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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 2018 Special Awards Ceremony of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, held at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. “The common trait of all long-standing civilizations and great states in history is that they produced significant values in culture and arts,” President Erdoğan underlined. “In order to gather around our shared values and goals, we need to add new ones to the historical accumulation in culture, arts and architecture.” “IN TODAY'S AGE OF ASTONISHINGLY FAST COMMUNICATIONS, CULTURE AND ARTS' INFLUENCE IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN...

The end of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) members in Turkey and abroad is "near", President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. "I call on all FETO members inside and outside of our country. Your end is near. You have nowhere to go, no step to take," Erdogan said at a symposium on local authorities under the new presidential system. Erdogan said U.S.-based ringleader of the terror group Fetullah Gulen will come to Turkey "sooner or later". "I don't know until when those who stood behind FETO [leader Gulen] will continue supporting him, but he will sooner...

Turkish Presidency’s Director of Communications, Prof. Fahrettin Altun, issued a message due to “January 10 Working Journalists’ Day”. In his message, Fahrettin Altun said: “To meet the public's need to receive information with the principles of social responsibility is a must for journalism. Contributing to disseminating the right information to the public with the publications which protect the democratic values, respect the personal rights and safeguard the public interest under all circumstances is a basic motive of journalism. Turkey, which has become a major actor at the regional and global platforms in recent years,...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's recent claim that Turkey “targets Kurds” in Syria. "It is impossible to accept the message given by Mr. Bolton in Israel," Erdogan told ruling Justice and Development [AK] Party's parliamentary group. "Claims that Turkey targets Kurds in Syria is dishonorable, ugly, vulgar and defaming," Erdogan said. On Sunday, Bolton had said the U.S. will not withdraw troops from northeastern Syria until the Turkish government guarantees it won’t attack “Kurdish fighters,” referring to YPG/PKK terrorist...

The U.S. withdrawal from Syria must be planned carefully and performed in cooperation with the right partners to protect the interests of Washington, the international community and the Syrian people, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.  "Turkey, which has NATO’s second largest standing army, is the only country with the power and commitment to perform that task," Erdogan said in an article penned for The New York Times. Erdogan stressed in the op-ed that Turkey was committed to defeating Daesh and other terrorist groups in Syria. Recalling Turkey’s role in the Geneva and...

Turkish Presidency’s Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun evaluated US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s contacts in Ankara via his tweets. Pointing out that Bolton completed his contacts with Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın today at the Presidential Complex, Altun said: “I hope that he got a taste of the world famous Turkish hospitality during his visit." In his tweet, Altun added: “Türkiye's national security is non-negotiable. Our fight against terrorism isn't a question of "if" but "when." Acting like Syrian Kurds and members of a US-designated terrorist group are one and the same is an insult to...

Speaking at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Khan of Pakistan, President Erdoğan said: “The designation of FETO as a terrorist organization by the Pakistani Supreme Court and the transfer of their schools to the Turkish Maarif Foundation are the kind of steps that make us pleased. I believe this solidarity will continue in the upcoming period as well.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan held a joint press conference at the Presidential Complex following their meeting. Pointing out that they had the opportunity during their meeting to discuss military,...

Speaking at the opening ceremony of a factory in Manisa, President Erdoğan said: “As we have always expressed, no one who believes, trusts and invests in Turkey, with Allah’s permission, has or will regret it. The Turkish economy continues to be a safe harbor for international investors despite all the instabilities that have occurred in its environ.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated the PepsiCo and Tirsan Kardan factories in Manisa. “No one who trusts and invests in Turkey has regret it” Delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the PepsiCo factory,...

Holding a joint press conference with President Salih of Iraq, President Erdoğan said: “Our policy toward Iraq is based on preserving Iraq’s political unity and territorial integrity as well as ensuring its stability and security. Turkey is ready to make any kind of contribution to the efforts for Iraq’s stability and reconstruction.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Barham Salih of Iraq held a joint press conference at the Presidential Complex following their tête-à-tête and the meeting between the delegations. Expressing his pleasure to host President...