On his return flight to Türkiye after attending the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan evaluated the summit and answered the questions of journalists. Remarking that they successfully completed their visit to Lithuania on the occasion of the Summit held in Vilnius, President Erdoğan wished that the summit, which took place at a time when the effects of the ongoing war in Ukraine were felt in the region and on a global scale, would be beneficial. Expressing that Vilnius constituted a crucial platform for showcasing NATO's...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan responded on Twitter to President Joe Biden of the United States, who thanked him by sharing a post regarding the NATO Summit on his Twitter account. Emphasising in his post that Türkiye will, as always, continue to support the expansion of NATO and the strengthening of the Alliance with sincerity, a sense of responsibility, and a principled stance, President Erdoğan said: "I believe that the development of strong solutions by our Alliance against all security challenges, especially the fight against terrorism, and the strengthening of ties between allies will play a major role...
Director of Communications Altun said, "With the actions we will take under the leadership of our President, we will further consolidate the gains we have made, and we will continue to vigorously defend the interests of our country and the rights of our nation on every platform." The Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, shared a post regarding the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and said, "With the actions we will take under the leadership of our President, we will further consolidate the gains we have made, and we will continue...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, for the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, arrived in Ankara after the summit ended. President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan were bid farewell from Vilnius Airport by Türkiye's Ambassador to Vilnius Görkem Barış Tantekin, Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Zeki Levent Gümrükçü, Riga Military Attaché Ömer Uluç, and Lithuanian officials. President Erdoğan arrived in Ankara accompanied by First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defence Ya...
Holding a press conference following the NATO Summit in Vilnius, President Erdoğan expressed pleasure over the UN Human Rights Council’s approval of a resolution condemning and describing the burning of the Holy Quran as an act of religious hatred, and said: “We advise the Council’s members that voted against this resolution to reconsider their understanding of freedom and human rights. Attacking people’s sacred values is not freedom of thought; it is barbarism, primitiveness and a kind of terrorist act.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the NATO Heads of State and Government...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. https://tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/147745/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-of-the-european-commission-ursula-von-der-leyen
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held bilateral meetings with the leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Albania, and the European Union (EU) within the scope of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. President Erdoğan, who conducted intense diplomacy traffic at the NATO Leaders' Summit, held a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on July 10 in Vilnius, where he attended the summit. In a written statement released after the meeting, it was announced that T...
The President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met in the margins of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania in the presence of the Foreign Ministers of Türkiye, and of Greece. The meeting took place in a good atmosphere. Mr. Erdoğan and Mr. Mitsotakis agreed that it is to the benefit of both countries that the positive climate formed in bilateral relations over recent months has continuity and consistency. To this end, the two sides agreed to build on the positive momentum and activate multiple channels of communication between the two countries...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius.