Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited President Vladimir Putin of Russia to Türkiye. "In light of the positive relations between Russia and Türkiye, I extend a warm welcome to host you in my country at the earliest opportunity," Erdoğan expressed during his meeting with Putin at the SCO Summit in Astana. Putin expressed his firm intention to visit Türkiye President Vladimir Putin of Russia has promised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to visit Türkiye. Putin, who had a meeting with Erdoğan at the SCO Summit in Astana, expressed his firm intention to...
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On Monday, the Presidency's Directorate Communications of the Republic of Türkiye released a book titled "Our Palestinian Cause," which documents the ongoing human tragedy in Gaza as well as Türkiye's efforts to end Israel's oppression of Gaza. In his introductory remarks, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "Palestine, which has been the site of the gravest human rights violations and atrocities for decades, is once more besieged by indescribable suffering, blood, and tears." He pointed to Türkiye's diplomatic efforts to stop the war in Gaza and provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people. The book, which...
Head of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, Fahrettin Altun, delivered a speech at the "Reporter: Rethinking Journalism in the Digital Era Forum," organised by Anadolu Agency. Head of Communications Altun said, "You can be confident that if some previously reluctant states have decided to recognise Palestine as a state, our journalists, who have been practising their profession in the midst of genocide and persecution, have played a significant role in this." Noting that the "Reporter" book, which has been revised, is the product of years of hard work, Altun said, "Actually, I also happened to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye stated at the press conference with President Alar Karis of Estonia in Ankara that full membership in the European Union (EU) is his country's strategic goal. Erdoğan said: "As we have emphasised on every occasion, full membership in the European Union is our strategic goal. It is in our common interest for the EU to approach Türkiye from a similar perspective. I believe that Estonia will continue to support Türkiye on the basis of this understanding. I have shared my aspiration with Mr Karis on this occasion." Regarding the...
Republic of Türkiye, Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that Turkish journalists fulfilled their responsibilities in the Russia-Ukraine conflict zone freely and honestly owing to diplomatic efforts. In a locally televised speech, Altun said “The fact that our country has become an element of trust as a result of its diplomatic efforts and fair approach has also made it possible for our reporters working in the Russia-Ukraine war zone to perform their profession and provide a fair and just news flow. "Both sides offer opportunities to our reporters, who they deem honest and reliable, so the journalists...
Trade volume between Algeria and Türkiye reached 6.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, said Algeria's Minister of Trade and Export Promotion Tayeb Zitouni on Monday. Zitouni made the announcement during the Algerian-Turkish Business Forum held in Algiers. The forum was co-chaired by Zitouni and his Turkish counterpart, Ömer Bolat. Zitouni called for broadening bilateral collaboration in areas including agricultural and food products, mechanical and household appliances, plastics and packaging industries, as well as the tourism and services sector, expressing his hope that the trade volume could increase to 10 billion dollars by 2025. Bolat also urged for the expansion of cooperation with...
Republic of Türkiye, Directorate of Communications, Center for Countering Disinformation has refuted claims that 2.5 million refugees, mostly Syrians, live in İstanbul, which has a population of 16 million. Center for Combating Disinformation released a statement saying; "The alleged figures regarding the number of foreigners in İstanbul do not reflect the truth. According to the official figures of the Presidency of Migration Management, there are 1 million 87 thousand 17 foreigners in İstanbul, of which 530,612 are under temporary protection, 3,252 under international protection, and 553,153 with residence permit."
Türkiye and Armenia are committed to normalizing their relations "without preconditions". According to Anadolu Agency, this statement was made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia during a phone conversation on Tuesday. Directorate of Communications of the Repulic of Türkiye stated, "The two leaders underscored their political will to fully normalize the relations between Türkiye and Armenia without preconditions." Erdoğan and Pashinyan highlighted the importance of the continuation of the talks between the two countries' special envoys and reaffirmed the points agreed upon thus far. During the...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for global action to put an end to Israel's "bloodthirstiness" and systematic oppression of Palestinians. Addressing AK Party members via videoconference on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Erdoğan drew attention to the Palestinian people, who have been living under 76 years of continued occupation and subjected to systematic genocide, are once again going through an Eid in grief and longing for peace. Erdoğan stated, "The pain of our 38 thousand brothers and sisters martyred brutally by the genocidal Israeli administration breaks our hearts as a nation and an ummah. We are currently facing...