President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in Tunisia to meet with President Kais Saied of Tunisia. Accompanying President Erdoğan on his visit are Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/114092/president-erdogan-in-tunisia
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Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun referred to the Saudi court’s verdict regarding the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as follows: “The verdict of the sham trial is an insult to the intelligence of any fair observer. Those responsible for this murder must face justice sooner or later. The international community shouldn’t forget!” Altun stated on his Twitter account that the international media must pursue the case of Khashoggi until there is true accountability. “The verdict of the sham trial is an insult to the intelligence of any fair observer. Those responsible for this murder must face...
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/114080/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-president-erdogan-s-chairmanship
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a telephone conversation with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. During the call, bilateral relations and regional issues, particularly Libya and Syria, were discussed.
Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun touched upon the Saudi court’s verdict regarding the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as follows: “To claim that a handful of intelligence operatives committed this murder is to mock the world’s intelligence — to say the least. Turkey will continue its efforts to shed light on this incident.” Stating on his Twitter account that the court reached a scandalous verdict today after months of secret hearings on the assassination of Khashoggi, Altun said: “Those who dispatched a death squad to Istanbul on a private jet, signed Khashoggi’s death warrant, disappeared the slain...
Turkey views different cultures and traditions as 'valuable asset', Erdoğan says in Christmas message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wished a Merry Christmas on Monday to all those celebrating the holiday in Turkey and across the world. In a Christmas message, Erdoğan highlighted the role of Turkish tradition as well as the "utmost care" in the country to ensure that nobody was discriminated against based on "race, language, religion or denomination". "We attach great importance to all our citizens freely practicing their cultures, religions and traditions," the statement said. Stressing that Turkey has been the peaceful home...
Speaking at the closing ceremony of Prof. Fuat Sezgin Year, President Erdoğan said: “It is impossible to write the history of civilizations without taking the Islamic civilization into account. In this spirit, we, as Turkey, have been working to undertake groundbreaking initiatives in science and technology both at the national and international level.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the exhibition titled Pioneers of Modern Science - History of Islamic Science and Technology and made a speech at the closing ceremony of Prof. Fuat Sezgin Year at Istanbul Airport. “History gives us the opportunity to embrace our past as...
Ankara will not bear their burden all alone, President Erdoğan says More than 80,000 migrants from Syria's Idlib have started to migrate toward the Turkish border, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday. "In such a case, Turkey will not bear all alone the burden of this migration," Erdoğan said, speaking at an event in Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul. Erdoğan said that Turkey along with Russia is making all-out efforts to end the attacks in Idlib. In this regard, he said, Ankara will send a delegation for discussions to Moscow on Monday. "We will determine the steps...
Turkey may raise level of military support for UN-recognized Libyan government if required, says President Erdoğan A total of six new submarines, one every year, will go into service in the Turkish Naval Forces between 2022 and 2027, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday. Speaking at the ceremonies of New Type Submarine Project at Golcuk Naval Shipyard Command in northwestern Kocaeli province, Erdoğan said he hoped that the submarines would be useful for the country, the nation, the army and the sailors. President Erdoğan said that each of the submarines were named after "truly monumental personalities". Referring...