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Speaking at an event for the flow test of the natural gas from Türkali-2 well, President Erdoğan said: “We have ended our foreign dependency with the technical competence we have achieved in drilling. We have added exploration and drilling vessels to our fleet. We have made sure that these vessels are the best of their classes following their maintenance and upgrade in our shipyards. We will decrease foreign dependency in terms of resources with the entry into service of the Black Sea gas soon.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference an event for the flow test...

Speaking at a joint press conference with President Lourenço of Angola, President Erdoğan said: “As a country that has proven itself anytime anywhere in the fight against terror, Turkey will particularly stand by Angola as well.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola held a joint press conference at the Presidential Complex following their tête-à-tête and the meeting between the delegations. “WE WILL VISIT ANGOLA WITH A GROUP OF BUSINESSPEOPLE” Expressing his pleasure over hosting President Lourenço of Angola and his accompanying delegation in Ankara,...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola, who is in Turkey for an official visit, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. After the national anthems of Turkey and Angola were played and 21-gun-salute was fired, President Lourenço of Angola inspected the guard of honor. Following the introduction of the delegations, the two leaders posed for the press and headed inside for their bilateral meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/128830/president-lourenco-of-angola-at-the-presidential-complex

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "We are concerned about the most recent developments in Tunisia and maintain that democracy must be restored without delay." Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that they were concerned about the most recent developments in Tunisia and that they maintained that democracy must be restored without delay. In a post he shared on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun emphasised that the Republic of Türkiye always stands with democracy and the people everywhere. Recalling that the nation suffered greatly in the past when power was not transferred through elections, Altun...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated the Turkish women's national volleyball team on their 3-0 victory over China in the Tokyo Olympics. President Erdoğan spoke by phone with Eda Erdem Dündar, captain of the crescent-star team, through Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, who was in Tokyo for the games and watched the national athletes compete. During the phone conversation, President Erdoğan said to Captain Eda, "You pulled at my heartstrings. I watched the match from the first set. I send my love to all of our girls. Inshallah, I will watch your match against...

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Rest assured that our fight will continue until terrorism is eradicated and our borders are secure." Director of Communications Altun extended his condolences for the soldiers martyred in the Euphrates Shield Operation zone in an attack on a mine-resistant ambush-protected armoured vehicle. In the message shared on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun stated, "I wish Allah's mercy upon our martyrs. I extend my condolences to their families and loved ones and wish them patience. May Allah grant our injured soldiers a speedy recovery. Rest assured that our fight will continue...

Presidency's Directorate of Communications prepared a video for the anniversary of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque's reopening to worship. The video prepared for the first anniversary of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque's reopening to worship was shared on our Directorate's official Twitter account. The video featured images of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reciting the Holy Qur'an in the mosque, which was reopened to worship on the same day last year with the Friday prayer. The thoughts of citizens who visited the mosque and voiced their longing for Hagia Sophia were also included in the video that featured exterior and interior images...

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "France pretends to be based on the principles of freedom, equality and fraternity; however, it increases the interference in the religious communities' lifestyle through the bill 'Reinforcing the Respect of the Principles of the Republic' voted in the National Assembly." Director of Communications Altun shared a post on his social media account in French regarding the bill that restricts the freedoms of religious communities and legitimises Islamophobia in France. Emphasising that "France pretends to be based on the principles of freedom, equality and fraternity; however, it increases the interference in the religious communities'...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan. During the conversation, steps to enhance Türkiye-Uzbekistan relations and regional developments were discussed. President Erdoğan congratulated President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan on his birthday and wished him a healthy and long life during the conversation, in which the leaders exchanged Eid al-Adha greetings.