President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin agreed on the following points: 1. The two sides reiterate their commitment to the preservation of the political unity and territorial integrity of Syria and the protection of national security of Turkey. 2. They emphasize their determination to combat terrorism in all forms and manifestations and to disrupt separatist agendas in the Syrian territory. 3. In this framework, the established status quo in the current Operation Peace Spring area covering Tel Abyad and Ras Al Ayn with a depth of 32 km will...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is paying a one-day working visit to the Russian city of Sochi, met with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation. President Erdoğan and President Putin of Russia made a brief statement to reporters prior to their meeting. President Erdoğan said: “This meeting will give us an opportunity to discuss peace in a dynamic way. I believe our meeting will present very significant opportunities for Operation Peace Spring.” Pointing to the level of Turkey-Russia relations, President Putin, on his part, voiced his belief that the relations between Turkey and Russia will help...
President Erdoğan talks to reporters prior to his departure to Russia where he will meet counterpart Putin. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday ruled out the presence of YPG/PKK terrorists from any future solution to Syria where conflict persists. Addressing a news conference prior to his departure to Russia, the Turkish president said: "YPG/PKK terrorists have no place in the future of Syria." Erdoğan will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea city of Sochi to discuss the future of Syria. Moscow is one of the main stakeholders in the lingering Syrian...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday welcomed newly appointed ambassadors from Norway, Ireland and Finland in the Turkish capital Ankara. Norway’s Ambassador Erling Skjonsberg, Ireland's Ambassador Sonya McGuinness and Finland’s Ambassador Ari Maki, separately presented their letters of credentials to Erdogan at the presidential complex, according to the Turkish presidency. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/new-envoys-present-credentials-to-turkish-president/1621610
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a one-day working visit to the Russian Federation on October 22, 2019 at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation. As part of the visit, President Erdoğan will meet with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, and the two leaders will co-chair the meetings between the delegations. The bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia are planned to be discussed, and views on regional and international issues, Syria in particular, are expected to be exchanged during the talks in Sochi. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/speeches-statements/558/112230/president-erdogan-to-visit-russia
During his opening speech at TRT World Forum 2019, held at Istanbul Congress Center with the theme “Globalization in Retreat: Risks and Opportunities”, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun told the phenomenon of globalization would be discussed thoroughly at the forum. Indicating that the phenomenon of globalization refers to both an ideology and a reality, Altun continued as follows: "This concept appeared in the aftermath of the Cold War as a self-evident, irrefutable and irreversible notion. At a time when the end of history was declared, it was a period in which the claims that ‘the world became a single place from...
Speaking at the TRT World Forum, President Erdoğan underlined that Turkey doesn’t have designs on any country’s land or any community’s freedoms and interests, and said: “We regard any such accusation as the gravest insult to us. We are just defending our own rights and the rights and future of our brothers and sisters whom we view as an indivisible part of ours.” “Freedom is not a favor granted by others but a sacred value that is fought for” It has become evident that states whose borders were drawn at tables rather than being established through...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Leader of Ennahdha Party of Tunisia, Rached Ghannouchi, at Istanbul Congress Center. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/112219/president-erdogan-meets-with-ennahdha-leader-ghannouchi
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential Council Member, Šefik Džaferović, at Istanbul Congress Center. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/112213/president-erdogan-meets-with-bosnia-and-herzegovina-presidential-council-member-d-aferovi-