Speaking at the inauguration of the Ankara-Niğde Highway, President Erdoğan said: “We will keep working with full strength so as to turn the year 2023, the centenary of our Republic, into the beginning of a new victory for our nation. The plans of agitators are being disclosed one by one both at home and abroad. Those who seek to make Turkey – which they couldn’t stop with tutelage, terrorism, chaos, coup attempts and many more traps – deviate from its route through new unscrupulous schemes will get disappointed once again.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the...
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On the 101st anniversary of the Sivas Congress, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan noted the following: "We once again reiterate that our nation which will not accept mandate or tutelage will protect its beautiful homeland as a whole and will never let it be divided” President Erdoğan shared a message on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the Sivas Congress. Underscoring that the date September 4, 1919, and the Sivas Congress had a very important place in the nation’s memory as it constituted one of the turning points for the Turkish War of Independence, Erdoğan continued: “The Sivas...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “Those who make the mistake of coveting the flag and adhan of the Turkish nation executed three prime ministers, two ministers, and a commander in chief, while they were looking for a way out of the crisis they were experiencing.” Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, accompanied by Chief of General Staff General Yaşar Güler, Land Forces Commander General Ümit Dündar, Naval Forces Commander Admiral Adnan Özbal, and Air Forces Commander General Hasan Küçükakyüz, attended the Graduation Ceremony of the 2nd Term Command and Staff Training of the National...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received President Nechirvan Barzani of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/122026/president-erdogan-receives-ikrg-president-barzani
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel via video conference earlier today. The two leaders discussed regional affairs, starting with the most recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. During the video conference, President Erdoğan reiterated his commitment to a fair allocation, whereby the rights of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots in the Eastern Mediterranean would be protected, and which would serve the interests of all littoral states. He noted, however, that Greece, the Greek Cypriots and the states supporting them have been taking steps that escalated tensions. Stressing that certain countries’ support for Greece’s...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that, French President Emmanuel Macron dreamt of a world, in which he was not subjected to scrutiny or reality, that he wanted reporters not to report because it would upset him and that he wanted a war criminal to win the Libyan civil war just because he so desired. Altun shared a post on his social media account regarding Macron’s reaction to the Le Figaro reporter. In his post Director of Communications Altun noted the following: “We are deeply concerned about French President Macron’s disrespectful reaction to Le Figaro...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Robert Spano at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/122020/president-erdogan-receives-echr-president-spano
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun condemned the Greek authorities' targeting AA reporters. Stating that Greece acted like a mafia state, Altun said, “You will pay the price if those Turkish reporters come in harm’s way.” Greek authorities targeted Anadolu Agency (AA) reporters through a website. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun reacted strongly to the targeting of Turkish journalists reporting on Meis. In a post he shared on his social media account, Altun emphasized that Greece acts like a mafia state. “We condemn the Greek authorities’ efforts to incite violence, through a fascist website, against AA journalists in Meis. That...
During the Presidential High Advisory Board meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, recent foreign policy developments particularly with regard to the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya and Syria were discussed. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun issued a written statement following the meeting which was held closed to the press and lasted about 2.5 hours. Altun stated that foreign policy developments, particularly with regard to the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya, and Syria, had been discussed during the meeting, and that the members of the Presidential High Advisory Board shared their experiences, expertise, and opinions. Altun noted that the Board members elaborated...