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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on the sidelines of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı were also present at the meeting. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Energy and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who is in Antalya for the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31). During the meeting, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar signed the agreement reached between the two countries. Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan were also present at the meeting. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia on the sidelines of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek and Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır were also present at the meeting. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Secretary-General António Guterres of the United Nations, who is in Türkiye for the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

Speaking at a commemoration for Atatürk, President Erdoğan said: “Just as we foiled the dirty games with our faith, belief and with all our souls in the face of all the poverty and challenges, and defeated the invaders, who threatened our existence, 103 years ago, we are building our future with the same will and determination today as well. We advance with firm steps towards our goals of the Century of Türkiye, and will thereby elevate Türkiye above the level of contemporary civilizations.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at a commemoration ceremony held by...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the commemoration ceremony held at Anıtkabir on the 88th anniversary of the passing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye. The ceremony at Anıtkabir (Atatürk’s Mausoleum) began as high-ranking state officials walked on the Lion Road. President Erdoğan and other high-ranking officials laid wreaths at Atatürk’s mausoleum and observed a moment of silence at 09:05 a.m. After the national anthem was sung, President Erdoğan wrote the following in the Anıtkabir Special Book at Misak-ı Millî Tower: “August Atatürk, ...

The Presidency’s Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, shared a post on his NSosyal account commemorating Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye, with mercy and respect on the 88th anniversary of his passing. In his post, Head of Communications Duran stated: "I commemorate Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of our Republic, with respect and mercy on the 88th anniversary of his passing. The National Struggle for Independence, in which a nation's determination to defend its independence shaped history, is one of the most powerful manifestations of our collective will and spirit...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger.  The call addressed the Türkiye-Niger bilateral relations and regional issues. President Erdoğan stated that efforts and steps to strengthen bilateral relations across many fields would continue. Expressing Türkiye's full support for Niger's territorial integrity and security, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye stood ready to do its utmost to help establish and strengthen regional dialogue processes. During the call, President Erdoğan also extended his condolences to President Tchiani on the passing of his father, as well as to the friendly...

The Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, shared a message regarding COP31 on his NSosyal account. In his post, Head of Communications Duran said: "Türkiye stands at the centre of global climate diplomacy, assuming the COP31 presidency and hosting the Conference. Under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye will continue to contribute to shaping global climate policies with its approach that treats sustainable development and environmental protection as mutually reinforcing objectives. Combating climate change is a matter of safeguarding the future generations' right to life, natural resources, and our shared future. ​I hope that...