President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "It has been decided to organise a campaign called 'Turkish: World Language' throughout the country and abroad in order to commemorate 2021 as 'Our Yunus', to emphasise the importance of Turkish language, which is the legacy of Yunus Emre, and to ensure its conscious and correct use as the language of civilisation". President Erdoğan issued a circular regarding the celebration of 2021 as "The Year of Yunus Emre and Turkish Language". In the circular published in the Official Gazette, President Erdoğan recalled that Yunus Emre, one of the cornerstones of Turkish language and...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Hz. Ali Mosque in Istanbul. Following the prayer, President Erdoğan delivered remarks to reporters. Recalling the phone call he held the other day with Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, President Erdoğan noted that Turkey has joint works with Elon Musk in issues related to space technologies. Also touching upon his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif, President Erdoğan said that trade relations between the two countries will be addressed at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/124738/president-erdogan-performs-friday-prayer-at-hz-ali-mosque-in-istanbul
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/124735/president-erdogan-receives-iranian-fm-zarif
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Transport of Afghanistan, Qudratullah Zaki at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/124729/president-erdogan-receives-afghan-transport-minister-zaki
The written statement, issued after the National Security Council (NSC) meeting chaired by President Erdoğan, read: “It was stressed once again that Turkey primarily favors diplomacy and dialogue at every platform in the settlement of Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus issues, but that it is also determined to protect its rights, relevance and interests emanating from international law and agreements.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chaired the National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Complex. According to the written statement issued following the meeting, “The impacts on our country of the political, military, economic and social developments that took...
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Actors who should bear social responsibility have been developing a dirty language recently against our President and his colleagues, at the expense of polarising the society. It is never possible for them to prevent us from working and walking on our path towards the ideal of a strong Turkey under the leadership of our President. Our Turkey has an open and bright future ahead. Our country is stronger and more resilient than ever." Director of Communications Altun addressed the institution's personnel during the Human Resources Evaluation Meeting 2021, organised by the Presidency's Directorate...
Speaking at the TÜBİTAK and TÜBA Awards Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “We aim to make Turkey a center of attraction for all the scientists in the world as well as for our own citizens. In this regard, 127 high-level researchers from 21 different countries have moved their studies to Turkey through the International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers Program.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) Awards Ceremony held at the Presidential Complex. Stating that some countries see...
Deputy Director of Communications Çağatay Özdemir (PhD) and Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Deputy Minister for Press and Information Mohammad Khodadi discussed topics relating to the cooperation between the two countries in areas of media and communications. Presidency's Deputy Director of Communication Özdemir received Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Deputy Minister for Press and Information Khodadi and his accompanying delegation visiting Turkey to initiate a series of contacts. During the reception, bilateral relations between the Republic of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as the aspects relating to the cooperation in areas...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a telephone call with Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX. During the phone call between President Erdoğan and Musk, issues related to cooperation between the company and public and private sector establishments in Turkey in various areas, particularly space technology, were discussed. Following the talk, President Erdoğan shared a post regarding the phone call with Musk on social media. In his post shared in his BİP and Telegram accounts, President Erdoğan stated that they discussed about the issues related to cooperation between the company and public and private...