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Statement regarding President Erdoğan’s meeting with Prime Minister Carney of Canada

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Johannesburg, South Africa for the G20 Summit, met with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada. During the meeting, bilateral relations between Türkiye and Canada as well as regional and global issues were discussed. In the meeting, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye is working to enhance cooperation with Canada in all areas and aims to deepen relations in sectors such as trade, energy, technology, and air transportation. Noting that, as two allies, we wish further to advance defense industry cooperation between Türkiye and Canada, President Erdoğan emphasized that...

Statement regarding President Erdoğan’s meeting with PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Johannesburg, South Africa for the G20 Summit, met with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia. The meeting addressed Türkiye–Ethiopia bilateral relations, as well as regional and global issues. In the meeting, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye is working to advance its relations with Ethiopia in many areas, particularly trade, and expressed his belief that cooperation will reach even higher levels with the steps to be taken. President Erdoğan also underlined the importance of further developing the ground for reconciliation established between Ethiopia and Somalia through the...

“We need deeper international cooperation for the revival of global trade”

Addressing the G20 Summit’s session, which focused on ‘inclusive and sustainable economic growth, leaving no one behind’, and on ‘building economies; the role of trade; financing for development and the debt burden’, President Erdoğan said: “We need deeper international cooperation, new political means and sustainable supply chains for the revival of global trade. I consider it to be important to strengthen the international trade rules in a way that supports development, and particularly to confirm our commitment to the World Trade Organization’s principle of special and differential treatment.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the G20 Summit...

G20 Summit kicks off in South Africa

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the G20 Summit held under the main theme of “Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability” in Johannesburg, the Republic of South Africa. Upon his arrival at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, the venue of the summit, President Erdoğan was welcomed by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

President Erdoğan in South Africa

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Johannesburg, where he will attend the G20 Summit on November 22-23, 2025. Upon his arrival at the OR Tambo International Airport, President Erdoğan was welcomed by Minister of Human Settlements of South Africa, Thembisile Simelane, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Pretoria Kezban Nilvana Darama Yıldırımgeç and other officials. Accompanying President Erdoğan on his visit are First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

Head of Communications Duran’s statement on upcoming meeting between President Erdoğan and President Jae-myung of Republic of Korea

Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, announced in a message shared on his social media account that President Lee Jae-myung of the Republic of Korea will pay an official visit to Ankara on November 24–25. In his post, Head of Communications Duran said: President Lee Jae-myung of the Republic of Korea will pay a state visit to Türkiye on November 24–25, 2025, in response to the invitation extended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.   This upcoming visit, taking place at the Head of State level with our strategic partner, the Republic of Korea, will serve to enhance the robust ties and...

“We care deeply about the family institution”

Speaking at the Family and Culture-Arts Symposium in Ankara, President Erdoğan said: “We continue to support our works on family with culture and arts, and to lay the keystones of the path to the Century of Türkiye. Both our ministries and relevant institutions and organizations act with a multidimensional risk prevention approach. We care deeply about the family institution in a period when the global capitalism has opened up new fronts, and when cultural capitalism as well as digital siege further intensify all across the world.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Family and...

Head of Communications Duran’s Statement on President Erdoğan’s Visit to the Republic of South Africa

Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, announced on his NSosyal account that President Erdoğan will visit the Republic of South Africa on November 22-23. In his post, Head of Communications Duran stated: "President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to attend the 20th G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, the Republic of South Africa, on November 22-23, 2025. The President will speak at several sessions during the Summit, which will be held under the main theme of 'Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability.' On the sidelines of the Summit, our President is expected to meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, as well...