President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. During the conversation, President Erdoğan conveyed his wishes of good health to Abe, who announced his resignation from his position as Prime Minister after a while for health reasons, and wished him a speedy recovery. Thanking Abe for his important contributions to Turkish-Japanese relations, Erdoğan expressed his belief for the further advancement of relations between the two countries in the future. During the conversation, the resolution to deepen the cooperation between Turkey and Japan in all areas was reiterated and concrete steps...
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Statement on the baseless news reports that the “Presidency has appealed” against the decision made by the 10th Chamber of the Council of State to annul the Cabinet Decree dated November 24, 1934, and numbered 2/1589 that turned Hagia Sophia into a museum: The news reports by some media outlets indicating that the “Presidency has appealed against the 10th Chamber of the Council of State’s annulment decision regarding the status of the Hagia Sophia Mosque" certainly do not reflect the truth. Likewise, it is only the Presidency that has the right to appeal against the annulment decision made by the aforementioned Chamber...
Condemning the targeting of TRT reporter by a racist Greek website, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “Our reporters will continue to carry out their duties under the assurance of the Government of the Republic of Turkey. No fascist element can prevent this”. In a post on his Twitter account, Altun made an evaluation concerning the Greek news site that published information on a TRT News reporter, after sharing the identity information of the Anadolu Agency (AA) team working in Meis Island, Greece the previous week. In his post, Altun noted the following: “We fiercely condemn this outdated approach. Our...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran co-chaired the 6th Meeting of the Turkey-Iran High Level Cooperation Council via videoconference. In his speech prior to the meeting, President Erdoğan described the high level cooperation council as one of the symbols of the Turkey-Iran cooperation and expressed his wish for the meeting to be beneficial for the two countries. “We unfortunately had to hold this meeting via videoconference. Nevertheless, the fact that we displayed the will to convene the meeting is itself an important message. The Turkey-Iran dialogue has a determining role in the solution of...
Speaking following the meeting of the Presidential Cabinet, President Erdoğan underlined that Turkey will continue to pursue a determined and active policy regarding its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean, and said: “Let me be very clear for those who stand against Turkey at the cost of risking their own citizens’ security and welfare that they hopefully won’t have to pay a heavy price when the time comes. We say at every opportunity that we are in favor of resolving disputes through discussions, talks, negotiations and reconciliation.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential...
Speaking at a publicity meeting for Türkiye Sigorta, President Erdoğan said: “The pandemic, while upending the global balances, has also opened new windows of opportunities for countries like Turkey that have a high production capacity. With its geographical location and strong infrastructure as well as the resistance it has developed against shocks, Turkey is one of the most advantageous countries to seize these opportunities. As I have previously said, Turkey will emerge stronger from the pandemic in economy besides other areas.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at a publicity meeting held to introduce Türkiye...
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/122062/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-president-erdogan-s-chairmanship
Director of Communications of the Republic of Turkey Prof. Fahrettin Altun held a meeting with Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev. Following the tete-a-tete talks, Fahrettin Altun and Hikmet Hajiyev chaired the inter-delegation meeting participated by the high-level officials from the media outlets and communication institutions of the two countries. Speaking at the event, Altun stated that both Turkey and Azerbaijan were faced with various threats to their vital interests and presence and that such attacks were directly against the Turkish nation and...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with the President of the European Council Charles Michel. During the conversation, developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey-EU relations were discussed. President Erdoğan stated that the EU should fulfil its obligations on a fair basis to prevent the steps that escalate tension in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean by Greece and some EU member states. Emphasizing that the provocative remarks and steps regarding regional issues by European politicians would not contribute to producing a solution, President Erdoğan stated that the EU's stance in the Eastern Mediterranean would...