President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a one-day working visit to Brussels on March 9, 2020 at the invitation of President of the European Council Charles Michel. Bilateral relations will be addressed thoroughly and steps to strengthen cooperation will be discussed during the meeting, which will also be attended by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. On the agenda of the meeting will be the latest developments in Syria, particularly Idlib, and the refugee issue as well as other regional and global matters. President Erdoğan will also receive NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as part of...
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Directorate of Communications organized the second conference as part of the “Figures Inspiring the Youth” project with the participation of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman at Nevmekan Sahil in Üsküdar district. Commenting on asylum seekers, Karman said that Turkey deserved, above all, praise for hosting them for years. "Turkey’s hosting refugees will always be remembered. Both the Turkish state and people have behaved in such a manner that deserves appreciation. This attitude demonstrates Turkey’s values", Karman indicated. Karman noted that Greece humiliated asylum seekers by refusing to open its border gates and using...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated all women of Turkey and the world on March 8, International Women’s Day, during the event “Heroic Women of Turkey” organized by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services at Haliç Congress Center on the occasion of March 8, International Women’s Day. Extending his love and respect to the mothers, spouses and children of the martyrs, Erdoğan referred to the short movie, which featured interviews with the mothers of martyrs, saying, “We have just listened and watched their remarks, their expressions full of emotion on the screen. How blessed mothers and how...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Diyarbakır mothers on March 8, International Women's Day as they continued their guard for their children in front of the HDP Provincial Building with the hope of reuniting with their children. On the occasion of International Women's Day, AK Party Diyarbakır Deputies came together with the mothers who are staging a sit-in protest in front of the HDP Provincial Building at the Metropolitan Teachers' House. During the meeting which was attended by AK Party Deputies Ebubekir Bal and Oya Eronat, AK Party Deputy Mehdi Eker called President Erdoğan, and he talked to...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun congratulated women on March 8, International Women’s Day, “wishing for a future in which women’s freedom, public visibility as well as their contribution to production will be enhanced in all fields.” Sharing a post on his Twitter account on the occasion of “March 8, International Women’s Day”, Altun noted the following: "I congratulate all women on March 8, International Women's Day, wishing for a future in which all forms of violence, exploitation, harassment, assault, and abuse against women will end, and women's freedom, public visibility as well as their contribution to production will be enhanced...
Delivering a speech during the Opening Ceremony of North Marmara Highway Kınalı-Odayeri Section (from Kınalı to Çatalca Junction), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated all women on March 8, International Women’s Day, and sent his greetings to Diyarbakır mothers who have been waiting, since September 3, with the hope of reuniting with their children abducted by the separatist terrorist organization. Speaking at the event organized by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services in Istanbul, Erdoğan said they shared the joy and excitement of women coming from all over the 81 provinces, and, on this...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a congratulatory message on the occasion of March 8, International Women's Day. “I congratulate the International Women's Day of our women, who are the first teachers of humanity with a vital role in shaping our future with their sacrifice, efforts, love and struggle,” Erdoğan said in his message. Stating that enhancing the activity areas of our women, the main pillar of the family and social structure, in all fields of social life, is of great importance in the country’s march towards a bright future, Erdoğan made the following remarks: "In line with...
Touching on the ceasefire in Idlib, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun noted, "We will work hard to ensure this ceasefire holds. However, we will not tolerate any regime action to create further conflict and instability." On his Twitter account, Altun indicated that the Turkey-Russia agreement has allowed a ceasefire that would save civilian lives and prevent new refugee flows from Idlib. "The implementation will be critical and we will not tolerate any violations by the regime, which has violated every previous agreement,” noted Altun, pointing out that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan conveyed Turkey’s determination to...
Speaking to the CNN International channel, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun responded to allegations by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and made the following remarks: “We categorically reject the allegations made by Prime Minister Mitsotakis. We are deeply concerned by the fact that the Greek law enforcement and border security forces have mistreated refugees and used lethal force against them. Turkey has been hosting more refugees than any other country in the world and serving as a barrier against irregular migration waves from Syria and elsewhere. The European Union has failed to keep its promises under the 2016 refugee agreement...