On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I would like to congratulate the 10 December Human Rights Day of my citizens and the whole humanity. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted 72 years ago with the ideal of a more just, free and human-oriented world, remains an important document reminding the international community of its responsibilities. As a country which has built its government system on the principle “let the people live so the state lives”, we have eliminated many obstacles that restrict the rights and freedoms...
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On the occasion of Hanukkah, I congratulate all our citizens of Jewish faith. We regard it as highly important that everyone living in this country can practise their beliefs and traditions freely without any discrimination regardless of their religion, language or ethnic origin. In this spirit, we have been, for the past 18 years, taking steps, which broaden all our citizens’ areas of liberty and ensure especially the freedoms of belief, worship and conscience. We have introduced a climate, in which no one is otherized due to their faith, appearance or worldview, in our country, and are determined to strengthen this...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Azerbaijani capital Baku as part of his official visit upon the invitation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. President Erdoğan was welcomed at Baku Haydar Aliyev Airport by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yaqub Eyyubov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramiz Hasanov, and Turkish Ambassador to Baku Erkan Özoral. President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan were accompanied in Baku by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik, AK Party Deputy Chair Mahir Ünal, Presidential...
Speaking at a press conference before his departure for Azerbaijan, President Erdoğan said, “Thanks be to Allah, the star and crescent now proudly fly in the skies of Karabakh following a 44-day-long uphill struggle.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference at Esenboğa Airport in Ankara before departing for an official visit to Azerbaijan at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. “AZERBAIJAN’S VICTORY HAS LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF OUR BILATERAL RELATIONS” Noting that the Azerbaijani army liberated Nagorno-Karabakh from occupation as a result of an epic battle...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “We are unconditionally against racism and discrimination in sports and all other areas of life”. On his social media account, President Erdoğan used the hashtag “No to racism” to condemn the racist remarks from the fourth official against the assistant manager Pierre Webo of Medipol Başakşehir during a match with Paris Saint-Germain in the sixth week of UEFA Champions League Group H. President Erdoğan noted the following: "I strongly condemn the racist remarks against Pierre Webo, member of the technical staff of our representative Başakşehir, and I am...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to Baku on December 9-10, 2020 at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. On the occasion of the visit, the two countries, which rest upon the principle of “One Nation Two States,” will celebrate the successful completion of the operation, conducted by Azerbaijan with the aim of liberating its occupied territories in the face of the attacks Armenia launched on September 27, and the glorious victory Azerbaijan won. President Erdoğan will participate in the Victory Parade, which will be held in Baku on December 10. The joint steps to be...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/123104/president-erdogan-receives-hungarian-foreign-affairs-and-trade-minister-szijj-rt-
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Ambassadors of Malaysia, Sweden, the European Union, Sudan and Czechia. During the receptions held at the Presidential Complex, Ambassador Sazali Mustafa Kamal of Malaysia, Ambassador Staffan Herrström of Sweden , the Head of EU Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, Ambassador Adil Ibrahim Mustafa Ahmed of Sudan, and Ambassador Pavel Vacek of Czechia presented their letters of credence to President Erdoğan.
President Erdoğan said, “We are determined to make our country a centre of attraction for domestic and international investors with low risk, high confidence and satisfactory earnings. In the upcoming period, we will further improve the investment environment with additional reforms in this area,” in his video message for the YASED International Investment Summit. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to the International Investment Summit, organized by the International Investors Association (YASED) which marks its 40th foundation anniversary. “I believe that YASED will continue its constructive role on the path to our ideal of great...