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“We will always make strides in our endeavor for democracy and development”

Addressing the closing session of AK Party’s 30th Consultation and Assessment Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “At home, we will continue to take steps, which will ensure none of our citizens feel abandoned, which will provide all of our people with the most advanced freedoms and services in all areas. Abroad, we will continue to pursue our policies by always preserving our honorable stance wherever there is an oppressed person from Syria to Iraq, from Libya to Karabakh, from the Balkans to Africa, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at...

Director of Communications answers questions of Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun answered the questions of the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter regarding Sweden's membership application to NATO and stated, "Before this application, they may have assumed, 'Türkiye would be convinced somehow', or 'Türkiye will not oppose anyhow'. However, Türkiye is not the Türkiye of the past. Today, Türkiye guards its interests at all costs and demands eye-level relations with all interlocutors on all platforms." Director of Communications Altun noted that Türkiye had strong political and economic ties with Sweden and that official contacts between the two nations date back to the...

World Environment Day Message

Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on World Environment Day: “Every step aimed at protecting the environment, one of the greatest blessings given us, is of utmost importance in terms of the future of the humanity. Unfortunately, proliferation of industrialization, advancement of technology and human-related reasons have destructive effects on the nature and environment. Yet, no one should ever forget that excessive consumption habits and insensitive approaches towards the environment and nature will do the greatest harm to the humanity in the long term. Therefore, we as the entire humanity have to take urgent action, address...

President Erdoğan: Current developments in the international arena increase the importance of the Southern Gas Corridor

Emphasising that Türkiye attaches importance to expanding the capacity of the Southern Gas Corridor, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the developments in the international arena demonstrated how these steps were the right decision. Cahit Bağcı, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Baku, delivered President Erdoğan's message at the special session held in Shusha, the symbol city of Karabakh, as part of the Baku Energy Week held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The message included the following statements of President Erdoğan:  “As in every other field, our excellent cooperation with Brotherly...

“As the global security and economy architecture is being reshaped, Türkiye shows its difference and power in every area”

Addressing AK Party’s 30th Consultation and Assessment Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “As the global security and economy architecture is being reshaped, Türkiye shows its difference and power in every area.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at AK Party’s 30th Consultation and Assessment Meeting in Ankara. Commencing his address by greeting the participants, President Erdoğan stated that the two-day meeting would address a wide range of topics including the parliament’s works, security, foreign policy, economy, agriculture and energy. Noting that the last consultation and assessment meeting was held in October 2019, followed...

President Erdoğan, President Goita of Mali talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Mali’s transitional President Assimi Goita. The call addressed the Türkiye-Mali relations and regional issues. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye would maintain its support for the political transition in Mali. President Erdoğan stressed that Türkiye continued to stand with Mali in its fight against terror. President Erdoğan added that Mali, for its part, should lend support to Türkiye’s fight against terror and put an end to the activities of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in Mali. Expressing Türkiye’s pleasure to...

President Erdoğan, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The call addressed Sweden and Finland’s bid to join NATO. President Erdoğan said that Türkiye’s security concerns about Sweden and Finland’s membership application are based on rightful and legitimate foundations. President Erdoğan underscored that both Sweden and Finland should state very openly and clearly that they had given up supporting terrorism, lifted the sanctions against Türkiye, and that they stood ready to display the Alliance solidarity. NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, for his part, drew attention to the necessity to...

“We have achieved historic transformation in every area of education”

Addressing the Award Ceremony of TUBITAK High Schoolers’ Research Projects Contest, President Erdoğan said: “We make every kind of investments to make sure that the youth can focus on their education as well as their mental and physical development. We take all steps including research supports, scientific centers, scholarships, festivals and laboratories in a bid to popularize research among the youth.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Award Ceremony of TUBITAK High Schoolers’ Research Projects Contest at the Presidential Complex. Commencing his speech by greeting the participants, President Erdoğan noted that whatever has been...