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World Refugee Day Message

Following is the message by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on World Refugee Day: People in different regions of the world, particularly in the geography including our country, are forced to migration due to several reasons such as terror, conflicts, civil wars, hunger and famine. Currently, the number of displaced people has neared 110 million. While 35.3 million of these people lead their lives as refugees outside their places of birth, 62.5 million others have had to relocate within their own countries.  Our stance regarding the refugee issue and irregular migration, which present a global challenge, is to protect human’s life...

President Erdoğan extends condolences to Prime Minister Sharif of Pakistan over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan. President Erdoğan conveyed his condolences for the Pakistani people who lost their lives in the migrant boat disaster off the coast of Greece. Expressing his deep sadness over the grievous incident, President Erdoğan said that he shared the grief of the Pakistani people.

President Erdoğan’s “Father’s Day” message

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Father's Day. In a post shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan said, "On Father's Day, I would like to congratulate all fathers, our first heroes, who dedicate their lives to their families and children and exemplify the best and most exceptional form of sacrifice for their loved ones. I commemorate with mercy all the fathers and elders who have passed away, notably our martyrs."

President Erdoğan, President of European Commission von der Leyen talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. The call addressed the Türkiye-European Union relations. EU Commission President von der Leyen congratulated President Erdoğan on his re-election. President Erdoğan, for his part, noted that the road to a successful fight against regional challenges goes through the strengthening of the cooperation between the EU and Türkiye. President Erdoğan said that fair treatment to Türkiye and the support of the full-membership perspective will lead to the opening of new horizons in the relations.

“We want to achieve $265-billion worth of exports by the end of the year”

Speaking at the 30th Ordinary General Assembly of Turkish Exporters Assembly and Export Champions Award Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “Despite the global negative economic outlook, we want to achieve 265 billion-dollar worth of exports by the end of this year, and 285 billion-dollar by the next.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 30th Ordinary General Assembly of Turkish Exporters Assembly and Export Champions Award Ceremony in Istanbul. Noting that 2022 went down as the year of records in terms of exports, President Erdoğan said: “Our goods exports have reached 254.2 billion dollars with a 12.9 per cent increase....

President Erdoğan: “Berlusconi will forever be remembered as a true friend”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan penned an article for the late former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy in the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. In the article that starts with the phrase "My friend Berlusconi", President Erdoğan emphasises that his first contact with Berlusconi occurred following the November 3, 2002 elections, adding that when the AK Party came to power, he was banned from politics because of a poem he had recited, and that he was unlawfully prevented from engaging in politics, even though the Party of which he was the chairman emerged victorious from the elections. Stating that while "some...

“We will leave our children a country of which they will be proud in every respect”

Addressing a ceremony for the delivery of 2022-2023 School Year report cards, President Erdoğan said: “We will leave you, our children in whose eyes I see tomorrow’s great and strong Türkiye, a country of which you will be proud in every respect.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 2022-2023 School Year Report Cards Delivery Ceremony at Haydarpaşa High School in Istanbul. Expressing his wish for the 2022-2023 School Year, which has been completed successfully today, to be auspicious for the whole education community, President Erdoğan congratulated all the students who are...

“We establish an unshakeable bridge from the past to the future with every cultural heritage we rejuvenate”

Speaking at the re-opening of the newly-restored Vaniköy Mosque, President Erdoğan said: “We deem it necessary to protect the monuments we have inherited from our ancestors in terms of the preservation of our roots and spiritual bonds. We establish an unshakeable bridge from the past to today and to the future with every cultural heritage we rejuvenate.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the re-opening ceremony of the recently-restored Vaniköy Mosque in the Istanbul district of Istanbul. Describing the historical Vaniköy Mosque as one of the symbolic venues of Istanbul’s Üsküdar...

World’s Century of Türkiye coverage compiled into books

Our Directorate compiled two books named "Türkiye Yüzyılı Dünya Medyasında" (Century of Türkiye in the World Media) and "Türkiye Yüzyılı'nın Başlama Töreni Dünya Gündemini Belirledi"(The Inauguration Ceremony of the Century of Türkiye Sets the World Agenda) regarding the coverage of the Century of Türkiye on the international agenda. The aforementioned publications reflect the international media's coverage of the May 28 presidential election and its results, the inauguration of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Century of Türkiye. Türkiye's diplomatic relations,...