President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Geneva for the Global Refugee Forum, met with Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/113988/president-erdogan-meets-with-prime-minister-khan-of-pakistan
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Director of Communications Prof Fahrettin Altun stated: “Some European countries have considered refugees as a security threat not as human beings. Turkish people have done the opposite by opening their hearts to millions of fellow Syrians, Iraqis, Afghanis, and others. We will continue to do our part even if they do not!” Prof Altun shared the following statement from the social networking site Twitter, regarding the first Global Refugee Forum hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva and co-chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Prof Altun emphasized that Turkey had been leading international...
President Erdoğan arrived at the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva to attend the 1st Global Refugee Forum. On his arrival at the UN Geneva Office, President Erdoğan was met by Kelly Clements, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Clements and Erdoğan had a photo taken together and then President Erdoğan attended the plenary session of the 1st Global Refugee Forum.
Erdoğan says Turks in Europe are not foreigners but hosts President Erdoğan said on Monday that Turks in Europe are not foreigners and do not constitute "the other". Addressing an event in Geneva which marked the 50th anniversary of the migration of Turks to Switzerland, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey views Turks in Switzerland and in the rest of Europe as "human bridges". Erdoğan said they support the equal participation of Turks in Switzerland to the Swiss society. He said that they are against the assimilation of Turks but support the integration of them. “We [Turks] …...
President Erdoğan remembers passing of legendary religious poet and mystic Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi Turkey’s president on Monday commemorated the 746th death anniversary of Sufi poet Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi -- a 13th century mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. “We will move forward without despair and intimidation, and march towards future in unity and solidarity by meeting around our common values,” Erdoğan said. “We will overcome all the obstacles that we face with the power of our great heritage,” he added. Born into a Turkic family in 1207, in what is now Afghanistan, Rumi is one of the most...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Geneva for the Global Refugee Forum, met with members of the Union of International Democrats (UID). Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank were also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/113974/president-erdogan-receives-members-of-uid
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Geneva for the Global Refugee Forum, met with Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre of Somalia. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar were also present at the meeting. President Erdoğan also had a brief conversation with European Union Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/113968/president-erdogan-meets-with-somali-pm-khayre
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva to attend the Global Refugee Forum. President Erdoğan was welcomed at Geneva International Airport by Turkish officials. First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank are accompanying the President in Switzerland. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/113963/president-erdogan-in-switzerland
President Erdogan says U.S. Senate's resolution on Armenian allegations over events of 1915 'completely political' President Erdogan said Sunday that Ankara may close two bases in Turkey where U.S. soldiers are stationed "if necessary". "If necessary, we will hold discussions with all our delegations, and if necessary, we may close Incirlik [air base in southern Adana province] and Kurecik [radar station in eastern Malatya province]," Erdogan said in a televised interview. Speaking about a resolution passed in the U.S. Senate on Armenian allegations over the events of 1915, Erdogan said the bill was "completely political," adding: "It...