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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 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...

Addressing citizens in Balıkesir, President Erdoğan underlined that Turkey continues to further develop, grow and progress in line with its 2023 goals, and said: “In addition to this, Turkey, with all its strength, continues to struggle both on the ground and at the table in the face of the historic developments occurring in its region.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens at a campaign rally in the Balıkesir of Edirne in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Making remarks on the upcoming local elections, President...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended an opening ceremony in the province of Afyonkarahisar. “Our goal is to make Turkey’s dreams and goals come true” Delivering a speech at the ceremony, President Erdoğan described their way of engaging in politics as the politics of winning over hearts and minds and said: “We are working day and night and exerting efforts unceasingly for the peace and prosperity of our people.” Pointing to their prioritization of the people’s hearts and minds as the main difference between them and those who look down on...

Designs prepared by fashion designer Zeynep Kartal together with Syrian refugee women were presented in London with the support of Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications. The designs prepared by designer Zeynep Kartal, together with Syrian women refugees living in Turkey, were presented at a special event organized within the framework of London Fashion Week in London Presentation Studio on February 16, 2019, at 20:00 London time. With the support of the Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, fashion designer Zeynep Kartal gathered with the Syrian women, who fled the war and took refuge in Turkey, at the ateliers in Istanbul...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey aims to reduce its dependence on foreign energy sources. Speaking at a campaign rally for local March 31 elections in northwestern Edirne province, Erdogan said that Turkey aims to maximize domestic resource utilization in energy. "In 2017, our electricity generation from domestic sources was 45 percent. Now, it has reached 60 percent," Erdogan said. He also recalled that Turkey discovered new gas fields in Thrace with a reserve of 3 billion cubic meters that will double the country's current natural gas production. "The production is enough to meet the consumption of 300,000 households for 10 years," he added. ...

Turkey’s president said Friday the Trump administration did not appear to portray a united stance on its withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria In a televised interview, Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised a recent trilateral summit held in the Russian resort city of Sochi with the leaders of Russia and Iran, saying it was "very productive and useful". He said the next such summit on the Syrian conflict would be held in Turkey. In addition, Erdogan reiterated the need for Washington to make good on its promise to evacuate the YPG/PYD/PKK terror group from northern Syria...

President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens at a campaign rally in the province of Bursa in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Pointing out that Turkey is going through a period during which every choice made is of crucial importance for the future of the country, President Erdoğan noted that they closely follow the issues which amount to a matter of survival for the Turkish people while also preparing for the upcoming elections. “Even the slightest hesitation regarding the Syria issue will cost us dearly” Underlining...

Following the Turkey-Russia-Iran Trilateral Summit on Syria, the fourth of which was held in Russia, Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun said in his statement on Twitter that Turkey would continue to contribute to the resolution of the Syrian crisis. Pointing out that Turkey, Russia and Iran came together at the Tripartite Summit for the fourth time in order to review the joint initiatives conducted for the establishment of peace and stability in Syria, Prof. Altun said: “Under the leadership of our President, Turkey will continue to contribute to the resolution of the crisis in Syria.”