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“Turkey will enter the post-pandemic era as a strong, resilient and competitive global actor”

Addressing DEİK Board Members, President Erdoğan said: “We will be agile, cautious and realistic for the peace, future and security of our country and nation, and will keep our feet firmly on the ground. More importantly, we will continue to stand by our citizens under any circumstances. Turkey will enter the post-pandemic period as a strong, resilient and competitive global actor.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at a meeting with Board Members of the General Assembly of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK). “THE WORLD WILL CONTINUE TALK ABOUT TURKEY’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE...

President Erdoğan attends opening ceremony of newly-restored Museum of Painting of the National Palaces

Delivering remarks at the opening ceremony of the newly-restored Museum of Painting of the National Palaces, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “In the new era, we will broaden our homeland defense, which we conduct on land and in the air, to encompass the cyber homeland in the digital world just as we did at sea for the blue homeland.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the newly-restored Museum of Painting of the National Palaces. “As we enter a new era in which the political and balances of power are being reshaped in...

“No other country can determine the steps we are to take in defense industry”

Answering reporters’ questions after performing the Friday prayer, President Erdoğan, in reference to the discussions about Turkey’s procurement of S-400 defense systems, said: “No other country can determine the steps we are to take in defense industry. These steps are shaped only by the decisions we take.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions after performing the Friday prayer at Dolmabahçe Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan Mosque in Istanbul. In answer to a question about Greece’s proposal for the introduction of vaccine passports for travel between the EU countries, President Erdoğan said: “This is an...

President Erdoğan receives Covid-19 vaccine

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was vaccinated against Covid-19. Following AK Party’s Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) meeting, President Erdoğan went to Ankara City Hospital. President Erdoğan, who received Covid-19 vaccine there, was accompanied by members of the MKYK. In a post on social media application Telegram, Erdoğan said, “I got vaccinated too”. President Erdoğan noted the following in his post: "As part of our successful vaccination program, 254 thousand health workers have been vaccinated so far. I also got vaccinated and joined them. With Allah’s permission, we aim to vaccinate all citizens in...

Director of Communications Altun: “We carry out works aimed at protecting and boosting our country’s reputation at the national and international level”

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun noted, "We deal with communication with a strategic perspective in line with national interests. We carry out works aimed at protecting and boosting our country's reputation at the national and international level." Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun was hosted by İpek Açar in her show "Can Cana" broadcast on the Turkish Police Radio station. Touching on the work carried out by the Directorate of Communications and Turkey's agenda, Director of Communications Altun said that the Presidential System of Government was a historical step taken on the path to a great and robust Turkey...

President Erdoğan attends Radio and Television Journalists Association’s 2019 Media Awards Ceremony

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in the Radio and Television Journalists Association’s 2019 Media Awards Ceremony held at the Presidential Complex. President Erdoğan delivered a speech at the ceremony. Thanking media members who work selflessly to inform the citizens, President Erdoğan voiced his appreciation for the pioneering role the Radio and Television Journalists Association has assumed in both its own scope of activity and social responsibility projects. “THERE IS NEITHER TERROR NOR VIOLENCE IN THE FUTURE OF THESE LANDS” Pointing to Turkey’s 40-year long fight against terror, President Erdoğan underlined the necessity to work harder...

President Erdoğan shares post to commemorate Founding President of TRNC Rauf Denktaş

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated Founding President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Rauf Denktaş on the ninth anniversary of his passing. In a post he shared on Telegram, which he has recently joined, President Erdoğan noted the following: “We will always remember Rauf Denktaş, the founder and the first president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, with whom we stood shoulder to shoulder for years in the righteous cause of the Turkish Cypriots. On the ninth anniversary of his passing, I remember Mr Rauf with mercy through a photo taken in 2004…”

President Erdoğan, President Putin of Russia talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Russian President Putin. During the talk, the steps aimed at strengthening Turkey-Russia relations were discussed. Developments on Nagorno-Karabakh and the Turkish-Russian joint centre for monitoring and inspecting the ceasefire were reviewed.  President Erdoğan stated that Turkey would provide the necessary contributions and support in the new era opened for regional stability and peace during the conversation. Stating that they want to create the conditions that will enable Azerbaijanis and Armenians to cohabit in Nagorno-Karabakh without any need for peacekeeping or observation activities, President Erdoğan said that once this...

“We will not stop until we completely achieve our country’s goals for 2023”

Addressing AK Party’s 7th Ordinary Provincial Congresses in Kırşehir, Kırıkkale, Yozgat and Sivas, President Erdoğan said: “It is of course important that we have delivered five times, ten times as many services as it has been delivered in the entire history of the Republic, but what we actually will do lies further ahead. We will not stop or waste even a single moment until we completely achieve our country’s goals for 2023.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference AK Party’s provincial congresses in K...