After conducting examinations in the region with TRNC President Ersin Tatar and TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel, Vice President Fuat Oktay informed President Erdoğan about the wildfire by phone. Stating that the wildfire damaged 12,800 acres of land, Oktay informed that the wildfire, which concentrated on the peaks of the Beşparmak Mountains, was taken under control in some places. Oktay said, "There is an aerial intervention involving four aircraft and four helicopters. Two of the aircraft came from Türkiye; one of the helicopters is also ours, the other two planes are from the Greek Cypriot Administration, so as...
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The joint statement regarding the meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasised the commitment to begin a new era of cooperation in bilateral relations, including political, economic, military, and security issues. A joint statement by Türkiye and Saudi Arabia was issued following the meeting of President Erdoğan and Mohammed bin Salman, indicating that the official talks between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud were held in an atmosphere of sincerity and fraternity. During the meetings, various aspects of bilateral relations between...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. Once President Erdoğan and Crown Prince bin Salman arrived at the ceremonial ground, the national anthems of Türkiye and Saudi Arabia were played, and Crown Prince bin Salman inspected the guard of honor. Following the introduction of the delegations, President Erdoğan and Crown Prince bin Salman posed for the press and headed inside for their meeting. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, who is in T...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, " If we give the green light for Sweden's NATO membership, this means we vow to protect the Swedish people in the event of an attack under Article 5. If we are to assume such responsibility for Sweden, we need to be firmly convinced that the money collected in your country will not be used to attack Turkish citizens, nor will Swedish weaponry emerge from terrorist shelters in Syria or Iraq." Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun answered the questions of Svenska Dagbladet, one of Sweden’s leading newspapers, regarding Sweden’s NATO membership application. ...
The call addressed the Türkiye-Estonia relations and regional issues, including the Russia-Ukraine war. Drawing attention to Türkiye’s efforts to encourage Ukraine and Russia to resume negotiations, President Erdoğan stated that Ankara continued its initiatives to alleviate the effects of the war in the humanitarian area. President Erdoğan noted that Türkiye was exerting joint efforts with the United Nations for the export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea in a bid to avert a global food crisis.
The call addressed the Türkiye-UK relations, particularly cooperation in defense industry, and regional issues including the Russia-Ukraine war. President Erdoğan stressed that a solution must definitely be found for the export of grain from Ukraine.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The call addressed the initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye maintained joint efforts to ensure the exportation of the Ukrainian grains over the Black Sea, which would be effective in terms of averting a global food crisis. President Erdoğan noted that he continued to urge his counterparts to revive the peace negotiations and end the war through diplomacy.
In a video message to the Global Parliamentary Conference on Migration, President Erdoğan said: “We have not turned down anyone who has come to our doorstep due to their ethnic identity, religion, culture, disposition, or sect. Our country has been home to the highest number of refugees in the world for the past 7 years. We will inshallah continue to fulfill this responsibility placed on us by our history, culture and faith.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to The Global Parliamentary Conference with the theme “Parliaments and the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees: How to...
The call addressed the Türkiye-Israel relations and regional matters. President Erdoğan and President Herzog agreed on maintaining cooperation for peace and stability as well as dialogue in the two countries’ relations and regional matters, including security and the fight against terror. President Herzog, for his part, thanked President Erdoğan for Türkiye’s efforts in combatting terrorism.