Speaking at the UN Climate Summit 2026, President Erdoğan said: “Any proposal that fails to align our climate targets with social and economic realities will be doomed to failure. Steps aimed at enhancing countries’ prosperity need to be shaped in accordance with their own circumstances, capabilities and development priorities. Given the ongoing inequalities in access to financing and technology, it is not realistic to expect all countries to make progress at the same pace.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the UN Climate Summit 2026 in New York. “Any proposal that fails to align our climate targets with...
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Addressing a meeting with representatives of the Turkish-American business community in New York, President Erdoğan said: “As we approach the 100th anniversary of our diplomatic relations, our strategic cooperation with the U.S. is developing in all areas.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with representatives of the Turkish-American business community. President Erdoğan delivered a speech at the meeting. Stressing that the economic programme currently underway in Türkiye has four main components, which are price stability, fiscal discipline, sustainable external balance...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Turkish Airlines (THY) signed an order agreement with Boeing for up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in line with its long-term growth strategy. The agreement, signed following negotiations that have been underway since 2025, represents the airline’s largest-ever single-aisle aircraft order with Boeing. Finalised in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the agreement aims to strengthen the airline’s short- and medium-haul network and support its fleet growth strategy. Under the agreement, THY has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, with options for an additional 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s address to the 81st United Nations (UN) General Assembly, which conveyed important messages about building a fairer, more liveable world, has been published as a book by the Directorate of Communications. Prepared in Turkish, English, and Arabic, the book shares the messages President Erdoğan delivered to the international community. With its striking approach to the pressing challenges currently facing the world, the address stands as a historic text. The Directorate of Communications is providing the global public with a critical reference to guide future generations by publishing this address, prepared under...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye and Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi of the Republic of Iraq, who met in New York on 23 September 2026, declared their shared commitment to the following: During their talks, in which the Turkish and Iraqi authorities addressed all aspects of the strategic relations between the two countries, the parties agreed to deepen their cooperation in the field of security. In this context, they agreed to fully restore state authority in Sinjar and eliminate the presence of illegal foreign armed elements. In light of progress achieved by these security measures implemented by...
Presidency’s Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, shared a post on his NSosyal account regarding the verses quoted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his address at the United Nations. In his post, Head of Communications Duran stated: “It was not merely the verses of a poem that resonated from the United Nations rostrum, but the voice of conscience and truth. The part where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan concluded his address by reciting verses from the late Sezai Karakoç’s poem ‘They Think That’ was a powerful appeal to humanity’s collective conscience in the face of oppression...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia at the Turkish House, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly #ErdoganTheVoiceOfJustice (Adaletin Sesi Erdoğan) in New York. The meeting addressed contacts between Türkiye-Armenia, as well as regional and global issues. Stating that Türkiye supports the normalisation process with Armenia in the areas of bilateral trade and transportation, President Erdoğan emphasised the importance of maintaining the positive momentum in bilateral relations. President Erdoğan expressed Türkiye’s satisfaction with the reciprocal steps Azerbaijan and Armenia are taking...
First Lady Emine Erdoğan attended the COP31-IEA High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue meeting at the United Nations headquarters. Speaking at the meeting, First Lady Erdoğan stated that historical footprints of humanity consist of waste today, and said: “We extract, process and consume resources. Throughout all these processes, we spend energy, and then we leave what we produce out of the system by turning them into waste. However, there is energy, natural resources and human labor in everything that we call waste. That is why we choose a very important theme every year at the celebrations we hold at...