Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun noted the following regarding the trilateral memorandum signed by Türkiye, Sweden and Finland: "The NATO process did not come to a conclusion with the signature. Türkiye will assess whether Sweden fulfils the commitments. Let's be clear, we have been a member of the alliance for 70 years and have the second-largest army in the alliance, which Sweden wants to join today. The assessment here will be conducted by Türkiye." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun answered the questions of Swedish newspaper Expressen regarding the trilateral memorandum signed between Türkiye,...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan maintains his diplomacy traffic to seek solutions to regional and global issues and build political and economic ties with foreign countries. Due to Sweden and Finland's applications for NATO membership as well as the Summit's agenda, President Erdoğan engaged in intense diplomacy traffic last week at the NATO Summit in Madrid, the capital of Spain. A trilateral memorandum was signed as part of the Summit, following President Erdoğan's three-hour meeting with President Sauli Niinisto of Finland, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The leaders of Sweden and...
Addressing the consultation and assessment meeting with former AK Party mayors, President Erdoğan said: “There is now a Türkiye which locks in on its targets with the strong infrastructure it has in every area from education and healthcare to security, judiciary, transportation, energy, urbanization and social aid. Formidable challenges across the world such as the global financial crisis, global health crisis and the Russia-Ukraine war have rendered the power in Türkiye’s possession more meaningful and precious.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke to former Justice and Development (AK) Party mayors during a consultation and assessment...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Peter Frank, Federal Public Prosecutor General at the Federal Court of Justice of Germany. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/138673/president-erdogan-receives-german-federal-prosecutor-frank
In a post shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan said, "I congratulate our national athletes on their historic success of winning a total of 108 medals at the 19th Mediterranean Games, including 45 gold, 26 silver and 37 bronze medals. I would like to express my gratitude to all our athletes who represent our nation for their efforts, labour and the sweat of their brows." President Erdoğan also included the names of the medal-winning athletes in his post.
Addressing a joint press conference with Somali President Sheikh Mohamud, President Erdoğan emphasized the importance of Somalia’s stability and security for the whole of Africa, and said: “Our humanitarian and development aid to Somalia over the last decade totals more than a billion dollars. We are pleased to witness the significant progress Somalia has made in many areas, particularly in security and economy.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia held a joint press conference following their meeting at the Presidential Complex. Expressing his happiness to host Somali President Sheikh Mohamud and his...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. Once two leaders arrived at the ceremonial ground, the national anthems of Türkiye and Somalia were played, and President Mohamud inspected the guard of honor. Following the introduction of delegations, the two leaders posed for the press and headed inside for their meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/138663/somali-president-mohamud-at-the-presidential-complex
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "It is incorrect to refer to the trilateral memorandum signed in Madrid as membership. We will evaluate how well Finland and Sweden fulfil their written commitments." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun answered the questions of "Helsingin Sanomat", one of the leading Finnish newspapers, regarding the trilateral memorandum signed at the NATO Leaders' Summit in Madrid. Stating that diplomacy was the art of finding or creating the points where the interests of states meet, Director of Communications Altun said that a memorandum was signed in Madrid between Türkiye, Finland and Sweden and that...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy attended a special concert organised by the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on behalf of the Italian-Turkish Intergovernmental Summit at the Presidential Complex. In memory of the concert, President Erdoğan presented Draghi with the notes of the Mecidiye March, composed by Donizetti Pasha (Giuseppe Donizetti) for Sultan Abdülmecid and used as the imperial anthem between 1839-1861. Among the guests at the concert were also the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) Mustafa Şentop, Vice President Fuat Oktay and President of the Constitutional...