Issuing a circular on the occasion of “November 11 Tree Planting Campaign”, Erdoğan said Turkey enjoyed a rich ecological diversity on its territory of 78 million hectares. The circular stated that a simultaneous tree planting event would be organized on November 11 at 11:11 a.m. as part of the tree planting and erosion control activities to be coordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Erdoğan said information on the said event were available on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and said: "We have every belief that all our citizens, young and old alike, will give their...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump. During the phone call between President Erdoğan and Trump this evening regional developments as well as bilateral issues were discussed. The two leaders reaffirmed that they would meet in Washington on November 13th at the invitation of US President Trump. Regarding his telephone conversation with US President Trump, President Erdoğan said “We have had a fruitful telephone conversation with US President Trump in which we discussed bilateral relations and issues in our region. We (with Trump) evaluated the steps we will take...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared the following in English from his Twitter account about the capture of the wife of DAESH ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: “Turkey has just taken into custody Baghdadi's family members including his wife. Anyone who doubts our determination about going after all terror groups should take another look at Turkish government's record in pursuing terrorists, be it DAESH, PKK or YPG among others.”
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun received the delegation led by the Deputy Minister of China’s National Radio and Television Administration. During his speech at the meeting, Altun indicated that the world was going through a period of transition whose impact was felt deeply and that constructive dialogue and joint efforts were of great value to global peace and stability. Pointing that Turkey advocated multilateralism based on international law rather than a unilateral world order, Altun expressed that China had always been considered one of the most important partners in this process. Altun highlighted there was a very concrete...
Speaking at the 70th anniversary of Ankara University’s Faculty of Divinity, President Erdoğan said: “Islam is a religion of peace and a Muslim is a person who works for peace. We can neither provide humanity with the services we desire nor resolve any issue of ours unless we place Islam as such at the heart of our lives.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the 70th anniversary of Ankara University’s Faculty of Divinity. Describing Islam as a religion of peace and a Muslim as a person that promotes peace, President Erdoğan said: “We can neither...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to Hungary on November 7, 2019 to attend the 4th meeting of the Turkey-Hungary High Level Strategic Cooperation Council. After his meeting with President János Áder of Hungary, President Erdoğan will co-chair the Council meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary. All aspects of the relations between Turkey and Hungary will be addressed and views on regional and international issues will be exchanged during the talks. Several agreements and documents aimed at further strengthening the cooperation between the two countries are planned to be signed as part...
President High Advisory Board convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The meeting at the Presidential Complex was attended by Board members Bülent Arınç, İsmail Kahraman, Cemil Çiçek, Köksal Toptan, Mehmet Ali Şahin, Yıldırım Akbulut, and the Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun. The high advisory board of Turkish presidency held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the regional and international reactions on Turkey's anti-terror operation in Syria and its fight against Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO). In the meeting, the board members emphasized that attitudes or behaviors that have the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered the questions of journalists following the AK Party Group Meeting. Asked whether he made up his mind about the visit to the U.S. or not, Erdoğan said: "As I said before, we will have a phone call with Trump before the trip and I will make my final decision accordingly.” In response to a question about the purchase of warplanes from Russia if the U.S. refuses to deliver the F-35, Erdoğan noted the following: "When we bought the S-400, did we ask anyone for permission? We did not ask...
Addressing AK Party’s Parliamentary Group Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey has adopted it as a principle to resolve every issue through diplomacy, dialogue and negotiations based on mutual understanding. As such, we have explored all of these avenues regarding the threats emanating from Syria, too.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at AK Party’s Parliamentary Group Meeting. “Turkey is the country that has waged the biggest fight and scored the greatest achievements in the war on terror” President Erdoğan said: “Turkey is the country that has waged...