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President Erdoğan meets with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine at Vahdettin Mansion in İstanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/147636/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-zelenskyy-of-ukraine-

“Terror and democracy cannot go together”

Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense University, President Erdoğan said: “There can be no reasonable justification for those, who call for solidarity under the roof of NATO, to embrace murderers that have attempted a coup in Türkiye and massacred thousands of our citizens in 40 years. Terror and democracy, terror and security, terror and humanity cannot go together.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at a graduation ceremony at the National Defense University in Istanbul. Underscoring that the Turkish Armed Forces is one of the strongest and the most trustworthy armies in the world,...

President Erdoğan, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan talk over phone

President Erdoğan thanked Prime Minister Kishida for congratulating him on his re-election. Reminding that 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Türkiye-Japan strategic partnership, and next year the centenary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, President Erdoğan stressed that he wants the bilateral cooperation to be enhanced in a wide range of areas such as economy, energy, agriculture, education, defense, disaster management, science and technology. Voicing his wish that the support and solidarity displayed by Japan in the face of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake, the disaster of the century, will continue, President Erdoğan...

President Erdoğan, Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands talk over phone

The call addressed bilateral relations, Sweden’s NATO accession process, the provocative acts against the Holy Quran in Europe as well as regional and global issues. Noting that the 100th anniversary of the Türkiye-Netherlands Friendship Treaty will be marked next year, President Erdoğan voiced his belief that the bilateral relations will be crowned with high-level visits. The call also addressed Sweden’s NATO accession process. President Erdoğan stated that Sweden has taken steps in the right direction by making amendments in its anti-terror legislation, but the fact that PKK/PYD/YPG supporters continue to freely hold demonstrations...

President Erdoğan receives Jordanian Deputy PM Al Safadi

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan Ayman Al Safadi at the Presidential Complex. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan was also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/147611/president-erdogan-receives-jordanian-deputy-pm-al-safadi-

“There can be no such freedom as burning the Holy Quran”

Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Just as setting a church, a synagogue or a place of worship of another faith on fire is not freedom, there can be no such freedom as burning the Holy Quran, either.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. “TÜRKİYE PLAYS A DETERMINING ROLE IN THE RESOLUTION OF CRISES” Drawing attention to the recent Eid al-Adha, President Erdoğan noted that he spoke by phone with the leaders of 21 countries on the occasion of the Eid. ...