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President Erdoğan sends message to 3rd International Family Symposium

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a message to the 3rd International Family Symposium, organised by the İstanbul Family Foundation, with the support of the Ministry of Family and Social Services. In his telegram to the symposium, themed "Being Family in the 21st Century" and held with Anadolu Agency (AA) as its global communication partner, President Erdoğan expressed the importance they attach, on behalf of the foundation, to efforts that prioritise the revival of the traditional Turkish family structure under the motto "Family is the foundation of civilisation." Highlighting that academic work is being carried out across various disciplines,...

Conference held in Nakhchivan to mark 150th anniversary of Azerbaijani press

Head of Communications Altun said, "Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan are step by step building a shared future with a strong will and vision for cooperation, demonstrated at the highest level within the framework of the brotherly relations." A conference was held in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to mark the 150th anniversary of the Azerbaijani press. Fuad Najafli, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Azerbaijan to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic; Ahmad Ismayilov, Chief Executive Officer of the Azerbaijan Media Development Agency; Ismat Settarov, Chairman of the Audiovisual Council; Rashad Majid, Chairman of...

“We have designed nation’s gardens to serve as emergency assembly points”

Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of Nation’s Gardens on the 572nd Anniversary of Istanbul’s Conquest, President Erdoğan said: “In Istanbul alone, we have opened 34 nation’s gardens with a combined area of 5.579 million square meters, with 20 others currently under construction. We have designed our nation’s gardens to serve as emergency assembly points during disasters.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the Opening Ceremony of Nation’s Gardens on the 572nd Anniversary of Istanbul’s Conquest. Noting that four new nation’s gardens are being inaugurated today, President Erdoğan said: “We are introducing...

President Erdoğan sees Türkiye’s first floating gas production platform off to Black Sea

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saw Türkiye’s first floating production unit (FPU) Osman Gazi off to the Sakarya Gas Field in the Black Sea. During the ceremony at Dolmabahçe Presidential Office that was also attended by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, President Erdoğan waved goodbye to the floating natural gas production platform that is expected to double Türkiye’s natural gas production at the Sakarya Gaz Field in the Black Sea. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

President Erdoğan addresses journalists’ questions on return flight from Azerbaijan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated: “There are no apparent problems or concerns in the terror-free Türkiye process, praise be to Allah. Developments are progressing positively. Despite a few dissenting voices, the messages conveyed are reasonable, constructive, and encouraging.” President Erdoğan made statements and addressed journalists' questions during his return flight to Türkiye after meetings in the city of Lachin, Azerbaijan, where he had visited to mark Azerbaijan’s Independence Day on May 28. Expressing his satisfaction at seeing Karabakh again, which regained its freedom after 30 years of occupation, President Erdoğan recalled that he had inaugurated the...

Head of Communications Altun condemns Israel’s attack on IHH aid workers in Gaza

Presidency's Head of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, shared a post on his social media account due to the death of Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) volunteers in Israeli airstrikes while trying to deliver aid to Gazans. In his post, Head of Communications Altun said: "The Zionist Israeli administration, which continues its systematic massacres in Gaza without regard for the young, old, children, or women, and spreads terror to the extent of genocide, is also raining bombs on innocent aid volunteers trying to deliver a bite of bread and a sip of water to the people. We strongly condemn...

President Erdoğan returns home from Azerbaijan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned to İstanbul after concluding his engagements in the Azerbaijani city of Lachin, which he visited on the occasion of Azerbaijan's Independence Day. Arriving at Atatürk Airport, President Erdoğan was welcomed by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, İstanbul Governor Davut Gül, İstanbul Police Chief Selami Yıldız, and AK Party İstanbul Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir. President Erdoğan was accompanied on his return to Türkiye by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu,...

“The victory of independence in Karabakh renders Azerbaijan much stronger”

Speaking at Azerbaijan’s Independence Day celebrations, President Erdoğan said: “Just as the republican regime, established in Azerbaijan in 1918, became the epitome of liberty and free will, the victory of independence in Karabakh today renders Azerbaijan much stronger and more prosperous.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended Azerbaijan’s Independence Day celebrations held in the city of Lachin. Voicing his pleasure over meeting with Azerbaijani people on the occasion of Azerbaijan’s Independence Day, President Erdoğan said: “As a son of a nation that knows well how independence is won and how it is precious, I wholeheartedly congratulate...

President Erdoğan attends Türkiye-Azerbaijan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan during the Türkiye-Azerbaijan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit in Lachin, Azerbaijan. President Erdoğan delivered a speech at the Türkiye-Azerbaijan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit. “We are further strengthening the connection between our countries” “We are three brotherly countries that flourish in a climate of common civilization built up on mutual respect and trust, and that share common ideals. We are further strengthening the connection between our countries, which have a combined population of 350 million and a combined economic growth of 1.5 trillion dollars,” President Erdo...