Addressing via videoconference a ceremony held for the launch of Ministry of Treasury and Finance’s Programme on Combating Inflation, President Erdoğan said: “We are lowering the VAT rate for basic food products from 8% to 1% within our programme on simplifying the VAT system.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference a ceremony held for the launch of Ministry of Treasury and Finance’s Programme on Combating Inflation. Expressing his wish for the meeting, which he believed to be a milestone in Türkiye’s fight against inflation, to yield auspicious results, President Erdoğan said: “We are determinedly...
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Director of Communications Altun: "We consider Türkiye and the UAE to be significant players in the region as political and economic powers. As Türkiye, our goal is to maintain a foreign policy based on cooperation and development in the Gulf region and the Middle East." Prior to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Presidency's Directorate of Communications hosted a panel discussion titled "Looking Towards the Future: Cooperation between Türkiye and the UAE." The panel, which was held online, discussed the further deepening of recent Türkiye-UAE relations as well as...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the Council of Elders delegation of the Organization of Turkic States at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/135625/president-erdogan-receives-organization-of-turkic-states-council-of-elders-delegation
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Grand Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul. President Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions following the prayer. As regards his health following the COVID-19, President Erdoğan stated that he had tested negative in a short period of time spanning only four or five days and had recovered quite easily thanks to the vaccine. Noting that he wanted to get reunited with citizens on the occasion of the Friday prayer, President Erdoğan added that he would be visiting the United Arab Emirates on Monday. As regards his quarantine period, President Erdo...
President Duda of Poland extended get-well wishes to President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan. President Erdoğan thanked President Duda in return for his kindness and good wishes. During the call in which regional matters and steps that would strengthen the two countries' relations were discussed, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye wanted to advance the relations between the two countries in every field and crown the strategic partnership with the establishment of a mechanism of "High Level Strategic Cooperation Council". President Erdoğan stressed that closely following the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, T...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made the following remarks at the opening of the Training Program for Economy-Finance Reporters in İstanbul held jointly by the Directorate of Communications and the Presidency's Finance Office: "Reporters and journalists working in the field of economy and finance bear a significant amount of responsibility in the fight against perception management operations, disinformation, and black propaganda that we face in our struggle for economic independence." Stating that the first of the program was held with the participation of Anadolu Agency and TRT reporters, Altun stated that the program will be organised for reporters...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The call addressed the Russia-Ukraine tension and regional developments. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye made efforts for the cessation of the Russia-Ukraine tension and acted in such a manner as to ensure de-escalation. Noting that he had shared with all of his counterparts his view that the crisis would be resolved by peaceful and diplomatic means on the basis of international law and Ukraine's territorial integrity within the framework of the Minsk agreements, President Erdoğan added that he had on various occasions...
Addressing via video conference the inauguration of the newly-completed projects and facilities in Zonguldak, President Erdoğan said: “We have taken the leap forward that will place Türkiye, whose security we have ensured and basic infrastructure we have built and which we have provided with the services it deserves in every area, among the world’s top 10 economies.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech via video conference at the opening ceremony of the newly-completed projects and services in Zonguldak. Drawing attention to the projects and services introduced in Türkiye over the last two decades, President Erdo...
In a post he shared on his social media account on the occasion of World Cancer Day, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pointed out that Türkiye has accomplished significant steps in the fight against cancer and said, “This fight, which began in 2004 with 11 Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Training Centres, is still ongoing with 331 centres, with at least one in each province.” President Erdoğan wished everyone suffering from this condition, which requires a tough and lengthy treatment, a speedy recovery. Saying, "Early diagnosis and treatment of cancer saves lives. As Türkiye, we stand by our citizens in...