President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. After the Turkish and Albanian national anthems were played, Prime Minister Rama saluted the guard of honor. Following the introduction of delegations, President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Rama posed for the press and headed inside for their bilateral meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/123472/albanian-pm-rama-at-the-presidential-complex
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On the occasion of the 4th anniversary of Fethi Sekin’s martyrdom, Fahrettin Altun shared a post featuring a video of the folk song “Epic of the Brave” prepared by the Directorate of Communications to commemorate martyrs including Fethi Sekin. Altun noted the following in his post: “I commemorate with mercy martyr Fethi Sekin and all the brave men who helped the spring of our heavenly homeland blossom. I curse a thousand times those who serve terrorist organizations under the pretext of politics!”
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via telephone Turkish Armed Forces personnel who will be stationed at the Joint Centre to be established between Turkey and Russia. President Erdoğan said, “Your presence there is a token of honour showing the degree to which the relationship between our countries has reached”. Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar along with Turkish General Staff General Yaşar Güler and the commanders of the armed forces arrived in Azerbaijan after the evaluation and inspection of the border units. Welcomed by Azerbaijani Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov and other officials at the Heydar Aliyev...
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