President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Senegal for an official visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 50,000-spectator Diamniadio Olympic Stadium built by a Turkish firm in Dakar. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President George Manneh Weah of Liberia and President Adama Barrow of the Gambia were also present at the ceremony. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/135763/president-erdogan-attends-the-opening-ceremony-of-diamniadio-olympic-stadium
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Senegal for an official visit, met with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/135756/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-embal-of-guinea-bissau
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan postponed his visit to Guinea-Bissau, the third stop of his Africa tour, due to the online NATO Leaders' Summit scheduled for tomorrow. President Erdoğan and the accompanying delegation will return to Türkiye following their visit to Senegal.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emphasised during his call with President Zelensky of Ukraine that they are opposed to any decision targeting the territorial integrity of Ukraine. During the phone call, President Erdoğan, who is in Senegal for the second stop of his African tour, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Russia's decision to recognise the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk republics. President Erdoğan indicated that he was closely following the developments in Donbas and the decisions announced as a result of the extraordinary meeting of the Russian Security Council. Remarking that Türkiye's stance was made clear in...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in the opening ceremony of the Chancellery of the Turkish Embassy in Dakar. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/135753/president-erdogan-inaugurates-chancellery-of-the-turkish-embassy-in-dakar
Director of Communications Altun: "We hope to establish sustainable strategic relations with our African friends, both bilaterally and regionally. As a regional stabilising power, Türkiye is always ready to contribute to peace and security." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun penned an article titled "We Are Building the Future of Türkiye-Africa Together" for Senegal's Bes Bi-Le Jour Newspaper. Pointing out that Africa has been one of the regions that have come to the fore the most in the Turkish public opinion in the last two decades, Director of Communications Altun stated that President Recep...
President Erdoğan: Russia's decision to recognise the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk Republics is unacceptable President Erdoğan: "We intend to put this (regulation on electricity bills) into effect on March 1. This step demonstrates that we are listening to the voice of our nation. We will continue to provide solutions that will make our citizens feel more at ease.” On his flight from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Senegal, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered reporters' questions about the current developments, saying, “We consider Russia’s decision to recognise the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk Republics unacceptable....
Five agreements have been signed between the two countries in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Macky Sall of Senegal. Following their tête-à-tête meeting, President Erdoğan and Sall proceeded to the signing ceremony of agreements. Five agreements have been signed between the two countries in the presence of President Erdoğan and President Sall. In this context, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad Aissata Tall Sall signed the “Memorandum of Understanding on Protocol Cooperation” between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Speaking at a joint press conference with Senegalese President Sall, President Erdoğan said: “With the communique, action plan and joint implementation report we adopted during the 3rd Türkiye-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul, we set out a road map in our relations with Africa for the 2022-2026 period. We will continue to enhance our relations with African countries on the basis of sincerity, brotherhood and solidarity.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a joint press conference with President Macky Sall of Senegal following their tête-à-tête and the meeting between the delegations. “WE DISCUSSED ALL ASPECTS OF...