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...
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President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens at a campaign rally in the province of Giresun in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “Turkey embraces millions of oppressed people” Stating that Turkey ranks 1st in the world in humanitarian aid in proportion to national income, and that the Turkish economy has grown by 3.5 times and the national income per capita has increased to 11 thousand dollars during AK Party governments, President Erdoğan noted that Turkey embraces and protects millions of oppressed and wronged people. Underscoring that Turkish...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens at a campaign rally in the province of Tokat in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “We will enable Syrian refugees to return to their homeland with their minds at peace” “Today, Turkey does not need anyone’s permission to protect its national interests,” President Erdoğan underscored, adding that it gives no respite to world’s deadliest terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq, and is capable of conducting all kinds of operations with its own weapons,...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens at a campaign rally in the province of Yozgat in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Underlining that they are waging a historic struggle in order for Turkey to take its rightful place in today’s changing world, President Erdoğan noted: “In this struggle of ours, we are faced with terrorist organizations, so many powers plotting against our region, cruel regimes that oppress their own people, hitmen that recognize no rules or morals, and insidious circles that use diplomacy, economy...
A safe zone in Turkey - Syria's border should be under Turkey's control, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. In a televised interview, Erdogan said Turkey is the first country to be affected by the heavy gunfire. “I will take my precaution in the opposite country,” he added. The Turkish president said peaceful and stabilized environment built in Syria’s Afrin, Jarabulus and al-Bab provinces should be sustained in border regions. “It is important for us that the U.S. decision to withdraw from Syria does not lead to...
Europe owes its current peace to the sacrifices of Turkey and its people, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Speaking at a rally in southeastern Kahramanmaras province, Erdogan said the Syrians, who fled civil war in their country and took shelter in Turkey, "missed their country." "They [Syrians] want to return to their homeland as soon as possible," he added. The Turkish president said around 311,000 Syrians have returned to areas in Afrin, Jarablus and Idlib that are cleared of terrorists by Turkish forces and its allies. Erdogan noted that Turkey was pushing to make the region of Idlib totally...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of Tersane Istanbul which will be built in the Haliç region. Saying that the Tersane Istanbul Project will elevate Istanbul to a totally distinct level, President Erdoğan noted that two marinas and three 5-star hotels will also be built as part of the project. “Istanbul's brand value will increase through the project" Stating that approximately 30 million domestic and foreign tourists are expected to visit the shipyard annually, President Erdoğan noted: “The project will not only increase the brand value of our...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens during a campaign rally in the Fethiye district of Muğla in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “We never bowed to lobbies to receive a couple of more votes” “We have fulfilled whatever we have promised in election rallies over the past 17 years,” said President Erdoğan, and added: “We neither bowed to lobbies nor made overtures to terrorist organizations to receive a couple of more votes. We raided their lairs in Gabar, in Cudi, in Tend...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a circular regarding the organization of celebrations throughout the country on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of May 19, 1919, which is one of the cornerstones of the Independence fight . According to the circular published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Erdoğan, on the occasion of the 100th year of May 19, 1919; one of the cornerstones of the fight of Independence started by Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk departing from İstanbul on May 16th and reaching Samsun on May 19; youth, sports and cultural events will be held all over Turkey, especially...