Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations and 24 October United Nations Day: I extend my congratulations on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations (UN), of which we are a founding member. Turkey is a strong supporter and advocate of the principle of multilateralism and the values represented by the UN, which is at the center of the rules-based global system. Former Minister for EU Affairs, Chief Negotiator and Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly for Istanbul Ambassador Volkan Bozkır...
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The Presidential circular concerning the celebrations to be held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey was published in the Official Gazette. The circular published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan underlines that the nation created an epic of independence under the leadership of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his comrades in the War of Independence despite all kinds of poverty and impossibility. The circular indicates that the great nation saved the Anatolian lands, which they acquired as their homeland with their power and will, from...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin, the capital of Germany. President Erdoğan shared a post on his Twitter account, saying, “I strongly condemn the police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin during the morning prayer; it was obviously nourished by racism and Islamophobia that totally ignore freedom of belief and bring Europe closer to the darkness of the Middle Ages day by day.” President Erdoğan noted the following in his post: “Europe, which has been referred to as the cradle of democracy, human rights and freedoms for years, has...
Answering reporters’ questions in Istanbul, President Erdoğan, on the ceasefire in Libya, said: “The ceasefire agreement that has been signed is not a ceasefire at the highest level. Time will show how lasting it will be at lower levels.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions after performing Friday prayer in Istanbul. CEASEFIRE IN LIBYA In answer to a question about the signing of an agreement in Libya, President Erdoğan said: “The ceasefire agreement that has been signed is not a ceasefire at the highest level. Time will show how lasting it will be at lower levels.” ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. During the conversation, matters that would improve Turkey-Iran relations and strengthen cooperation in the fight against terror were discussed, and regional matters, Azerbaijan-Armenia issue and Syria in particular, were reviewed. In the conversation, President Erdoğan stated that they see being in close cooperation and solidarity with Iran as a requirement of neighbourly relations beyond mutual interest. Underscoring that the attacks Armenia, which has caused a crisis with its occupation and attacks on Azerbaijani lands, is conducting against civilians constitute...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended a funeral ceremony held at Virgin Mary Armenian Church in Istanbul for AK Party Istanbul Deputy Markar Esayan. Upon his arrival at the church, President Erdoğan, was welcomed by the 85th Armenian Patriarch of Turkey Sahak Maşalyan. Accompanied by First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, President Erdoğan headed to Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey. Following his meeting with Patriarch Maşalyan, President Erdoğan returned to the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the 85th Armenian Patriarch of Turkey Sahak Maşalyan. President Erdoğan, along with First Lady Emine Erdoğan, arrived at the gates of the Virgin Mary Church of the Armenian Patriarchate in Kumkapı, where a funeral ceremony was to be held for Markar Esayan, AK Party’s Member of Parliament from İstanbul, who had been receiving treatment in a hospital for a while. From there, President Erdoğan went to the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, established under the ordinance of Mehmed the Conqueror in 1461, with the 85th Armenian Patriarch of Turkey Sahak...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Maltese, Spanish, and German Ambassadors. During the receptions at the Presidential Complex, Ambassador Theresa Cutajar of Malta, Ambassador Francisco Javier Hergueta Garnica of Spain, and Ambassador Jürgen Schulz of Germany presented their credentials to President Erdoğan.
Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said: “All the global and regional balances are rapidly collapsing to leave their places to new ones. Turkey, with its strong political and economic structure, is the rising star of the new global and regional quests. Every intelligent and conscientious person accepts that our country, despite some difficulties it is having, is positively distinguishing itself amid crises.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet meeting. “TURKEY WILL CONTINUE TO STAND WITH THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS WITH ALL ITS POWER AND CAPABILITIES” Congratulating once again Mr....