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President Erdoğan takes a stroll through Central Park

President Erdoğan, who is in the United States to attend the 77th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, took a stroll through New York's Central Park. Türkiye's Ambassador to Washington, Hasan Murat Mercan, and Türkiye's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Feridun Sinirlioğlu, accompanied President Erdoğan during his walk.  President Erdoğan encountered the interest of those in the park during his walk, chatted with them and had their photos taken. While he was sitting on a bench, someone approached him and thanked him for his role in the Ukraine crisis,...

President Erdoğan: Our goal is membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

President Erdoğan commented on recent developments and answered journalists' questions at the end of his visit to Uzbekistan for the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. "The next phase is a step towards the highest level of cooperation." President Erdoğan stated. President Erdoğan noted that he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Summit for the first time as a "special guest" at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and said that Türkiye had been a "dialogue partner" of the organisation since 2012. President Erdoğan indicated that Türkiye...

Türkiye’s arguments on UN Reform published as a book

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Türkiye has been paving the way for the establishment of a more just global order and added, "We have achieved significant diplomatic success in ending the Russia-Ukraine War and establishing a grain corridor that will alleviate the global food crisis. We will continue to make the same efforts to introduce the necessary United Nations (UN) reforms." As part of President Erdoğan's visit to the United States, the Presidency's Directorate of Communications launched the book "UN Reform: A New Approach to International Cooperation." The book, whose preface was written by President Erdo...

Presidency’s Directorate of Communications holds “UN Security Council Reform” panel in New York

The Presidency's Directorate of Communications held a panel titled "United Nations (UN) Security Council Reform: A New Approach to Reconstructing the International Order" in New York. The panel, organised in the Türkevi Centre, where the Turkish Consulate General in New York and the Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the UN are located, and moderated by Associate Professor Kılıç Buğra Kanat, Foundation for Political, Economic, and Social Research (SETA) Washington DC Research Director, attracted the interest of Turkish and American experts along with the invitees. The UN Director of the International Crisis Group, Richard Gowan, evaluated the...

President Erdoğan’s diplomatic engagements from Samarkand to New York

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pursued intense diplomacy traffic as a special guest at the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and will continue his engagements in New York, the US, where he went to attend the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. President Erdoğan held a series of official meetings on the margins of the SCO Summit, which he attended as a special guest in Samarkand. President Erdoğan initially met with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan upon his arrival at...

President Erdoğan in the U.S.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly and hold several meetings. President Erdoğan was welcomed at John F. Kennedy International Airport by Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to the UN Feridun Sinirlioğlu, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Washington Hasan Murat Mercan and other officials. First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Treasury And Finance Nureddin Nebati, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş are accompanying the President in the U.S. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/139662/president-erdogan-in-the-u-s-

President Erdoğan departs for US to attend 77th session of UN General Assembly

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departed for New York, United States, to attend the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and hold various meetings. President Erdoğan concluded his visit to Samarkand, where he attended the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State Summit as a special guest. President Erdoğan, who departed for New York, USA, from Samarkand International Airport, was seen off by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov of Uzbekistan, Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev of Uzbekistan, Deputy Foreign Minister Gayrat Fazilov of Uzbekistan, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan Olgan Bekar, Uzbekistan’s...

President Erdoğan’s post on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a post regarding the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State Summit. In a post shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan noted, "It was a pleasure to meet with our friends at the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State Summit. We are confident that, through our joint efforts, we will significantly enhance our cooperation with the Organisation." President Erdoğan's post also included a video of his meetings with the leaders at the summit.

President Erdoğan meets with President Raisi of Iran

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Samarkand for the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), met with President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/139652/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-raisi-of-iran