Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the relations between Ankara and Cairo witness a renewed cooperation after a 12-year hiatus. Turkish President said, "Türkiye and Egypt are two important countries in the region. For 12 years, we had been out of contact. This visit to Egypt took place at the insistent invitation of Mr Sisi. I proposed that we convene our High-Level Strategic Council Meeting. The Egyptian side agreed to this proposal. Our Foreign Ministers will continue to be in contact. Most probably, Mr Sisi will come to Ankara in April or May for a...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with representatives of UAE and international investment firms in Dubai on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit. During the meeting, President Erdoğan unveiled Türkiye’s ambitious plan to elevate the trade volume between Ankara and Dubai to $50 billion within the next five years. President Erdoğan highlighted the significance of the over 40 agreements signed across various sectors, including trade, finance, customs, energy, environment, and banking. Emphasizing the need to strengthen bilateral partnerships, he underlined the importance of creating new opportunities and facilitations for the private sector. Referring to...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on the UN Security Council to "stop Israel immediately". Erdoğan held a meeting with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Dubai, RIA Novosti reports. "During the meeting, President Erdoğan said that Israel's attacks on Rafah and all of Gaza are unacceptable and that the UN Security Council and the relevant countries should take steps to stop Israel as soon as possible," the office said in a statement. The Turkish leader stressed that the Israeli Defence Forces' attacks on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah are the result of...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Israel's widening attacks on Gaza would "top our agenda" when he meets with the leaders of the UAE and Egypt over the next two days. In a televised address following his weekly Cabinet meeting in Ankara, Erdoğan chastised the "hypocritical policy" of the West as the "reason for Israel's recklessness." He highlighted Israeli operations in Rafah on Monday. Referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "wannabe Hitler," he said Israel was "crossing a new red line every day in its policy of brutality and massacre." Western countries were "turning...
Türkiye’s first astronaut returned home to a hero’s welcome Monday, portrayed as a symbol of the country’s advances in technology and aerospace. Alper Gezeravci was greeted by bouquet-laden children at Ankara’s Esenboga Airport as he returned from a private three-week mission to the International Space Station. In return, he handed out Turkish flags he had carried with him into space. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has closely followed Gezeravci’s mission, declaring it a “new symbol of a growing, stronger and assertive Türkiye,” after the country marked its centenary last year. Erdogan...
The Azerbaijani Army has introduced the Turkish-made UCAV for service, APA reports. It should also be noted that on 9 February, President of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev and his son Heydar Aliyev visited the facilities of the Military Air Force and watched the flight of "Akinci" UCAVs, which have been included in the inventory of the Azerbaijani army. Noted that on February 9, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev and his son Heydar Aliyev have visited the Air Force military facilities and watched the flyover of the Akinci unmanned combat...
One of the world's leading tourism regions, Türkiye attracted 56.7 million tourists in 2023, an increase of 10 per cent compared to previous years. The country's tourism revenue increased by 17 per cent to $54.3 billion, while the average overnight expenditure of visitors was $99. These figures were announced by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy at a meeting organized in Istanbul. Ersoy also stated that Türkiye has revised its strategy by expanding its range of tourism services. "We are seeing the effects on the average length of stay as we have launched products that include short-term stays such as weekend...
Turkish Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made a speech at the Disaster Communication Symposium on the 1st Anniversary of the Disaster of the Century. During his address, Altun pointed out the necessity of an effective process management in emergency response efforts in all disasters, irrespective of their magnitude. Altun also emphasised that disaster communication, a critical component of the integrated disaster management approach, is an integral part of the state's strategic communication policy. Emphasising that following the bitter experience, they had never once considered "let's just alleviate our pain and get on with our lives," Director of Communications Altun...
Turkish Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun penned an article on the occasion of the centenary of the agreement on Die Presse, a leading newspaper in Austria, titled “A Heritage of 100 Years: On the Relations between Türkiye and Austria”. The author focuses on the in situ celebration of the 100th anniversary of the agreement, which serves the reinforcement of the historic ties between the two countries and is the symbol of the profound ties between the two nations. “This agreement, signed a century ago, is not only an expression of the strong relations between the two countries, but...