President Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. The call addressed the Türkiye-Azerbaijan relations and regional developments. President Erdoğan expressed his pleasure and extended his congratulations since Azerbaijan took control of the city of Lachin as well as the villages of Zabukh and Sus yesterday. President Erdoğan stated that he appreciates President Aliyev’s efforts for a just and sustainable solution aimed at stability and peace in the Southern Caucasus. Noting that Ankara hopes the Türkiye-Armenia and the Azerbaijan-Armenia processes advance in such a manner as to consolidate one another, President Erdo...
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Director of Communications Altun: "Türkiye will decide when to launch an operation in Syria." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun responded to the questions of "Aftenposten", one of the prominent newspapers of Norway. In response to the question about when a military operation will be launched against the terrorist organisation PKK/YPG in Syria, Director of Communications Altun stated that the PKK/YPG terrorist organisation has attacked both Turkish soldiers and regions where Syrian civilians live under the protection of Türkiye. Emphasising that Türkiye’s top priority is the safety of its citizens’ life and property, Director...
In a post he shared on his Twitter account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated, "On the 100th anniversary of the Great Offensive, which is one of the symbols of the rise of our nation and the love of independence and freedom, I commemorate with gratitude all the heroes of our national struggle, especially Ghazi Mustafa Kemal."
"The International Symposium of the Great Offensive and the Field Battle of the Commander-in-Chief in the 100th year" is being held in cooperation with Afyon Kocatepe University (AKU) and the Turkish Historical Society (TTK), as well as with the support of the Directorate of Communications, the Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History, the Governor's Office and the Municipality. The symposium at the Atatürk Congress Centre started with a moment of silence and the National Anthem. In her opening speech at the symposium, Afyonkarahisar Governor Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı said that 100 years ago today, the ...
The Presidency's Directorate of Communications held the panel titled "United Nations (UN) Security Council Reform: A New Approach to Reconstructing the International Order" in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Faculty Member Prof. Özden Zeynep Oktav from Istanbul Medeniyet University, Department of International Relations, Member of the European Parliament Ryszard Czarnecki, and Project Manager of the Diplomatic World Institute Alberto Turkstra participated in the panel, which was moderated by Prof. Giray Sadık, Director of the European Studies Research Centre. The panel started with a video message from the Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun. Director of Communications Altun stated...
Director of Communications Altun: "We are determined to continue our fight against the groups that have been targeting the Turkish nation and state for many years by preserving our ancestors' determination to struggle along with the spirit of unity and solidarity they put forward 100 years ago." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun attended the "International Symposium of the Great Offensive and the Field Battle of the Commander-in-Chief' in the 100th Year" via video message and said he was glad to be among the organisers of the symposium. Emphasising that the Great Offensive and the Field Battle of the Commander-in-Chief paved...
Addressing a ceremony commemorating the 951st anniversary of the Manzikert Victory, President Erdoğan said: “The Manzikert is a victory of not only Turks but of the whole Islamic World and Muslims as well. The Manzikert is the mother and the prolific spring of and the first step towards all the other victories we have had in our geography.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 951st anniversary celebrations of the Manzikert Victory. “It is not for nothing that we so keenly concentrate on the Manzikert and work strenuously to explain this victory to our youth...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the 951st anniversary celebrations of the Manzikert Victory in Bitlis’ district of Ahlat. Making a speech at the ceremony, President Erdoğan described Ahlat as one of the keystones of the bridge extending from past to future, and said: “Ahlat stood out as the shining star of its region at a time when barbarism within Europe reached its peak, Europe was shedding blood in abundance with the Crusades that were after religious objectives in appearance but were after plunder in reality, and the migration of civilization from the east to the west was taking...
Four international agreements approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have been published in the Official Gazette. The decision regarding the implementation of the "Agreement on Grants in the Field of Health between the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" signed in Ankara on April 20 has been published in the Official Gazette. As a sign of friendship and goodwill, Türkiye has agreed to provide the TRNC with a set quantity of vaccinations, antiserums, and medicines. The decision regarding the approval of the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in...