Türkiye in International Media

ErdoÄŸan: Genocide in Gaza exposed hollowness of Western values (Iran)

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye criticised the Western attitude towards the genocide committed by the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip, stating that these events exposed the hollowness of Western countries' moral values. Speaking at a conference held by the non-governmental organisation "Women and Democracy" in İstanbul, Turkish President Erdoğan stated that the ongoing massacres in the Gaza Strip revealed Western claims regarding moral values to be utterly without foundation. Referring to the bloodshed in Gaza in the past 18 months, Erdoğan said: "All of these events and the recent massacres have exposed the Western notion...

ErdoÄŸan: We support Egyptian-Qatari efforts to renew ceasefire in Gaza (Egypt)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday expressed his country's support for the Egyptian-Qatari efforts to renew the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and stressed the need to guarantee the return of Palestinian refugees, saying they would not "accept a new displacement." During the meeting of the Group of Parliaments in Support of Palestine in İstanbul on Friday, Erdoğan denounced the crimes committed against the Palestinian people in Gaza as a result of the Israeli war, saying that "Israeli barbarism and brutality in Gaza are taking place in full view of the United Nations and the UN Security...

Türkiye will support Palestine even if it has to do so alone (Russia)

Türkiye will continue to support Palestine even if it has to do so alone. Attending the first meeting of the Group of Parliaments in Support of Palestine in İstanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "There is no alternative to a two-state solution to the Palestinian problem. Palestine belongs to the Palestinian people. We will continue our relentless struggle until the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital within the 1967 borders, even if we’re the only ones." Indicating that the international system has failed in Gaza, Erdoğan said, "It is...

President ErdoÄŸan: Antalya Diplomacy Forum becomes the voice of the oppressed (Pakistan)

President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan of Türkiye stated that the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, organised for the fourth time this year, has become a reliable and impactful platform on the world stage, actively monitoring the dynamics of diplomacy while amplifying the voices of the oppressed and victimised. In his special message, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan said, "I hope that the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, which has become a global brand with the spirit of diplomacy, will be of great benefit to the whole world, to all humanity, and especially to those oppressed and victimised in our geography." President ErdoÄ...

New urea plant to be built in Turkmenistan through Japanese-Turkish collaboration (Turkmenistan)

Serdar Berdimuhamedov's visit to Japan enhanced the legal framework of Turkmen-Japanese cooperation through the establishment of new agreements. Meetings were held with representatives from Japanese companies as part of the visit, and important agreements were reached to launch major industrial projects in our country. A new industrial facility is set to be established in our country through a partnership between Turkmenistan, Japan, and Türkiye. A new factory with an annual production capacity of 1,155,000 tons of urea will be built in the village of Kiyanly in the Balkan Velayat of Turkmenistan. A cooperation agreement was signed in Tokyo between "GAP Ä...

Turkish drones in Bosnia and Herzegovina: More than military aid (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

When the Turkish Army first used the Bayraktar TB2 drones in operations against the terrorist organisation PKK on the Syrian border in 2015, few could have predicted that these aircraft would become a recognised symbol of a new era of warfare–one that is cheaper, more mobile, and more efficient. Since then, Bayraktar drones have played a key role in conflicts in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and especially in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan has regained control of territories that fall under its constitutional jurisdiction under international law thanks to these systems. Now, Bosnia and...

Breaking records… Is Türkiye becoming a favourite among tourists worldwide? (China)

Türkiye's Erzurum province, which was declared the Tourism Capital of 2025 by the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO), will be hosting the Palandöken Economy Forum on April 26 and 27. The forum also boosted interest in Türkiye's tourism sector. According to international tourism media outlet Travel and Tourism World and the Turkish Embassy in Beijing, the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, announced that Türkiye will achieve record-breaking growth in the tourism sector for the 2025 summer season, aiming for 64 billion USD in revenues from 65 million tourists by the end of the year. ...

Erdoğan: Türkiye to stand by Syria against efforts to undermine peace (China)

Türkiye will continue to support the current Syrian leadership in the face of any attempts to derail peace and stability in the war-torn country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday. "Türkiye will stand with Syria against all efforts to prevent the country from achieving lasting peace and stability. Just as we did not allow Syria to be divided by a terror corridor, we will not allow it to be divided by any other means either," Erdoğan said following a cabinet meeting in Ankara. He declared that a new phase had begun in Syria, stating, "There...

Wife of President Ahmad al-Sharaa of Syria signs a declaration in Türkiye (Saudi Arabia)

The wife of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Latifa al-Drubi, signed a declaration alongside the First Lady of Türkiye, Emine Erdoğan, during their recent visit to Türkiye. First Lady Emine Erdoğan announced that President al-Sharaa's wife signed the Global Commitment to Zero Waste, which was introduced at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2023 and signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the first time. In the post she shared on X, First Lady Emine Erdoğan said, "I was truly delighted to meet with the esteemed First Lady of the Syrian Arab...