President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Tashkent to attend the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization. President Erdoğan was welcomed at Tashkent International Airport by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov of Uzbekistan, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Tashkent Olgan Bekar, Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Ankara Alisher Agzamhodjaev, and other officials. First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, and Chairman of OTS Council of Elders Binali Yıldırım are accompanying President Erdoğan on his visit to Tashkent. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/150102/president-erdogan-in-uzbekistan-
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The claim that "The USA and Israel are negotiating with the Gulf countries, Egypt and Türkiye, to evacuate the people of Gaza in exchange for a halt to the conflict. Türkiye will be provided with the foreign currency it needs in exchange for the evacuation of 750 thousand Gazans," is not true. Under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye continues to exert its utmost endeavours to halt the heavy bombardment of the Gaza Strip immediately, protect the lives of civilians, ensure the uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid to...
Deputy Director of Communications Başar said, "Just like the brutal and inhumane attacks carried out by some Greeks against the Turks with the dream of Enosis before the Peace Operation, today Israel is committing a similar massacre in Palestine." The exhibition "Cyprus Facts," organised by the Ankara Culture, Art, and Civilization Association with the support of the Directorate of Communications, was inaugurated. During his speech at the opening of the exhibition at Ankara Art Gallery and Auction House, Deputy Director of Communications Evren Başar said that the massacres against the Turks, which started in the mid-1950s on...
The claim shared on some social media accounts that "Antony Blinken, who met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, stated that they agreed on the evacuation of Gazans. Gazans will be resettled in Türkiye" is not true. During the meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and his US counterpart Antony Blinken, the issue of "removing civilians from Gaza and resettling them in Türkiye" did not come up in any way, and no agreement was reached on the removal of civilians from Gaza. Diplomatic sources from Türkiye and the US stated that "the protection of...
Director of Communications Altun: "Those who conduct these disinformation campaigns are trying to condemn us to a spiral of black propaganda and lies. We will not surrender to these lies and the malice behind them, Allah willing. In the same way that we fight for Palestine, we will fight for the truth, struggle for it, and ultimately prevail, Allah willing." With the participation of Emine Erdoğan, the spouse of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the opening ceremony of the event "Preserved for One Hundred Years: Letters from Prisoners of War by the Turkish Red Crescent Society" was held at...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to the Ayder Plateau in the Çamlıhemşin district of Rize. Accompanying President Erdoğan during his visit were Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/150085/president-erdogan-at-ayder-plateau
Director of Communications Altun said, "The major media outlets of Western countries have made an inexplicable and blatant effort to conceal this massacre against Palestinians from the international public. History will never forgive this hypocrisy, this malice that has inflicted deep wounds upon the collective conscience of humankind, leaving it shattered. When the time comes, those who remain silent in the face of oppressors and oppression will bear witness to the unveiling of this malice and its motives, which will stand as a testament to their shame." Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, addressed the "Turkic News Agencies Media Summit:...
The Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, delivered a speech at the "Humanitarian Film Festival" award ceremony organised by TRT World Citizen, and said, "Such events, with the power of art, serve as a reminder of our responsibility and moral duty as humans in this world." Director of Communications Altun commenced his address at the Atatürk Cultural Centre during the "Humanitarian Film Festival" award ceremony hosted by TRT World Citizen by expressing, "We hope that this festival will be an auspicious occasion for all humanity, as it represents a significant embodiment of TRT's human-oriented broadcasting policy, which has been...