President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech during an opening ceremony of the newly-introduced services and facilities in the Black Sea province of Artvin. Pointing to the total investment value of the newly-introduced services and facilities, which is 1.252 billion Turkish liras, President Erdoğan noted that among these services and facilities are a higher vocational school, dormitory buildings, a library and Borçka State Hospital. President Erdoğan went on to say: “Now, we are building in Yusufeli the third biggest dam of the world. The Yusufeli Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant will produce 1.888 billion kilowatt-hour of energy a...
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President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens during a campaign rally in the province of Ardahan in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “Politics of unity is the key to both economic and social development” Stating that peace is not possible without unity and prosperity without solidarity, President Erdoğan noted that politics of unity is the key to both economic and social development, and added: “No earthly power can intimidate or take captive hearts that beat together. And, no obstacle can stand in the way of societies that stick...
Turkey's president discussed recent tensions between Pakistan and India over the phone with the Pakistani premier on Thursday. According to a statement from the Pakistani prime ministry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed appreciation for Imran Khan's move to release a captured Indian fighter pilot that had entered Pakistani airspace on Wednesday. The statement added that Khan had thanked Erdogan for his "constant support for Pakistan and the Kashmiri people." Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors have escalated following a suicide bombing claimed by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) in Jammu and Kashmir that killed more than 40 Indian troops earlier this month. On...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens during a campaign rally in the province of Erzurum in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Pointing out that the torch of Turkey’s national struggle was lit a century ago in Erzurum, President Erdoğan noted that they will be celebrating the centennial of the Erzurum Congress, one of the milestones of the Turkish War of Independence, this year. Drawing attention also to the investments made in Erzurum in a large variety of areas including, education, technology, healthcare, transportation and housing,...
Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun said: "February 28 did not last a thousand years, but the will of the nation shall remain forever." In his statement on Twitter, Prof. Altun said: "February 28 was a blow to the people's will and their values." Stating that the Turkish nation demonstrated that attempts for tutelage, coup and invasion would be buried in history with a glorious resistance such as on July 15, 2016, Prof. Altun added: "February 28 did not last a thousand years, but the will of the nation shall remain forever." In his tweet, Fahrettin Altun also shared photographs of tanks...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Idriss Déby Itno of Chad held a joint press conference at the Presidential Complex following their tête-à-tête and the meeting between the delegations. “We will increase the bilateral trade volume to $100 million” Drawing attention to the two countries’ bilateral trade volume, which stands at some 60 million dollars, President Erdoğan pointed out that this figure is not sufficient for Turkey and Chad, whose total population is over 97 million, and noted: “We have affirmed our determination to increase our bilateral trade volume...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/102192/u-s-president-trump-s-senior-adviser-kushner-at-the-presidential-complex
Making a speech at the meeting, President Erdoğan underlined that it is not possible to speak of a physical underdevelopment in the cities of Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia, nor in any of the other cities of Turkey. Noting that Turkey is surrounded by ongoing or potential crises in its region, President Erdoğan stated that the country is working to be an island of peace and stability in such a difficult geography. “We saw the plot staged in Syria and changed the course of events by entering the field” Pointing to the strong defiance displayed by Turkey...
Turkey will not change course on buying the S-400 missile defense system from Russia, but the country could also accept a "good offer" on U.S. Patriot missiles, the country's president said Tuesday. Changing course on Turkey's deal to purchase the S-400s is "definitely" out of the question, Recep Tayyip Erdogan told private channel NTV. "Regarding the Patriot issue, if you [the U.S.] provide us good conditions, we are open to that as well. We have to work with alternatives," Erdogan stressed. After protracted efforts to purchase air defense systems from the U.S. with no...