President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain. During the conversation, steps to enhance bilateral relations and regional issues were discussed.
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Stating that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had made those who set treacherous traps fall in their own traps with the strength he took from his nation, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “Our President will continue to lead our country, the great and powerful Turkey, with the help of Allah and the support of our nation.” In a post on his Twitter account, Altun shared the footage regarding the statement Erdoğan made in the past and shared on his social media accounts today. Fahrettin Altun said, “Since that day our President has made those who set treacherous traps...
15 media members from 8 countries were briefed by a senior official from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in the event organized by the Directorate of Communications. Presidency’s Directorate of Communications has launched a new series of briefing events for the international media. Conducting briefing activities for the international media in various fields from foreign policy to energy, from economics to politics, concerning the agenda of Turkey and the world, Directorate of Communications has also launched a series of meetings called “International Media Briefings” that will be held periodically with different themes. The first meeting of the International Media...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had separate phone conversations with Kosovar President Hashim Thaci and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. During President Erdoğan’s telephone conversations, steps that will strengthen Turkey-Kosovo and Turkey-Serbia relations and regional developments were discussed. During the conversations, President Erdoğan agreed to continue close cooperation and consultation with Thaci and Vucic on bilateral and regional issues.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. During the conversation, President Erdoğan conveyed his wishes of good health to Abe, who announced his resignation from his position as Prime Minister after a while for health reasons, and wished him a speedy recovery. Thanking Abe for his important contributions to Turkish-Japanese relations, Erdoğan expressed his belief for the further advancement of relations between the two countries in the future. During the conversation, the resolution to deepen the cooperation between Turkey and Japan in all areas was reiterated and concrete steps...
Statement on the baseless news reports that the “Presidency has appealed” against the decision made by the 10th Chamber of the Council of State to annul the Cabinet Decree dated November 24, 1934, and numbered 2/1589 that turned Hagia Sophia into a museum: The news reports by some media outlets indicating that the “Presidency has appealed against the 10th Chamber of the Council of State’s annulment decision regarding the status of the Hagia Sophia Mosque" certainly do not reflect the truth. Likewise, it is only the Presidency that has the right to appeal against the annulment decision made by the aforementioned Chamber...
Condemning the targeting of TRT reporter by a racist Greek website, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “Our reporters will continue to carry out their duties under the assurance of the Government of the Republic of Turkey. No fascist element can prevent this”. In a post on his Twitter account, Altun made an evaluation concerning the Greek news site that published information on a TRT News reporter, after sharing the identity information of the Anadolu Agency (AA) team working in Meis Island, Greece the previous week. In his post, Altun noted the following: “We fiercely condemn this outdated approach. Our...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran co-chaired the 6th Meeting of the Turkey-Iran High Level Cooperation Council via videoconference. In his speech prior to the meeting, President Erdoğan described the high level cooperation council as one of the symbols of the Turkey-Iran cooperation and expressed his wish for the meeting to be beneficial for the two countries. “We unfortunately had to hold this meeting via videoconference. Nevertheless, the fact that we displayed the will to convene the meeting is itself an important message. The Turkey-Iran dialogue has a determining role in the solution of...
Speaking following the meeting of the Presidential Cabinet, President Erdoğan underlined that Turkey will continue to pursue a determined and active policy regarding its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean, and said: “Let me be very clear for those who stand against Turkey at the cost of risking their own citizens’ security and welfare that they hopefully won’t have to pay a heavy price when the time comes. We say at every opportunity that we are in favor of resolving disputes through discussions, talks, negotiations and reconciliation.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential...