President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered questions on current issues in an interview with the youth at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. In answer to a question about Turkey’s purchase of S-400s from Russia, President Erdoğan stated that it is a done deal and that there is no question of stepping back on the issue. The delivery of S-400s will start in July, President Erdoğan noted, adding that this could be brought forward. Stressing that there is no such issue as S-400s’ incompatibility with F-35 fighters from a technical viewpoint, President Erdoğan said...
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Addressing mukhtars during an iftar in Istanbul, President Erdoğan underlined that the Turkish nation has managed to overcome all the attacks it has faced so far thanks to its unity and solidarity, and said: “Today as well, we don’t think or envisage any solution other than democracy, rule of law and social state for our country, an approach that sees Turkey as the common denominator and embraces all of our 82 million citizens.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech during an iftar with mukhtars in Istanbul. Calling on citizens to duly respond at the polls to those...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko, at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105401/president-erdogan-receives-russian-federation-council-chair-matviyenko
Turkey “neutralized” over 400 high-level terrorists over past two-and-half years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. “In just two-and-half years alone, we have neutralized 420 so-called high-level terrorists, including 16 red-listed terrorists,” Erdogan told members of domestic security agencies following fast-breaking meal, or iftar, in Istanbul. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured. “We have decreased the number of terrorists on our borders to around 700, which was once around 2,000,” he said, adding that there was a considerable decrease in number of people joining the terror...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday had a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani and Uzbek counterparts, according to presidential sources. The leaders discussed regional issues and bilateral relations, said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restriction on speaking to the media. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/turkish-azerbaijani-uzbek-leaders-speak-over-phone/1479298
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Turkey and Iraq are in discussions to sign a mutually beneficial military cooperation and trust agreement after day-long meetings in the capital Ankara. Erdogan received Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi in an official ceremony at the presidential palace. The two leaders exchanged views on several regional and international issues. In a joint news conference after dinner, Erdogan said the defense ministers and intelligence chiefs of the two countries will meet soon to discuss further details of the agreements. Erdogan went on to say that Turkey and Iraq are on the same page regarding...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi of Iraq, who is paying an official visit to Turkey, at the Presidential Complex. Prior to their meeting, President Erdoğan welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Abd Al-Mahdi with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. Following the official welcoming ceremony, President Erdoğan and Iraqi Prime Minister Abd Al-Mahdi headed inside the Presidential Complex for their talks. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105383/prime-minister-adil-abd-al-mahdi-of-iraq-at-the-presidential-complex
Terrorists who attempted to attack Turkey’s parliament will pay the price, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said early Wednesday. Altun said on Twitter that two DHKP-C terrorists “directly targeted the Turkish people's will” when they attempted to enter parliament and take a staff member hostage. The man and woman arrived at the parliament building Tuesday and said they were paying a visit to Mahmut Tanal, Istanbul Deputy of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), who had reportedly invited them. They were taken to a waiting room and during security checks attempted to take a staff member hostage with a...
Addressing farmers during an iftar in Ankara, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey will continue to grow stronger and more prestigious in its region and the world. That’s why we call for brotherhood on all occasions. That’s why we work to bring together every individual of our 82 million citizens around our common denominator, Turkey.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted an iftar (fast-breaking dinner) for farmers at the exhibition hall in the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105378/-turkey-will-continue-to-grow-stronger-and-more-prestigious-in-its-region-and-the-world-