Turkey will “resolutely” continue to explore hydrocarbon resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Erdogan's remarks came at a press conferences in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, following his meeting with Ersin Tatar, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Erdogan pinned the blame on the irreconcilable attitudes of the Greek Cypriot side for the lingering Cyprus dispute. Turkey’s president also warned: "No project ignoring Turkey or Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus can be realized in Eastern Mediterranean." Tatar is in Turkey for his first official visit to the country upon the...
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Turkey's president on Thursday welcomed new envoys to the capital Ankara from Indonesia, Philippines, Iraq, and Mali. Indonesian Ambassador Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, Philippine Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez, Iraqi Ambassador Hassan Al-Janabi and Mali Ambassador Mohamed Ali Ibrahim presented their letters of credentials to Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential complex. Photos were taken after the letters were presented. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/new-envoys-present-credentials-to-turkish-president/1562493
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/108263/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-the-chairmanship-of-president-erdogan
“Second Home: Turkey" documentary telling about the new lives the Syrians have built in Turkey was prepared with the support of the Directorate of Communications. "Second Home: Turkey" documentary, which aims to eliminate the disinformation regarding the Syrian refugees around the world and in Turkish public opinion, invites viewers to think about social harmonization. The Syrians, who were displaced from their homeland by an extraordinary wave of migration under the gloomy shadow of the war, are among the foremost figures of fragile communities at high risk of being targeted for information pollution, hate speech and propaganda activities. The Directorate of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke late Tuesday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Erdogan and Merkel discussed bilateral relations and regional issues. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/turkish-president-german-chancellor-speak-on-phone/1560977
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Kerem Kamal, who won a gold medal at the Junior World Wrestling Championships. President Erdoğan sent a congratulatory message to Kamal, who won a gold medal at the Junior World Wrestling Championships in Estonia.
Turkey's president on Saturday observed the 20th anniversary of earthquake in the country's Marmara region, which claimed some 17,000 lives. "I wish Allah's mercy upon our citizens who lost their lives in the Marmara Earthquake", Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a Twitter message. Erdogan said his country will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure that the losses caused by the disaster will never happen again. According to a 2010 parliamentary investigation commission report, 17,480 people died and around 45,000 were injured in the Aug. 17, 1999 earthquake. The earthquake had caused the sixth largest economic loss as compared to other quakes during the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with his Indonesian counterpart by telephone Wednesday to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Erdogan and Joko Widodo exchanged holiday greetings. The holiday commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son at the command of God, before the last-minute divine substitute of a ram. Muslims sacrifice animals in commemoration of this intervention and share the meat with the poor and their relatives. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/turkish-indonesian-leaders-exchange-holiday-greetings/1556596
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and several world leaders on Monday have exchanged greetings over Eid al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday. Erdogan had phone calls with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and Kazakhstan’s founding President Nursultan Nazarbayev. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkish-president-world-leaders-celebrate-eid-on-phone/1555591