Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun made a statement regarding the fact that DAESH leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was captured dead by the US, saying, “There should be a thorough investigation about the movement of the DAESH leader within Syria and eventually to Idlib. Those responsible for helping, abetting, and tolerating such movements need to be investigated and brought to justice.” Altun stated on his Twitter account that the killing of DAESH leader is a great success for counter terrorism operations around the world and an important step towards the enduring defeat of DAESH in the region. Underlining that the...
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Joining Provincial Advisory Meeting organized by AK Party Izmir Provincial Office via phone call, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that they were going through a sensitive period. Erdoğan reminded that they were keeping track of time for Peace Spring Operation and there were 120 hours given as per the first agreement and 150 hours as per the second and said: "As you know, we have heard DAESH ringleader Baghdadi killed himself. Today has been a mere turning point in the fight against terrorism, especially against DAESH and PYD/YPG. If strategic partners pledge themselves to take action in the forthcoming...
The killing of the ringleader of the Daesh terror group -- also known as ISIS -- marks a turning point in the joint fight against terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday. "Turkey will continue to support anti-terror efforts — as it has done in the past," Erdoğan wrote on Twitter. "Having paid the dearest price in the fight against Daesh, PKK/YPG, and other terrorist organizations, Turkey welcomes this development," he stressed. "I am confident that a decisive struggle against terrorism, in line with the spirit of alliance, will bring peace to all of humanity." Abu Bakr...
Communications Director Fahrettin Altun made the following remarks to Reuters regarding the US announcement that Baghdadi was captured dead. "The Repulic of Turkey was proud to support the efforts of its NATO ally United States to bring a notorious terrorist to justice." Altun noted, and continued : "As a member of the Global Coalition against DEASH, we have worked very hard with our friends and allies to defeat the terrorists. We have lost our fathers, mothers and sons in our fight against terror. Today, we remember Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's civilian victims as well as our military heroes, who lost their lives...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. During the call, developments in northeastern Syria were discussed as well as bilateral and regional issues.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/112321/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-obiang-of-equatorial-guinea
Turkey’s president on Saturday urged the world to respect its security concerns and to support its projects to ensure the return of Syrian refugees. Speaking at a meeting of football officials in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again stressed the deadline set this week for YPG/PKK terrorists to pull back from northern Syria. If northern Syria is not cleared of terrorists by the end of the 150 hours allotted, Turkey will clear it single-handedly, said Erdoğan. On Oct. 9, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from northern Syria east of the Euphrates River in order to secure...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum of Afghanistan at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/112309/president-erdogan-receives-first-vice-president-dostum-of-afghanistan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Alpha Condé of Guinea at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/112298/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-cond-of-guinea