on regional and global issues are increasingly gaining support in a wider circle." Expressing that they attached particular importance to meeting with Turkish citizens in the US on various occasions during his visit, President Erdoğan said, "We met and had conversations with representatives of Turkish non-governmental organisations that are active here. We met with our citizens at a dinner organised by the Turkish-American National Steering Committee....
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 7-day diplomatic traffic began with the 22nd Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which he attended as a special guest in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15, and ended when he completed his contacts on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United States General Assembly in New York. President Erdoğan first met with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan upon his arrival in Samarkand on September 15. In the evening, President Erdoğan visited the “Eternal City”...
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the return of 215 Ukrainians following the war prisoner exchange deal with Russia, conducted thanks to Türkiye's mediation. Zelensky talked with the commanders of Ukraine's Azov regiment, which was returned to the country through the exchange via videoconference. Congratulating the commanders who had been "released from Russian captivity", Zelensky said, "I am grateful to see your faces after hearing your voices over the phone for a long time. We are highly proud of what you have accomplished for our nation." With the said exchange, Zelensky stated that...
Addressing prominent U.S. business people, President Erdoğan said: “We have made a deliberate choice by building our economic programme on our country’s growth through investment, employment, production, exports and current account surplus. We have not compromised our priorities for the past two years, including the period of pandemic. We continue to determinedly implement our economic programme.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, addressed prominent U.S. business people at a dinner held by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DE...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the dinner hosted by President Biden of the US, honouring the heads of state and government, as well as the first ladies and gentlemen attending the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Accompanied by First Lady Emine Erdoğan, President Erdoğan attended the dinner at the American Museum of Natural History. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden received President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan, the rest of the heads of state and government, and their spouses.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with President Ersin Tatar of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) at the Turkevi. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/139797/president-erdogan-meets-with-trnc-president-tatar
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with President Andrzej Duda of Poland at the Turkevi. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/139796/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-duda-of-poland-