Indicating his belief that, in addition to the ones in Berlin, Mexico, Tokyo and Washington, the OECD Istanbul Centre to start operating in Istanbul would undertake successful works, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "Thus, we are getting one more step closer to our goal of making Istanbul a centre for international organizations, in particular for the United Nations. Hopefully, through the OECD Istanbul Centre, we will be able to contribute more to the organization's work across wide geographies, including the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia." President Erdoğan sent a video message to the Organization for Economic Cooperation...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Üsküdar Kerem Aydınlar Mosque in Istanbul. President Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions after performing Friday prayer. In response to a question about Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar’s remarks in Iraq that Turkey was ready to lend support if requested by the Iraqi government as regards the terrorists in Sinjar, President Erdoğan underlined that Turkey always stood ready for joint operations but that any such operation wouldn’t be announced in advance. “There is something I always say. What is it? We can come one night...
Addressing via videoconference AK Party’s provincial heads, President Erdoğan said: “Thanks to the strong infrastructure and political architecture we have built in the past 18 years, we will, inshallah, carry Turkey to the place it deserves in the new global order. We will not miss again the opportunities, which we have been unable to seize in the past due to political instabilities and economic inadequacies.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke via videoconference at the party’s extended meeting of provincial heads. “We will not stop until we finish building the great...
Speaking at the 2019-2020 Special Awards Ceremony of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, President Erdoğan described Turkey as a country that has been situated at the crossroads of civilizations throughout history, and said: “Our nation, continuously enriching the ancient civilization that spans thousands of years, has produced unique works in various fields of culture ranging from architecture and music to calligraphy and literature.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 2019-2020 Special Awards Ceremony of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Stressing that Turkey has been situated at the crossroads of civilizations throughout history, President...
Addressing AK Party’s 7th Ordinary Provincial Congresses in Sakarya, Yalova, Kırklareli, Edirne and Çanakkale, President Erdoğan said: “We continue to build a great and strong Turkey, thwarting the games and foiling the traps of tutelage, terrorist organizations, putschists and of those who inflict these scourges on our country.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference AK Party’s 7th Ordinary Provincial Congresses in Sakarya, Yalova, Kırklareli, Edirne and Çanakkale. Drawing attention to AK Party’s investments and works in every inch of Turkey’s 81 provinces, President Erdo...
Addressing AK Party’s 7th Ordinary Provincial Congresses in Düzce, Çorum, Amasya, Bartın and Karabük, President Erdoğan said: “Having overcome all the betrayals, attacks and traps, Turkey has reached a position today where it can determine the balances in its region and the world.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference AK Party’s 7th Ordinary Provincial Congresses in Düzce, Çorum, Amasya, Bartın and Karabük. Recalling the terrorist attacks against Turkey and the FETO’s coup attempt to take captive the national will, President Erdo...
The opening program of the project "Media Literacy in the Digital Age" which targets Turkish youth in Europe was held with the participation of Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun, by the Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA). In the program organized via videoconference, Fahrettin Altun stated that Turkey was confronted with a war of attrition in recent years with the increase in its political, military, economic and human power. Explaining that the different aspects of this war of attrition were experienced from the coup attempt to street revolts, from the economic attacks to terrorist acts, Fahrettin Altun indicated that Turkey...
Addressing AK Party’s 7th Ordinary Provincial Congresses in Adıyaman, Aydın, Bingöl, Bitlis, Elazığ, Kilis, Manisa, Mardin and Muş, President Erdoğan said: “We are mobilizing our country’s potential with an approach based on investment, production, growth, employment and export. In addition to this, we are laying the groundwork for a historic transformation outside our borders. We have shown our determination to the entire world in this regard thanks to the strong will we have displayed on critical matters, from the Eastern Mediterranean to Karabakh.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdo...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. Turkey-Azerbaijan relations and regional developments were discussed during the talk. Noting that the Nagorno-Karabakh victory, which Azerbaijan won in its rightful cause following a great struggle, brought about new opportunities for regional peace and stability, President Erdoğan said that Turkey would continue, in the new era, to contribute to and support Azerbaijan in all areas. President Erdoğan also expressed his pleasure that the reconstruction and repair activities began in Nagorno-Karabakh, which had been liberated by Azerbaijan from Armenian occupation.