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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. ...

Director of Communications Altun reacts to attack on AZTV employees in France

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun strongly condemned the attack on the employees of AZTV, the official state television of Azerbaijan, in France. In a post he shared on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun said that they were saddened to learn that the employees of the AZTV, the official state television of Azerbaijan, were attacked in France while performing their duties. Director of Communications Altun stated the following in his post: "We strongly condemn this heinous attack on the freedom of the press and information, which reveals that Europe is falling further and further behind in protecting...

President Erdoğan, President Kassym-Jomart K. Tokayev of Kazakhstan talk over phone

President Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Kassym-Jomart K. Tokayev of Kazakhstan. The two leaders shared their wish that Eid al-Adha may bring peace, serenity and abundance to the Islamic world and the entire humanity. Voicing his sadness over the forest fires in Abai region, President Erdoğan said that Türkiye stands ready to provide the necessary support to the works to be carried out in the region.

Director of Communications Altun: “Those who seek to become our allies in NATO cannot tolerate destructive behaviours of Islamophobic and xenophobic terrorists.”

In a post shared on his social media account, Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, condemned the burning of the Holy Quran in front of a mosque in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.  In the post shared in English, Director of Communications Altun stated that there has occurred yet another disgusting and despicable act of Quran burning in Sweden on the most holy day of Muslims. Director of Communications Altun stated the following in his post: "We are sick and tired of enabling of Islamophobia and continued instances of hatred for our religion on the part of European authorities, especially...

President Erdoğan, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Federal Republic of Germany talk over phone

During the call, bilateral relations, regional and global issues, and the need to strengthen cooperation in these areas were stressed. Sweden's potential membership in NATO was also discussed during the call, which covered the most recent developments in Russia. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that, while Sweden is taking steps in the right direction, particularly with the amendment in anti-terrorism legislation, supporters of the PKK/PYD/YPG in Sweden continue to freely organise demonstrations praising terrorism, recruit members, and provide financial resources to terrorist organisations, and that this is unacceptable for Türkiye.

President Erdoğan: “I wholeheartedly congratulate our nation’s Eid al-Ahda”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a post on social media on the occasion of Eid al-Adha: Concerning the Eid al-Adha, President Erdoğan said: “I wish Eid al-Adha may lead to auspicious developments for our families, nation, the Islamic world and the entire humanity,” and noted: “I wholeheartedly congratulate our nation’s Eid al-Ahda. I wish Eid al-Adha may lead to auspicious developments for our families, nation, the Islamic world and the entire humanity.”