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President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine to Visit Türkiye

President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine will pay a visit to Türkiye on August 22-24, 2022 at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.  During the official talks to be held as part of the visit, the two leaders will exchange views on the Türkiye-Palestine relations and the latest developments about the Israel-Palestine conflict as well as other regional and international matters.  Steps to be taken for the enhancement of the cooperation between Türkiye and the friendly and brotherly State of Palestine will also be discussed. Respectfully announced to the public.         https:/...

“Our country determinedly marches towards its goal of the great and powerful Türkiye”

Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Having drawn up its own economic roadmap, our country determinedly marches towards the goal of the great and powerful Türkiye. What Türkiye needs is not to raise interest rates but to increase investments, employment, production, exports and current surplus.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. “WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR ENDEAVORS TO ELEVATE OUR COUNTRY TO ITS RIGHTFUL POSITION”  “As a country with the 6th most extensive diplomatic mission in the...

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

The fifth of the panel series titled "United Nations (UN) Security Council Reform: A New Approach to Reconstructing the International Order" organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, was held in Oslo, the capital of Norway, after Rome, Buenos Aires, Paris and London. Assoc. Prof. Ece Baban from Fenerbahçe University, Assoc. Prof. Gonca Oğuz Gök from Marmara University, Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Niels Nagelhus Schia, PhD and former UN Undersecretary-General, Jan Egeland, PhD spoke in the panel, which was moderated by Assoc. Prof. Veysel Kurt from Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Political...

Messages of condolence from Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Palestine for accidents in Mardin and Gaziantep

Saudi Arabia and Palestine conveyed their condolences to Türkiye for those who lost their lives in traffic accidents in Gaziantep and Mardin. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan sent a condolence message to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia issued a written statement expressing condolences for those who lost their lives in the accidents and wished for a swift recovery to the injured. They also expressed their solidarity with the Republic of Türkiye in the statement.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Palestine also sent a message of condolence to T...

German Media Outlet RND: “President Erdoğan clearly saw the imminent risk of war”

Recalling that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan foresaw the risk of war between Russia and Ukraine and offered to mediate, German media outlet RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) reported, "Few people in the West at the time expected an impending Russian invasion. Erdoğan, however, clearly saw the imminent risk of war. " It was noted in the commentary on the RND website that President Erdoğan remarked, during a joint press conference with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday in Lviv, that he believes the war will ultimately be settled through negotiations. The commentary stated, ...

Le Figaro: “Erdoğan’s diplomacy has rendered Türkiye indispensable on the global scene”

The article published in the French newspaper Le Figaro on Türkiye's mediator role in the Russia-Ukraine war states, "This actual diplomatic achievement reveals above all a more peaceful and highly active Turkish foreign policy, which has the sixth largest embassy network around the world." In an article headed "How has Erdoğan's diplomacy rendered Türkiye indispensable on the global scene?" the French newspaper Le Figaro addressed Türkiye's recently active stance on foreign policy under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The article discusses "Can Türkiye be the first victor of the war in Ukraine?"...

“We are determined to make Türkiye one of the most powerful countries in the world in political and economic terms”

Addressing citizens in Manisa, President Erdoğan said: “Building on the century-long projects and services which we have introduced in our country over the past two decades, we are determined to make Türkiye one of the most powerful countries in the world in political and economic terms.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the opening ceremony of multiple facilities in Manisa. “Building on the century-long projects and services which we have introduced in our country over the past two decades, we are determined to make Türkiye one of the most powerful countries in the world...

President Erdoğan’s diplomacy traffic over the past month

Over the past month, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan conducted intense diplomacy traffic in the Iranian capital of Tehran, the Russian city of Sochi, and the Ukrainian city of Lviv. President Erdoğan participated in two "trilateral summits" and had bilateral discussions with his counterparts on Syria, the Russia-Ukraine War, regional issues and bilateral relations as part of his visits over the past month. On July 19, President Erdoğan travelled to the Iranian capital of Tehran to attend the 7th Tripartite Summit in the Astana Format on Syria. President Erdoğan, who met individually with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed...