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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated Founding President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Rauf Denktaş on the ninth anniversary of his passing. In a post he shared on Telegram, which he has recently joined, President Erdoğan noted the following: “We will always remember Rauf Denktaş, the founder and the first president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, with whom we stood shoulder to shoulder for years in the righteous cause of the Turkish Cypriots. On the ninth anniversary of his passing, I remember Mr Rauf with mercy through a photo taken in 2004…”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Russian President Putin. During the talk, the steps aimed at strengthening Turkey-Russia relations were discussed. Developments on Nagorno-Karabakh and the Turkish-Russian joint centre for monitoring and inspecting the ceasefire were reviewed.  President Erdoğan stated that Turkey would provide the necessary contributions and support in the new era opened for regional stability and peace during the conversation. Stating that they want to create the conditions that will enable Azerbaijanis and Armenians to cohabit in Nagorno-Karabakh without any need for peacekeeping or observation activities, President Erdoğan said that once this...

Addressing AK Party’s 7th Ordinary Provincial Congresses in Kırşehir, Kırıkkale, Yozgat and Sivas, President Erdoğan said: “It is of course important that we have delivered five times, ten times as many services as it has been delivered in the entire history of the Republic, but what we actually will do lies further ahead. We will not stop or waste even a single moment until we completely achieve our country’s goals for 2023.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference AK Party’s provincial congresses in K�...

Addressing EU countries’ ambassadors to Ankara, President Erdoğan said: “Just as our country’s 60-year long admission process is a strategic choice for us, the EU accepting Turkey as a full member will be an ontological choice in terms of the future of the Union. The uncertainty that has heightened with Brexit will be dissipated with Turkey taking its rightful place in the European family.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the European Union (EU) countries’ ambassadors to Ankara at Çankaya Presidential Palace. President Erdoğan delivered a speech at the meeting. Stating that the world was faced...

Delivering remarks at the opening ceremony of Ankara Traditional Sports, Youth and Sports Club Complex, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “We cannot look to the future with confidence without raising faithful, moral and virtuous young people who know themselves, their history and civilization.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Ankara Traditional Sports, Youth and Sports Club Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/123537/president-erdogan-attends-opening-ceremony-of-ankara-traditional-sports-complex

Speaking after the Presidential Cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said: “The fact that the Turkish economy is growing at a time when the global economy is estimated to have shrunk more than 4 percent is an indication of our robustness.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting. “OUR ECONOMY GREW 4.5 PERCENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020” The Turkish economy grew 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2020, President Erdoğan said. “In the second quarter, however, the pandemic deeply affected our country as it did the rest of the world. Turkey, nevertheless, shrank 9.9 percent in...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/123521/president-erdogan-receives-trnc-foreign-affairs-minister-ertugruloglu

Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The meeting at the Presidential Complex lasted 3 hours 50 minutes.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: "As Turkey, we will never give up the freedom of press, nor will we allow this concept to be exploited and used for black propaganda against our country both at home and abroad." President Erdoğan issued a message on the occasion of January 10 Working Journalists' Day. Stating that the media have come to the fore as an indispensable element of democracy in terms of the right of the public to be informed and to obtain accurate information, President Erdoğan noted that, during this process, journalists working in a principled manner mindful of...