I sincerely congratulate our Jewish citizens’ Hanukkah. As members of a deep-rooted civilization, which regards differences as richness, and refuses to make a distinction between religion, language and race, it is of great importance for us to ensure each and every one of our citizens’ liberty to practice their faith. Keeping this in mind, we have removed all the obstacles standing in the way of the freedom of religion and conscience one by one thanks to the reforms put into practice in the last 17 years. We have not let anyone be marginalized based on their faith, appearance, and attire. ...
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Addressing service exporters during a gathering in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “We will strengthen our country together and achieve its goals for 2023. We will work much harder to leave our children a country where they can confidently effectuate the visions for 2053 and 2071.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the gathering of Service Exporters’ Association (HIB) and 2018 HIB Awards Ceremony at Istanbul Congress Center. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/114045/-we-will-achieve-turkey-s-goals-for-2023-
Maritime pact with Libya should be seen as part of Turkish drilling activities in region, says Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun Foreign remarks on Turkey’s recent maritime deal with the UN-recognized government of Libya will not prevent Turkish government from pursuing its own agenda in the Eastern Mediterranean, Director of Communications Altun said on Saturday. Fahrettin Altun issued an article on micro blogging platform Medium where he discussed Turkey-Libya maritime jurisdiction pact and how it confirms the sovereignty of Turkey in the region. Altun said the maritime pact demonstrated that Ankara administration would never turn a blind eye to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met reporters in Malaysia, where he attended the Kuala Lumpur Summit. Erdoğan made the following remarks about the Kuala Lumpur Summit: “We are currently in Kuala Lumpur after Geneva and we attended the Kuala Lumpur Summit organized under the initiative of Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia. We had an opportunity to discuss the problems faced by the Muslim world at the summit attended by Heads of State and Government of Turkey, Malaysia, Qatar and Iran as well as senior officials from many other countries. Even though it was scheduled, Indonesia and Pakistan...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on behalf of Turkey during a ceremony under the supervision of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad. The “Communication Project on the Fight against Islamophobia” for which an MOU has been signed between Turkey and Malaysia, aims to form a structure to fight against anti-Islamic sentiments. With an operational centre decided to be based in Istanbul, the Communication Project aims to fight against institutional, structural and discursive forms of prejudice and bigotry against Islam and Muslims. Among the objectives of the project is...
Addressing a roundtable in Malaysia on the priority of development and the challenges, President Erdoğan said: “Trade in national currencies has gained urgency amid talks of trade wars. We should first of all put the issue of Islamic finance on our agenda.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at a round-table meeting on the priority of development and the challenges as part of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Malaysia. “It makes our financial markets fragile against shocks and manipulations that we don’t have our own payment systems” Stating that the problems and troubles faced by the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Malaysia for the Kuala Lumpur Summit, met with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/114027/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-rouhani-of-iran
Speaking at the opening session of the Kuala Lumpur Summit, President Erdoğan renewed his call that the global order is in need of a new restructuring built upon justice and fairness, and said: “The order, which was created by the victors of the Second World War to protect their own interests and which abandons the fate of the Islamic world of 1.7 billion population to the whim of the five permanent members of the Security Council, has already come to the end of its life span.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening session of the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening session of the Kuala Lumpur Summit. Following their arrival at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center where the summit will be held, President Erdoğan and other heads of state and government attending the summit posed for a family photo. President Erdoğan attended the opening session of the Summit together with First Lady Emine Erdoğan. Erdoğan will then attend the round table meeting on “Priority of Development and The Challenges”.