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President Erdoğan meets with President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Uzbekistan for the 9th Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States, met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/141614/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-mirziyoyev-of-uzbekistan

President Erdoğan in Uzbekistan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in the Uzbekistani city of Samarkand to attend the 9th Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States. President Erdoğan was welcomed at Samarkand International Airport by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov of Uzbekistan, Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev of Uzbekistan, Deputy Foreign Minister Gayrat Fazilov of Uzbekistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan Olgan Bekar, Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Türkiye Alisher Agzamhodjaev and other officials. First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapo...

“I believe that the Samarkand Summit will further improve the cooperation among Turkic states”

Delivering remarks to reporters prior to his departure for Uzbekistan, President Erdoğan said: “I believe that the Samarkand Summit will further improve the cooperation among Turkic states, which share a common language, history and culture.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference at Ankara Esenboğa Airport prior to his Uzbekistan visit. Stating that he would depart for Samarkand at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan to attend the 9th Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States to be held the following day, President Erdoğan added that as...

President Erdoğan departs for Samarkand

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departed for Samarkand, Uzbekistan, boarding a “TC-TRK” plane at 10:20 a.m. to attend the 9th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS). Vice President Fuat Oktay and the other officials bid President Erdoğan farewell at Esenboğa Airport. President Erdoğan was joined on his flight to Samarkand by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu, and Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun.

84th anniversary of Atatürk’s passing to eternity

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the ceremony held at Anıtkabir on the 84th anniversary of the passing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye. The ceremony at Anıtkabir (Atatürk’s Mausoleum) began as high-ranking state officials walked on the Lion Road. President Erdoğan and other high-ranking officials laid wreaths at Atatürk’s mausoleum and observed a moment of silence at 09:05 a.m. at Anıtkabir. After the national anthem was sung, President Erdoğan wrote the following in the Anıtkabir Special Book at Misak-ı Millî Tower: “August...

President Erdoğan shares post to commemorate Atatürk at five past nine

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated with mercy Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Commander-in-Chief of the National War of Independence and the Founder of the Republic of Türkiye. In a post he shared on social media at 09:05 a.m., the moment Atatürk passed into eternity, President Erdoğan said, "On the 84th anniversary of his passing into eternity, I commemorate the Commander-in-Chief of the National War of Independence and the Founder of our Republic, Ghazi Mustafa Kemal, with respect, mercy and gratitude."

President Erdoğan to depart for Samarkand tomorrow

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is going to depart for Samarkand, Uzbekistan, tomorrow to attend the 9th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States. The term presidency will be handed over from Türkiye to Uzbekistan during the Summit held with the theme of "New Era for Turkic Civilization: Towards Common Development and Prosperity". At the Summit, important decisions will be taken regarding the functioning and future of the Organisation, especially the "Strategy Document", which will constitute the first 5-year implementation guide of the Vision Document, adopted at the İstanbul Summit on November 12, 2021, and laying out the 20-year roadmap of...

Meaningful exchange of gifts between President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Kristersson of Sweden

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden with a letter from the Swedish ambassador, stating that the King of Sweden was extremely pleased with the Ottoman Empire's financial assistance to Sweden and its mediation in resolving existing disputes with Russia. President Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden, who is in Türkiye on an official visit, at the Presidential Complex. In honour of the visit, Prime Minister Kristersson of Sweden presented President Erdoğan with a copy of an alliance agreement signed in 1739 between Sweden and the Ottoman Empire. Ulf Kristersson...

“We want to improve our bilateral relations with Sweden in every area”

Speaking at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Kristersson of Sweden, President Erdoğan said: “We want to improve our bilateral relations with Sweden, our strategic partner, in every area, from trade and defense industry to mutual investments and tourism.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden held a joint press conference following their tête-à-tête and the meeting between the delegations at the Presidential Complex. “TÜRKİYE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STRONG SUPPORTER OF NATO’S OPEN DOOR POLICY” Stating that besides the bilateral relations between Türkiye and Sweden,...