Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Washington’s planned troop withdrawal from Syria in a phone call late Thursday. The two leaders agreed that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria should be carried out in line with common interests, stressing the need to support the political process in the war-torn country, according to presidential sources. They also reiterated their countries’ determination to fight all forms of terrorism. They also agreed to further enhance economic relations, setting a goal of $75 billion in bilateral trade. The White House said separately in...
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Making a speech at AK Party’s campaign rally in Manisa, President Erdoğan, underlined that Manisa was one of the cities they got inspired by when they, as AK Party, set out in 2002 to reinvigorate Turkey, and noted: “We have worked very hard for the past 17 years to rejuvenate both the cities and the souls, and continue to do so.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens at a campaign rally in the province of Manisa in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “We have...
Addressing citizens in the province of Denizli, President Erdoğan said: “We overcame through the people-state solidarity countless attempts which would have paralyzed or would have economically, politically and socially destroyed many other states. Those who tried to intimidate us by means of specifically designed terrorist organizations and foreign exchange rates couldn’t reach their goals.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens during a campaign rally in the province of Denizli in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “POLITICS IS THE ART OF WINNING OVER...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at an opening ceremony in Ankara’s district of Altındağ. “Our agenda is focused on making our country reach much higher levels in economy and defense industry” Pointing to their efforts to serve the people and to win over hearts and minds, President Erdoğan said: “Our agenda is focused on making our country and cities’ goals and dreams come true. Our agenda is focused on making our country reach much higher levels in economy, trade, employment, agriculture and defense industry.” Also drawing attention to Turkey&rsquo...
Addressing citizens at the Etimesgut district rally of AK Party, President Erdoğan underlined that the Etimesgut Municipality, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and the relevant ministries have changed the appearance of Etimesgut and entire Ankara with the investments they have made, and added: “Our goal is not related to elections or municipalities alone, our goal is to provide our country and people with the services they deserve in every area.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens at a campaign rally in the Etimesgut district of Ankara in the run-up to the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 1st Council on Aging, held at the Beştepe People’s Convention and Culture Center in Ankara. Expressing his belief that the role the elderly play in the transfer of cultural values and civilization from one generation to another is bigger than the role of schools, teachers and books, President Erdoğan said: “Therefore, caring for the elderly means caring for the future.” “Our roots are best mirrored by the way we engage with the elderly” President Erdoğan continued as follows: “We...
President Erdogan said Tuesday that the country would not be able to shoulder a new potential migration wave on its own. Speaking in Istanbul at the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Budapest Process on Migration, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said building higher walls with barbed wire was no way to prevent irregular migration. There are around 260 million migrants, over 68 million displaced people and more than 25 million refugees worldwide, he said, underscoring that these numbers are increasing day by day due to hunger, famine, civil wars, terrorist attacks, political uncertainties and economic reasons. Turkey has spent over $37 billion of its...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens at a campaign rally in the province of Isparta in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Making remarks on the upcoming local elections, President Erdoğan, drawing attention to the TL12.5-billion investment they have made in Isparta over the past 16 years, elaborated that among these investments are 1,251 new classrooms, university dormitories for 11,167 students, youth centers, sports halls and social facilities. “Today, there is peace and security in the regions where terrorists used to roam freely just a few years ago” ...
Turkey expects Syria's Manbij region to be rid of terrorists and left to locals as soon as possible, the country’s president said on Monday. Speaking in the southwestern Burdur province, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “As promised, we expect Manbij to be cleared of terrorists as soon as possible and its administration to be left to local people.” Turkey has vowed to carry out a counter-terrorist operation in Syria, east of the Euphrates, following two similar successful operations since 2016. The June 2018 Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S. focuses on the withdrawal of YPG/PKK...