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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke late Tuesday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Erdogan and Merkel discussed bilateral relations and regional issues. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/turkish-president-german-chancellor-speak-on-phone/1560977

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Kerem Kamal, who won a gold medal at the Junior World Wrestling Championships. President Erdoğan sent a congratulatory message to Kamal, who won a gold medal at the Junior World Wrestling Championships in Estonia.

Turkey's president on Saturday observed the 20th anniversary of earthquake in the country's Marmara region, which claimed some 17,000 lives.  "I wish Allah's mercy upon our citizens who lost their lives in the Marmara Earthquake", Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a Twitter message. Erdogan said his country will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure that the losses caused by the disaster will never happen again. According to a 2010 parliamentary investigation commission report, 17,480 people died and around 45,000 were injured in the Aug. 17, 1999 earthquake. The earthquake had caused the sixth largest economic loss as compared to other quakes during the...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with his Indonesian counterpart by telephone Wednesday to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.  Erdogan and Joko Widodo exchanged holiday greetings. The holiday commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son at the command of God, before the last-minute divine substitute of a ram. Muslims sacrifice animals in commemoration of this intervention and share the meat with the poor and their relatives. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/turkish-indonesian-leaders-exchange-holiday-greetings/1556596

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and several world leaders on Monday have exchanged greetings over Eid al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday. Erdogan had phone calls with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and Kazakhstan’s founding President Nursultan Nazarbayev. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkish-president-world-leaders-celebrate-eid-on-phone/1555591

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday spoke to several world leaders over phone on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday. Erdogan had phone calls with Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Erdogan and the leaders exchanged greetings for the Eid al-Adha. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/erdogan-world-leaders-exchange-eid-al-adha-greetings-/1555127

Issuing a message on Eid al-Adha, President Erdoğan said: “I pray that the holy days of the Eid may yield auspicious results for the entire Muslim world and all mankind as well as our nation.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued the following message on Eid al-Adha: “The worship of sacrifice, which is an occasion to get closer to Allah and to get his consent, and which is a symbol of the unconditional surrender to the Lord, is Sunnah to some scholars, whereas it is a duty to some. Performing the worship of sacrifice for those who can afford...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Turkey will not accept the illegal annexation of Crimea.  After meeting his Ukrainian counterpart in Ankara, Erdogan told a joint press conference: “Continuation of our kinsmen's existence in their historical motherland Crimea, protection of their identity and culture, preservation of their basic rights and freedoms are Turkey's priorities.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russia to act within international laws. He stressed that Crimea belonged to Ukraine and said his country and Russia would find a common path to re-establish peace and stability in the region. He described Turkey as a “good...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the Presidential Complex. Prior to their meeting, President Erdoğan welcomed President Zelensky into the Presidential Complex with an official ceremony. After the national anthems of Turkey and Ukraine were played, President Zelensky inspected the guard of honor. Following the ceremony, the two leaders posed for the press and headed inside the Presidential Complex to hold their meeting. https://tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/108234/president-zelensky-of-ukraine-at-the-presidential-complex