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President Erdoğan receives Chairman of the Presidential Council of Government of National Accord of Libya Sarraj

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Chairman of the Presidential Council of Government of National Accord of Libya, Fayez Al Sarraj and the delegation accompanying him. Bilateral relations and regional developments were addressed during the reception at Vahdettin Mansion. President Erdoğan said during the reception that Turkey would continue to stand in full solidarity with Libya and underlined Turkey’s efforts to reinforce relations with the Government of National Accord of Libya, which is Libya’s sole legitimate representative. Referring to the registration by the United Nations of the Memorandum of Understanding on Delimitation of Maritime Jurisdiction Areas between...

President Erdoğan makes examinations at Tersane İstanbul

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made examinations at Tersane (Shipyard) Istanbul, which is under construction. The construction works are ongoing at the Tersane Istanbul Project, of which ground was broken on February 23 with the participation of President Erdoğan and built on an area of 280 thousand square meters. Around noon, President Erdoğan went from his residence in Kısıklı to Kasımpaşa. Responding by waving his hands to the citizens on his route that showed their love for him, Erdoğan was welcomed by citizens who gathered in Kasımpaşa with cheers and scarves of Kas...

“We will elevate Turkey to the level of the most powerful countries of the world in every field”

Addressing citizens in Hatay via videoconference, President Erdoğan said: “As the successors of our ancestors, who fought shoulder to shoulder for a thousand years to render these lands home to us, we will, inshallah, run together to many more successes. Our goal is to elevate Turkey to the level of the most powerful countries of the world politically and economically in every field.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke via videoconference at the Inauguration of Reyhanlı Dam, Afrin Stream Davutlar Regulator and Diversion Canal, Tahtaköprü Dam Elevation Project and Hatay Drinking Water Treatment Plant. “WE PREFER PEACE AND...

“We are now a country which has an essential place both on the ground and at the table”

Making a speech at the inauguration of Konya City Hospital, President Erdoğan said: “All the actors of the international community have had to take Turkey into consideration in regional and global equations as a result of our determined, active and unwavering stance. We are now a country which has an essential place both on the ground and at the table.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the opening ceremony of Konya City Hospital. “TURKEY IS TRIED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE WORLD ORDER SOUGHT TO BE RESTRUCTURED” Drawing attention to the enormous acceleration the ongoing transformation of the...

President Erdoğan wishes speedy recovery to US President Trump and First Lady

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wished a speedy recovery to US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump who tested positive for Covid-19. President Erdoğan shared a post on Twitter, saying, "I wish a speedy recovery to U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, who tested positive for Covid-19. I sincerely hope that they will overcome the quarantine period without problems and regain their health as soon as possible."

Director of Communications releases statement on Jamal Khashoggi

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "We all know Jamal’s killers. Let’s make them pay: Send the Saudi henchmen to Turkey. Let them appear in a public court with international observers. Cooperate with the criminal investigation in Turkey.” Altun shared the following on his Twitter account on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Khashoggi murder.  Altun stated that, two years ago today, Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi walked into an ambush at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul and that, unbeknownst to him, someone in Riyadh had dispatched a death squad, including a forensic...

President Erdoğan: “We will continue to extend support with all our facilities and hearts to our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters”

President Erdoğan said, "As Turkey, we will continue to extend support with all our facilities and hearts to our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters whom we regard as ‘Two states one nation’. The way to permanent peace in this region is through the withdrawal of the Armenians from every inch of Azerbaijani territory that they occupied. Efforts to persistently slander Turkey by leaving everything aside also will not be able to save the Armenian administration.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the Members of the Parliament at the General Assembly on the occasion of the opening of the 4th Legislative...

“We carry out our combat in fighting violence against women with a multifaceted approach and with the principle of zero tolerance”

In his video message to the High-Level Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, President Erdoğan said: “We carry out our combat in fighting violence against women with a multifaceted, holistic approach and with the principle of zero tolerance.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to the High-Level Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. President Erdoğan said: “WE HAVE TAKEN HISTORIC STEPS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN LIFE” “Even 25 years after its adoption, the Beijing Declaration remains a milestone for the rights...