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“I call on all Western actors to put pressure on the Israeli administration”

Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We welcome Hamas’ announcement that it has agreed to the ceasefire. Now the same step should be taken by Israel. I call on all Western actors to put pressure on the Israeli administration.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. “TANZANIA IS A PARTNER OF TÜRKİYE IN EAST AFRICA” President Erdoğan said: “We have focused our energy on the foreign visits and meetings which we had to postpone because of the elections since the last...

President Erdoğan and Head of Hamas Political Bureau Haniyeh talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan noted that they discussed the efforts undertaken to end the conflicts and violence in Gaza with the Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh. In a post shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan stated that he had a phone conversation with Haniyeh prior to the Cabinet meeting. Stating that they discussed the efforts made to resolve the conflicts and violence in Gaza with Haniyeh, President Erdoğan noted that, during the phone conversation, they assessed Hamas' approval of the ceasefire proposal received from the mediators. President Erdoğan...

“We have revived 5,500 artifacts from our ancestors in the past 21 years”

Addressing a Waqf Week event, President Erdoğan said: “In the past 21 years, we have revived 5,500 artifacts from our ancestors in our country and across our kindred geographies.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Waqf Week Mass Opening Ceremony at Beştepe Nation’s Convention and Culture Center. “We reach out to and unearth all the artifacts and cultural heritage belonging to our ancestors not only in Türkiye, in Anatolia or Thrace, but wherever they are in the world. In the past 21 years, we have revived 5,500 artifacts from our ancestors in our country and across...

“We do not want to see conflict, bloodshed or tears in our geography”

Speaking at a meeting with the board of MÜSİAD, President Erdoğan said: “We do not seek hostility or strife with any country in our region. As I have stated at every opportunity, we do not want to see conflict, bloodshed or tears in our geography.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks at a meeting with the board members of Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD) in Istanbul. Stating that MÜSİAD has made irreplaceable contributions to the Turkish economy and democracy since 1990, President Erdoğan highlighted  the share, contributions and efforts of...

[Türkiye’s decision to halt all trade with Israel] “We have closed that door regardless of the trade volume between us”

Answering reporters’ questions after Friday prayer, President Erdoğan, in answer to a question about Türkiye’s decision to halt all trade with Israel, said: “We had a trade volume of 9.5 billion dollars. We now have closed that door regardless of this trade volume.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions after performing Friday prayer in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul. “IT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR US TO STAY SILENT” Answering a question about Türkiye’s decision to stop all trade with Israel, President Erdoğan said: “The developments between Israel and Palestine are...

6th meeting of the Permanent Joint Mechanism between Türkiye, Finland and Sweden held in Helsinki

The sixth meeting of the Permanent Joint Mechanism established under the terms of the Trilateral Memorandum agreed by Türkiye, Finland and Sweden on June 28, 2022, prior to the NATO Madrid Summit, was held in Helsinki, Finland. The first meeting, held after Finland and Sweden joined NATO, was chaired by Ambassador Akif Çağatay Kılıç, Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security, and attended by Ambassador Burak Akçapar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hurşit Yıldırım, Deputy Minister of Justice, and representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice, Interior, National Defence and...

President Erdoğan receives UID delegation

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received a delegation from the Union of International Democrats (UID) at the Exhibition Hall on the premises of the Presidential Complex. Speaking at the meeting, President Erdoğan drew attention to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany’s visit to Türkiye last week, and said: “During our talks, we raised the racist attack carried out against our four brothers and sisters, two of them children, on March 25 in the same place after the Solingen arson attack, which took place 31 years ago. I told him that this attack should be completely clarified without leaving any dark...

President Erdoğan receives Dr. Mehmet Öz

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Turkish cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Mehmet Öz at AK Party Headquarters in Ankara. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/152233/president-erdogan-receives-dr-mehmet-oz-