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“We will elevate Turkey to the level of the most powerful countries of the world in every field”

Addressing citizens in Hatay via videoconference, President Erdoğan said: “As the successors of our ancestors, who fought shoulder to shoulder for a thousand years to render these lands home to us, we will, inshallah, run together to many more successes. Our goal is to elevate Turkey to the level of the most powerful countries of the world politically and economically in every field.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke via videoconference at the Inauguration of Reyhanlı Dam, Afrin Stream Davutlar Regulator and Diversion Canal, Tahtaköprü Dam Elevation Project and Hatay Drinking Water Treatment Plant. “WE PREFER PEACE AND...

“We are now a country which has an essential place both on the ground and at the table”

Making a speech at the inauguration of Konya City Hospital, President Erdoğan said: “All the actors of the international community have had to take Turkey into consideration in regional and global equations as a result of our determined, active and unwavering stance. We are now a country which has an essential place both on the ground and at the table.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the opening ceremony of Konya City Hospital. “TURKEY IS TRIED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE WORLD ORDER SOUGHT TO BE RESTRUCTURED” Drawing attention to the enormous acceleration the ongoing transformation of the...

President Erdoğan wishes speedy recovery to US President Trump and First Lady

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wished a speedy recovery to US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump who tested positive for Covid-19. President Erdoğan shared a post on Twitter, saying, "I wish a speedy recovery to U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, who tested positive for Covid-19. I sincerely hope that they will overcome the quarantine period without problems and regain their health as soon as possible."

Director of Communications releases statement on Jamal Khashoggi

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "We all know Jamal’s killers. Let’s make them pay: Send the Saudi henchmen to Turkey. Let them appear in a public court with international observers. Cooperate with the criminal investigation in Turkey.” Altun shared the following on his Twitter account on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Khashoggi murder.  Altun stated that, two years ago today, Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi walked into an ambush at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul and that, unbeknownst to him, someone in Riyadh had dispatched a death squad, including a forensic...

President Erdoğan: “We will continue to extend support with all our facilities and hearts to our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters”

President Erdoğan said, "As Turkey, we will continue to extend support with all our facilities and hearts to our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters whom we regard as ‘Two states one nation’. The way to permanent peace in this region is through the withdrawal of the Armenians from every inch of Azerbaijani territory that they occupied. Efforts to persistently slander Turkey by leaving everything aside also will not be able to save the Armenian administration.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the Members of the Parliament at the General Assembly on the occasion of the opening of the 4th Legislative...

“We carry out our combat in fighting violence against women with a multifaceted approach and with the principle of zero tolerance”

In his video message to the High-Level Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, President Erdoğan said: “We carry out our combat in fighting violence against women with a multifaceted, holistic approach and with the principle of zero tolerance.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to the High-Level Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. President Erdoğan said: “WE HAVE TAKEN HISTORIC STEPS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN LIFE” “Even 25 years after its adoption, the Beijing Declaration remains a milestone for the rights...

President Erdoğan, the new Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah talk over phone

President Erdoğan spoke by phone with the new Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.   During the conversation, President Erdoğan wished Allah’s mercy upon the late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, by whose passing he was deeply saddened, and extended his condolences to the late Emir’s family and the people of Kuwait.   President Erdoğan stated that the late Emir’s outstanding efforts for peace and stability in the region as well as his exceptional contributions to Kuwait’s prosperity and development will always be remembered with appreciation.   Congratulating...

President Erdoğan sends video message to Summit on Biodiversity

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated, "On the one hand, we are fighting against the coronavirus pandemic, which is one of the biggest health crises of the last century; on the other hand, we are trying to manage the negative effects of the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic, beyond being a health problem, is one of the consequences of the deterioration of the ecosystem." President Erdoğan sent a video message to the Summit on Biodiversity held on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly. Noting that we, as humanity, were going through a...

President Erdoğan sends letter to EU leaders

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a letter to the heads of European Union (EU) organisations and the leaders of member states where he communicated Turkey's approach towards the Eastern Mediterranean and proposals for the solution of problems. In his letter sent to EU member states except for Greece and the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCASC), President Erdoğan reminded that the Turkey-EU relations and their progress were always a matter of priority for his country and significant progress was achieved during his term in office. Noting that there were compelling challenges in the over-60-years...