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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official visit to Uzbekistan was widely covered by the country’s press. President Erdoğan's two-day visit to Uzbekistan, which ended yesterday, was announced on the front pages of all national newspapers published in Uzbekistan. President Erdoğan's visit to Uzbekistan was covered in the headlines of New Uzbekistan, Xalq So’zi (People's Word), Uzbek Avaz, Pravda Vostoka, Narodnoe Slovo, Milliy Tiklanish, and the XXI Asr (21st Century) newspapers. “A new era begins in the development of Uzbek-Turkish cooperation" UzA, Uzbekistan's national news agency, released its news report on President Erdoğan's visit under...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated the athletes who won the gold medal at the European Wrestling Championships held in Hungary. In his post on Twitter, President Erdoğan said, "I congratulate our national wrestler Taha Akgül, who achieved great success by winning the European Wrestling Championships for the ninth time, and Feyzullah Aktürk, who won the 100th gold medal in our country's history in the same championship."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Istanbul after completing his talks in Uzbekistan. President Erdoğan, who was bid farewell by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, First Lady Ziroat Mirziyoyeva at Urgench International Airport, was welcomed by Vice President Fuat Oktay, Governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya and other concerned persons at Atatürk Airport.

After completing his talks in Uzbekistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departed for Türkiye from Urgench International Airport. President Erdoğan was bid farewell by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, First Lady Ziroat Mirziyoyeva and other officials at Urgench International Airport. In addition to President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ, Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, Minister of Labour and Social Security Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun and President of Defence Industries İsmail Demir also departed from Urgench.

Director of Communications Altun: "We aim to develop a more refined and robust relationship built on the solid ground between Türkiye and Uzbekistan. To achieve this, we must first fully open the doors to direct communication and interaction." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun penned an article on "Direct Communication and Cultural Capital in Relations between Türkiye and Uzbekistan" for the Xalq So'zi (People's Word) Newspaper published in Uzbekistan. In the article, Director of Communications Altun notes that the political and economic relations between Türkiye and Uzbekistan have grown rapidly in recent years, that every country...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Khiva, one of the most prominent centres of Turkish-Islamic history, as part of his visit to Uzbekistan. Following his meetings with officials in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, yesterday, President Erdoğan flew to Urgench for the second leg of his visit. Travelling from Urgench to the ancient city by land, President Erdoğan was accompanied by First Lady Emine Erdoğan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and First Lady Ziroat Mirziyoyeva of Uzbekistan. A traditional Turkish welcoming ceremony was held when the two leaders and their accompanying delegations arrived at the “İtchan Kala” area. ...

Addressing a joint press conference with President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, President Erdoğan said: “Our trade volume last year increased by nearly 72% to surpass $3.6 billion. I believe that we will obtain our $5 billion target in the shortest span of time – in a year as per our goal. Not making do with that, we will further raise the bar to the level of $10 billion with the joint steps we will take subsequently.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan held a joint press conference following their tête-à-tête and the meeting of the High-Level...

Ten agreements were signed at the signing ceremony following the tete-a-tete of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan at the Kuksaroy Residence and High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council Meeting. President Erdoğan and President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan signed the "Joint Declaration on the Results of the 2nd Meeting of the Türkiye-Uzbekistan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council". Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov of Uzbekistan signed the "Preferential Trade Agreement" between the Republic of Türkiye and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Minister of National...

Director of Communications Altun: "Türkiye will always push for peace and stability by facilitating and mediating between Ukraine and Russia. Our region cannot afford more conflict and humanitarian crises." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his social media account regarding the meeting of the Russia-Ukraine negotiation delegations at the Presidential Working Office in Dolmabahçe. Stating that Türkiye continues to assume an active role in the resolution of global crises and ending regional conflicts, Director of Communications Altun added, "Türkiye always seeks to provide a roadmap toward building a sustainable global system in...