The first session of the "NATO in the 21st Century: Challenges, Partnerships and Enlargement" panel, organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications in the Directorate of Communications Conference Hall, addressed the "NATO's Future: Global Threats and NATO 2030 Vision". The session drew attention to the topics such as raising awareness of NATO's role in global security and its activities, underlining Türkiye's significance in the alliance, and Türkiye's rightful demands regarding the alliance's multifaceted military and political policies. Speaking during the session moderated by Orhan Gazigil, Advisor to the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Committee Member,...
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Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “It is unthinkable that we would favourably approach the membership of countries that have not been able to or have not taken a sufficiently stable stance on terrorist organisations. The admission of countries that have not taken a clear stance on the fight against terrorism into the alliance will also pose a threat to the future of NATO.” In his opening speech at the “NATO in the 21st Century: Challenges, Partnerships and Enlargement” Panel, Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said that they are going through the days when it is once again...
Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Türkiye is a powerful country capable of developing and implementing its own economic and social programmes.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks to reporters following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. President Erdoğan said: “Türkiye is now an independent country that can determine its political and security priorities all by itself and carry them out. Türkiye is now a powerful country capable of developing and implementing its own economic and social programmes. Türkiye is now a country which has realized...
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/138261/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-the-chairmanship-of-president-erdogan
Addressing the closing session of AK Party’s 30th Consultation and Assessment Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “At home, we will continue to take steps, which will ensure none of our citizens feel abandoned, which will provide all of our people with the most advanced freedoms and services in all areas. Abroad, we will continue to pursue our policies by always preserving our honorable stance wherever there is an oppressed person from Syria to Iraq, from Libya to Karabakh, from the Balkans to Africa, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun answered the questions of the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter regarding Sweden's membership application to NATO and stated, "Before this application, they may have assumed, 'Türkiye would be convinced somehow', or 'Türkiye will not oppose anyhow'. However, Türkiye is not the Türkiye of the past. Today, Türkiye guards its interests at all costs and demands eye-level relations with all interlocutors on all platforms." Director of Communications Altun noted that Türkiye had strong political and economic ties with Sweden and that official contacts between the two nations date back to the...
Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on World Environment Day: “Every step aimed at protecting the environment, one of the greatest blessings given us, is of utmost importance in terms of the future of the humanity. Unfortunately, proliferation of industrialization, advancement of technology and human-related reasons have destructive effects on the nature and environment. Yet, no one should ever forget that excessive consumption habits and insensitive approaches towards the environment and nature will do the greatest harm to the humanity in the long term. Therefore, we as the entire humanity have to take urgent action, address...
Emphasising that Türkiye attaches importance to expanding the capacity of the Southern Gas Corridor, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the developments in the international arena demonstrated how these steps were the right decision. Cahit Bağcı, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Baku, delivered President Erdoğan's message at the special session held in Shusha, the symbol city of Karabakh, as part of the Baku Energy Week held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The message included the following statements of President Erdoğan: “As in every other field, our excellent cooperation with Brotherly...
Addressing AK Party’s 30th Consultation and Assessment Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “As the global security and economy architecture is being reshaped, Türkiye shows its difference and power in every area.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at AK Party’s 30th Consultation and Assessment Meeting in Ankara. Commencing his address by greeting the participants, President Erdoğan stated that the two-day meeting would address a wide range of topics including the parliament’s works, security, foreign policy, economy, agriculture and energy. Noting that the last consultation and assessment meeting was held in October 2019, followed...