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“We have been taking historic steps to ensure equal opportunities and raise quality in education”

Speaking at the Transforming Education Summit, President Erdoğan said: “For the past 20 years, we have been taking steps of historic nature to make education more accessible, to ensure equal opportunities and raise quality in education.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the Transforming Education Summit during his visit to New York for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Thanking Secretary General Antonio Guterres of the UN for his future-oriented vision paper, President Erdoğan said: “The fundamental element that upholds nations, leads change and adds value to the world is education. The...

“Türkiye’s Directorate of Communications Model” in Greece

The success of the Presidency's Directorate of Communications in communicating Türkiye's arguments to the globe has served as a model for Greece. As stated in a news article by the "Real News" daily, Greece was inspired by the success of "Türkiye's Communication Model," through which the Presidency's Directorate of Communications conducted international efforts to communicate Türkiye's arguments to the globe. The article headlined "Communications Task Force Against Ankara" reports that "Greece has decided to establish a Directorate of Communications that will serve as a wall against Türkiye, and the initiative is proceeding swiftly." The article adds, ...

“There is no problem between Türkiye and the U.S. that they as two strategic partners cannot resolve”

Speaking at the dinner held by the Turkish American National Steering Committee in New York, President Erdoğan said: “There is no problem between Türkiye and the U.S. that they, as two strategic partners and 70-year-long allies, cannot resolve. Although we have some differences of opinion over the issues concerning our national security, we share similar attitudes in many regional and global matters.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, made a speech at a dinner hosted by the Turkish American National Steering Committee ...

President Erdoğan meets with Head of the Presidential Council of Libya Younes Menfi

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with Head of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohammad Younes Menfi at the Turkevi. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/139673/president-erdogan-meets-with-head-of-the-presidential-council-of-libya-younes-menfi

President Erdoğan receives U.S. Senator Coons

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, received U.S. Senator Chris Coons at the Turkevi. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/139671/president-erdogan-receives-u-s-senator-coons-

President Erdoğan takes a stroll through Central Park

President Erdoğan, who is in the United States to attend the 77th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, took a stroll through New York's Central Park. Türkiye's Ambassador to Washington, Hasan Murat Mercan, and Türkiye's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Feridun Sinirlioğlu, accompanied President Erdoğan during his walk.  President Erdoğan encountered the interest of those in the park during his walk, chatted with them and had their photos taken. While he was sitting on a bench, someone approached him and thanked him for his role in the Ukraine crisis,...

President Erdoğan: Our goal is membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

President Erdoğan commented on recent developments and answered journalists' questions at the end of his visit to Uzbekistan for the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. "The next phase is a step towards the highest level of cooperation." President Erdoğan stated. President Erdoğan noted that he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Summit for the first time as a "special guest" at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and said that Türkiye had been a "dialogue partner" of the organisation since 2012. President Erdoğan indicated that Türkiye...

Türkiye’s arguments on UN Reform published as a book

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Türkiye has been paving the way for the establishment of a more just global order and added, "We have achieved significant diplomatic success in ending the Russia-Ukraine War and establishing a grain corridor that will alleviate the global food crisis. We will continue to make the same efforts to introduce the necessary United Nations (UN) reforms." As part of President Erdoğan's visit to the United States, the Presidency's Directorate of Communications launched the book "UN Reform: A New Approach to International Cooperation." The book, whose preface was written by President Erdo...

Presidency’s Directorate of Communications holds “UN Security Council Reform” panel in New York

The Presidency's Directorate of Communications held a panel titled "United Nations (UN) Security Council Reform: A New Approach to Reconstructing the International Order" in New York. The panel, organised in the Türkevi Centre, where the Turkish Consulate General in New York and the Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the UN are located, and moderated by Associate Professor Kılıç Buğra Kanat, Foundation for Political, Economic, and Social Research (SETA) Washington DC Research Director, attracted the interest of Turkish and American experts along with the invitees. The UN Director of the International Crisis Group, Richard Gowan, evaluated the...