Turkey on Friday denied a German newspaper report claiming that Turkey will no longer buy the S-400 air defense systems from Russia. Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said the S-400 procurement was a "done deal". “Dear Julian, your sources are mistaken. Take it from me: The S-400 procurement is a done deal,” Altun tweeted, responding to claims by Julian Ropcke, editor in chief for foreign policy, at tabloid Bild. Earlier on Friday, Ropkce tweeted: “Diplomatic sources tell Bild, Erdogan will not buy the S-400 from Russia.” Tensions between the U.S. and Turkey have reached a fever pitch in recent...
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Speaking at the opening ceremony of a science and culture center in Ankara, President Erdoğan said: “Mosques have been the centers of life and hearts of their environs in Islamic societies since the construction of al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina. Just like heart is the main organ that supports a man, houses of worship support societies as centers of knowledge, wisdom and virtue.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Northern Ankara Science and Culture Center of the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105315/-in-islamic-societies-mosque-is-the-center-of-life-and-heart-of-its-environs-
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended a ceremony held to mark the 151st anniversary of the foundation of the Council of State. Also attending the ceremony were Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) Mustafa Şentop, Chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, President of the Constitutional Court Zühtü Arslan and President of the Council of State Zerrin Güngör. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105311/president-erdogan-at-council-of-state-s-151st-anniversary-event
Speaking at an iftar and awards ceremony held by Ankara Chamber of Commerce, President Erdoğan said: “We are entering a period when the wheels of industry turn faster, the circulation in trade grows larger and the abundance of production and income gets bigger. Those, who see that they cannot stop Turkey through other methods, are now taking aim at our hope, our morale, and our conviction that we will achieve our goals. This is the underlying objective of the operations that trigger interest and inflation rates.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at an iftar and awards...
Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on Europe Day: “The European Union was initiated sixty-nine years ago as a peace and stability project, to bring different cultures, nations and languages together under a single umbrella. Laying the foundation of the project, Schuman Declaration was adopted on 9 May. Like in other European countries, this date has been celebrated in Turkey as “Europe Day”, since the endorsement of Turkey’s EU candidacy in 1999. The founding values which brought the EU into existence on 9 May 1950 are challenged today by threats such as cultural racism, discrimination and anti-immigration tendencies, in...
Addressing the Reform Action Group (RAG), President Erdoğan said: “Attempts that seek to turn the European Union in on itself and put it under a very narrow pattern can only be thwarted through the incorporation of such countries as ours that have enabled different identities, faiths and cultures to live together in peace for centuries. The European Union’s claim to be living up to its founding values is doomed to remain unfulfilled without Turkey’s full membership.” The Reform Action Group (RAG) convened at the Presidential Complex under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The President...
Speaking at an iftar with the National Defense University’s students, President Erdoğan said: “In order to serve, one needs to deeply love his/her nation and homeland, to strongly adhere to the values that represent them, and also to possess certain physical conditions and courage. Throughout the history, the Turkish nation has prevailed as the greatest military power in its region and the world for it possessed all these qualities at utmost level.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the National Defense University’s students at an iftar in Ankara. “Military service is one of the...
Messages from Turkey and around the world that highlight Ramadan’s fraternity will be shared with the hashtag “OneHeartaroundOneTable” from social media accounts of the Presidency. The aim is to highlight the uniting power of Ramadan and the themes of solidarity and fraternity by means of the digital communication campaign launched by the Presidency with the hashtag “OneHeartaroundOneTable”. As part of this campaign, videos and messages of good wishes and greetings from different provinces of Turkey and different parts of the world will be shared from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts of the Presidency. First Message from Söğ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called the country’s top election body's decision for a do-over election in Istanbul an "important step in strengthening Turkey's democracy". "We see this decision of the Turkish Supreme Election Council (YSK), which will remove the shadow over Istanbul elections, an important step in strengthening Turkey's democracy," Erdogan said during his address to lawmakers of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party at the parliament group meeting in the capital Ankara. His remarks came a day after Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) announced that a do-over election in Istanbul will be...