Addressing citizens in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “With Operation Peace Spring, Turkey has dealt a deadly blow to the terror corridor sought to be established along our Syrian border. The Operation has also destroyed the imperialist scenarios against our region. Our country has ensured both its own security and Syria’s territorial integrity. And the agreement we reached with the U.S. last Thursday is just a reflection on the diplomacy table of our success in the field. Operation Peace Spring has shown the entire world Turkey’s soft and hard power, operational capability and military abilities.” ...
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Turkey expects the U.S. to fulfill its commitments regarding the agreement on YPG/PKK terror group's withdrawal from the planned safe zone in northern Syria, said a senior Turkish official on Sunday. In a Twitter post, Turkey's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said Turkey put its anti-terror operation on hold for 120 hours, and said: "In return, US has an obligation to facilitate YPG’s withdrawal and collect its heavy weapons." Altun slammed efforts seeking to distort the facts about Turkey-U.S. agreement. “The clock is ticking,” he added. On Oct. 9, Turkey had launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from...
The Turkish president and the British prime minister held a phone conversation Sunday regarding the political developments. In an official statement, the Directorate of Communications said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed bilateral ties and regional developments. According to the statement, YPG/PKK terror group's withdrawal from northern Syria in line with Turkey-U.S. agreement, destruction of terror fronts and collecting heavy weaponry were discussed during the phone conversation. On Oct. 9, Turkey had launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from northern Syria in order to secure Turkey’s borders, aid in the safe...
Turkey’s 120-hour pause on counter-terrorism operation in northern Syria would be over and army would restart targeting terror elements if agreement with the U.S. is not implemented, the Turkish president said Saturday. Speaking at a mass opening ceremony held in central Kayseri province of Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “[If agreement with the U.S.] is not implemented, then we will continue crushing heads of terrorists a minute after 120 hours [operational pause].” "If promises given to Turkey are not kept as in the past, we will resume the operation after pause," Erdo...
President Erdoğan praised Saturday high level cooperation between Turkey and Africa in various fields. “As a result of our efforts, we have brought up Turkey-Africa relations to a level that could not have been even imagined 15 years ago,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during his speech at 3rd African Muslim Religious Leaders summit in Istanbul. “We increased the number of Turkish embassies in the African continent from 12 to 42,” Erdoğan stressed. Erdoğan underlined that a total of 10,480 African students who graduated from Turkish universities serve their countries as Turkey’s “peace ambassadors”. “Our bilateral trade, which...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump spoke over phone on Friday and discussed the safe zone to be established east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria. “I hope Turkey-U.S. joint efforts will continue for peace, prosperity and stability of our region,” Erdoğan said in a Twitter post. Turkey and the U.S. came to an agreement Thursday to pause Turkey's anti-terror operation in northern Syria. During their conversation, Erdoğan said he shared his pleasure on mutual steps the two countries took to strengthen the bilateral relations. Turkey paused its...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak were also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/111181/president-erdogan-receives-qatar-deputy-pm-al-thani
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday if the U.S. does not keep its promises after 120 hours, Turkey will resolutely continue its operation in northern Syria. The safe zone issue will be solved if the U.S. keeps its promises until the end of 120-hour period on Tuesday night, Erdoğan told reporters at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul. Turkish security forces will not withdraw from northern Syria, he stressed. Turkey and the U.S. came to an agreement on Thursday to pause Turkey's anti-terror operation in northern Syria. Turkey agreed to pause its Operation Peace Spring for 120...
Less than a day after reaching a deal for a pause in Turkey’s anti-terror push in northern Syria, reports of a clash between Turkish forces and YPG/PKK terrorists in the safe zone is nothing but disinformation, Turkey’s president said on Friday. Turkish security forces will not withdraw from northern Syria as part of the deal reached Thursday with the U.S., Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters on Friday afternoon. “Our forces will continue to stay there so we will see whether this terrorist group is leaving the area or not,” Erdoğan added. On Turkey’s 12...