President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Shehbaz Sharif, who has been elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan. During the call, President Erdoğan congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister pursuant to the judgement of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Voicing his wish for the election outcome to lead to auspicious developments for the friendly and brotherly people of Pakistan, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye was closely following the developments in Pakistan, with which it enjoyed long-standing ties of friendship and brotherhood. The President added that the people of Pakistan had once...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Chancellor Karl Nehammer of Austria. The call addressed steps to enhance the Türkiye-Austria relations, as well as regional issues, including the Russia-Ukraine war. President Erdoğan voiced his pleasure over the recent increase in the high-level contacts between Türkiye and Austria. President Erdoğan stated that the sensitivity to be displayed regarding the welfare and peace of Austria's Turkish community, which forms the strongest humanitarian bond between the two countries, would further consolidate the current positive atmosphere. President Erdoğan stressed that Türkiye was continuing to exert every...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared iftar with police, gendarmerie and coast guard personnel in Istanbul. The President made a speech after the iftar. Noting that tens of thousands of soldiers, police, gendarmerie and village guards as well as other public officials and citizens have died a martyr’s death in Türkiye’s long-standing fight against terror, President Erdoğan said: “We, nevertheless, have always waged the fight against terror within the boundaries of the rule of law, never resorting to inhumane methods. We have reached the current stage of our counterterrorism process, which we are about to...
Director of Communications Altun: "Everyone acknowledges the benefits that Türkiye's friendship will provide. We will strategically and geopolitically utilise the opportunities for change and transformation that the world is about to experience in favour of both our own country and the entire region." In an interview with Star Açık Görüş, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun expressed his views on Türkiye's stabilising power, the transformation in foreign policy, Türkiye's efforts toward peace in the Russia-Ukraine War and public diplomacy initiatives. Talking about Türkiye's stabilising power by referring to his book "Türkiye as a...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Jordan, which was announced to take place on April 11, 2022, has been postponed. The visit has been postponed due to the emergency surgery King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has to undergo.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared iftar with university students in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/136415/president-erdogan-shares-iftar-with-students-in-istanbul
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of the Museum of Islamic Civilizations in Istanbul. Speaking at the ceremony held at Grand Çamlıca Mosque Complex, President Erdoğan stated that civilizations had been developed as the collective work of cities that had added a value to culture, art and science, and said: “Each civilization has given a meaning and identity to their cities within the framework of their own understanding of morality, art, philosophy and religion. The identities of cities have been shaped with their historical, literary, cultural and artistic experiences. Türkiye is a very...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. The call addressed the items discussed and the agreement reached during the European Council-Azerbaijan-Armenia meeting in Brussels. The two leaders exchanged views on the steps to be taken in order to protect Azerbaijan’s interests and achieve lasting peace and calm in the region.
Addressing an iftar with teachers, President Erdoğan said: “We have raised the standards in our education environments to a level incomparable to the past in humanitarian, physical, scientific and technological terms.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared an iftar (fast-breaking dinner) with teachers at the Presidential Complex. Describing teachers as the keystone of the Turkish education system and as highly respected individuals to whom the future of the nation has been entrusted, President Erdoğan drew attention to the investments made in education in Türkiye over the past 20 years. “We have raised the standards in our education...