The National Security Council convened on September 30, 2026, under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the meeting; 1. The Council was briefed on the activities that have been carried out with determination, resolve, and success at home and abroad against all types of threats and dangers to our national unity and solidarity, as well as our survival, including the terrorist organisations PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG, FETO, and DAESH, along with recent international developments. 2. The Council assessed the steps taken and progress achieved towards the objectives of a “Terror-Free Türkiye” and a “Terror-Free...
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Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Whether through market manipulations, stock exchange schemes, or, as in municipalities, through blatant corruption, whoever infringes upon the rights, wealth and property of the nation will find us and the state standing against them.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. Making statement regarding the issues addressed during the meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Whether through market manipulations, stock exchange schemes, or, as in municipalities, through blatant corruption, whoever infringes upon the rights, wealth or property of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany, Hendrik Wüst, at the Presidential Complex. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia. The leaders discussed the Türkiye-Indonesia bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues. Voicing his pleasure over the two countries’ solidarity on international platforms, President Erdoğan noted that maintaining this will benefit both countries. Drawing attention to the importance of the improvement of the cooperation between Türkiye and Indonesia in many areas, trade and defense industry in particular, President Erdoğan said that they will continue to take steps to that end. President Erdoğan also invited President Subianto of Indonesia to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on the occasion of Azerbaijan’s Remembrance Day. During the call, President Erdoğan conveyed his greetings to President Aliyev on the occasion of Azerbaijan’s Remembrance Day and commemorated the martyrs with mercy.
The Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, condemned the provocations and attacks against Al-Aqsa Mosque in a post on his NSosyal account. In his message, Head of Communications Duran said: "Every provocation against Al-Aqsa Mosque is an unacceptable attack targeting the historical and legal status of Al-Quds. I condemn in the strongest terms these raids carried out under the protection of the Israeli occupying forces. These attempts, which escalate tensions in Al-Quds, disregard the sanctity of the holy sites and further destabilise the already fragile balance in the region, are seriously undermining efforts to achieve peace and...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a message on World Tourism Day, 27 September. In a post on his NSosyal account, President Erdoğan said, “I congratulate our tourism sector, the smokeless industry of our country, on World Tourism Day. In the first six months of this year, we generated $25.746 billion in tourism revenues. By the end of 2026, Allah willing, we will reach $65 billion, in line with our targets.”
The Presidency’s Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, marked the ninth anniversary of the Zero Waste Movement with a message shared on his NSosyal account. In his message, Head of Communications Duran said: “Launched in 2017 under the auspices of First Lady Emine Erdoğan and coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change of Türkiye, the Zero Waste Movement has grown over the past nine years into a powerful environmental vision. Built around the vision that ‘The World Is Our Common Home’, the movement is now carrying its mission forward under the call, ‘Together for the...
The Presidency’s Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, marked the 488th anniversary of the Preveza Naval Victory in a message posted on his NSosyal account. In his message, Head of Communications Duran said: "The resounding victory secured by the Turkish fleet, commanded by Admiral Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha, at Preveza on 27 September 1538 consolidated Turkish supremacy in the Mediterranean and etched an enduring mark on the history of naval warfare. The strong naval tradition that has endured from Preveza to the present lives on today through our Naval Forces, which carry out their duties to safeguard the security of the Blue Homeland. ...