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President Erdoğan, Prime Minister Mikati of Lebanon talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon. The call addressed the increasing conflicts in the region within the framework of the Israel-Palestine tension. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye will continue to exert itself in order for the conflicts to end.

President Erdoğan, President Abbas of Palestine talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during a break from the Presidential Cabinet Meeting. The call addressed the latest developments regarding the tension in the region as well as the ongoing incidents in Israel and Palestine. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye makes every effort in order for the conflicts in the region to end and for the peace to be immediately restored.

“We facilitated the spread of knowledge, culture and science through our universities”

Speaking at the opening ceremony of academic year 2023-2024, President Erdoğan said: “By increasing the number of universities from 76 to 208, we paved the way for every young person to attend higher education in the nearest place to their homes. We facilitated the spread of knowledge, culture and science to all our 81 provinces through our universities. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of academic year 2023-2024 at Beştepe Nation’s Convention and Culture Center in Ankara. “Universities, which are regarded to be centers of excellence for the society, have roles beyond providing individuals...

Director of Communications Altun: “In an age where fanaticism and hatred against Muslims are on the rise, we will remain steadfast in our commitment to religious freedoms”

In a post on social media, the Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, stated that President Erdoğan made history once again yesterday by attending the opening ceremony of the Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church in Istanbul and that this event marked the inauguration of the first newly built church in the Turkish Republic’s history. Underscoring that President Erdoğan has always advocated for religious freedoms for all our citizens regardless of their denomination and worked to ensure that legal and administrative hurdles before renovation and restoration efforts of churches are removed, Director of Communications Altun said: "In the...

“Permanent peace can be achieved in the Middle East only if the Palestine-Israel issue is solved once and for all”

Addressing the opening ceremony of Istanbul Mor Efrem Syriac Orthodox Church, President Erdoğan said: “Those knowledgeable about the history of the Middle East can clearly see the fact that the Palestinian issue lies at the essence of all the current problems in our region. Peace will remain elusive in our region unless this issue is settled in a just manner. Permanent peace can be achieved in the Middle East only if the Palestine-Israel issue is solved once and for all.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the opening ceremony of Istanbul Mor Efrem Syriac Orthodox Church...

President Erdoğan receives foreign country representatives attending 4th Extraordinary Grand Congress of AK Party

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua Denis Moncada Colindres, Serbian Member of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željka Cvijanović and President of Bosnia’s Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik, Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi of the House of Representatives of Iraq and Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan Nuriddin Ismailov at Ankara Sports Hall, where his excellencies came for the 4th Extraordinary Grand Congress of the Justice and Development (AK) Party. President  Erdoğan thanked Colindres, Cvijanović, Dodik, Ismailov and al-Halboosi ...

President Erdoğan re-elected as Chairman at 4th Extraordinary Grand Congress of AK Party

President and Chairman of the AK Party Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been unanimously re-elected as the Chairman of his party by securing all 1399 valid votes cast during the 4th Extraordinary Grand Congress of the Justice and Development (AK) Party. The election for chairman at the 4th Extraordinary Grand Congress of the Justice and Development (AK) Party held at Ankara Sports Hall has been finalized. The President of the Congress Council Ali İhsan Yavuz announced that according to the election results, a total of 1402 votes were cast, of which 1399 were considered...