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President Erdoğan addresses G20 Leader’s Summit “Health” session

President Erdoğan: “Humanity needs political leadership and determination in terms of health policies. The G20 has a key role in this regard.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the "Health" session held as part of the G20 Leaders' Summit on the island of Bali, Indonesia. Noting that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the institutional, financial, and legal shortcomings of the global health system, President Erdoğan stated that, for this reason, he deemed it appropriate for Indonesia to establish the "global health architecture" as one of its G20 Presidency priorities. Citing that Türkiye has put global health on...

Directorate of Communications holds panel in Bali as part of the G20 Summit

The Presidency's Directorate of Communications held a panel titled "Health Diplomacy in the Post-Pandemic New World Order" in Bali prior to the 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit, which will be held in Indonesia and attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Indonesian academics, think tanks, the media, and members of non-governmental organisations from Indonesia took a keen interest in the panel held in Bali, Indonesia. Former World Health Organization South East Asia Regional Office Director Prof Dr Tjandra Yoga Aditama, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Faculty Member and World Indonesians Forum member Assoc Prof Şuay Nihal Aç...

President Erdoğan meets with President Macron of France

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Emmanuel Macron of France on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/141702/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-macron-of-france

President Erdoğan meets with President Biden of the U.S.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Joe Biden of the U.S. on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia. The Presidency's Directorate of Communications issued a statement regarding the meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit. According to the statement, bilateral relations, particularly trade and security issues, were discussed during the meeting. U.S. President Biden expressed his condolences for those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on İstiklal Avenue in İstanbul. During the meeting, which addressed...

President Erdoğan meets with MIKTA leaders

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the leaders of MIKTA, a cross-regional consultative platform comprised of Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Türkiye and Australia, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/141696/president-erdogan-meets-with-mikta-leaders

President Erdoğan meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/141692/president-erdogan-meets-with-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman

Worldwide messages of condolence continue over the terrorist attack in İstanbul

Iran Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanani expressed his condolences regarding the explosion that killed and injured many innocent people in Beyoğlu, İstanbul. In his message, Kanani said, "We strongly condemn all kinds of terrorist acts targeting the security of Türkiye and the Turkish people. We stand by the government and people of the friendly and brotherly Republic of Türkiye." Wishing Allah’s mercy on those who lost their lives and a speedy recovery for those who were injured, Kanani offered his condolences to the Turkish government and people, especially to the families of those who lost...

Director of Communications Altun opines on MİT hosted CIA-SVR meeting

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun opined on the meeting between the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) hosted by the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), saying, "Türkiye and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have added another significant brick to the wall of global peace." In a statement to the Associated Press, Director of Communications Altun confirmed that CIA Director Bill Burns and the head of Russia's SVR Sergei Naryshkin met in Ankara, hosted by MİT, and added, "This meeting is another significant brick added to the wall of global peace...