We strongly condemn the heinous attack against our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish flag by terrorists and their supporters in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss ambassador to Ankara was immediately summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the wake of that heinous attack against our president and our flag. It was stressed that the attack was completely unacceptable. We also demanded the Swiss authorities to launch an investigation without delay, identify the perpetrators, and take necessary steps swiftly. The Turkish authorities, starting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will closely follow the developments. We expect Switzerland not...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Azerbaijan on June 15, National Salvation Day. In a post on his social media account, President Erdoğan said, "I sincerely congratulate our brother, dear friend, and long-time companion, Azerbaijan, on June 15, National Salvation Day. I convey Türkiye's greetings and affection to all my Azerbaijani brothers and sisters."
Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We, together, want to liberate our country from its current constitution, which is the product of a coup d’état. We want our journey in the second century of our Republic to be guided by a civilian, libertarian and inclusive constitution that is embraced by all segments of the society.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. Drawing attention to the May 14 and May 28 elections’ results, President Erdoğan said that they will see in the course of...
President Erdoğan: "Where is NATO's counter-terrorism pillar? NATO must initially address this issue. Unless this issue is addressed, we cannot pretend that all is well in Vilnius. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered journalists' questions and commented on the recent developments on his return flight from visits to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Azerbaijan. President Erdoğan stated that he completed his first official visits to the TRNC and Azerbaijan following the elections on May 14 and 28, and that they held productive bilateral and inter-delegation meetings with President Ersin Tatar of the TRNC and President Ilham Aliyev...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a post regarding his visit to Azerbaijan on his social media account. In the post, President Erdoğan stated, "We have demonstrated our solidarity by making our first visits to Azerbaijan together with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus after the elections on May 14 and 28. May Allah eternally preserve our dialogue and friendship. Inshallah, the Century of Türkiye will also be the 'century of the Turkic world.'" President Erdoğan underlined their joint efforts to bolster the institutional capacity of the Organisation of Turkic States and noted: "Türkiye and Azerbaijan possess...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who visited Azerbaijan after the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) following his election as President, returned home. President Erdoğan departed from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for Türkiye after his talks in Azerbaijan. President Erdoğan was bid farewell by President İlham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. President Erdoğan, who arrived at Esenboğa Airport at 18:18, was welcomed by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin, and other officials. In addition to President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
Together with President İlham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated the Air Command Centre of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan.
Holding a joint press conference with President Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Erdoğan said: “Settling the Zangezur issue swiftly will help strengthen the Türkiye-Azerbaijan relations.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan held a joint press conference following their meeting. Expressing his happiness to be paying his first foreign visit after his inauguration to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Azerbaijan on the same day, President Erdoğan described Türkiye and Azerbaijan as two brotherly countries, and stressed determination to maintain the understanding of ‘two states, one nation’ in the upcoming period as...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the grave of Heydar Aliyev, the national leader of Azerbaijan, as well as the Turkish and Azerbaijani martyrs' cemetery. Following his re-election, President Erdoğan travelled to Azerbaijan after the TRNC and visited the Alley of Honour in Baku, which contains the graves of Heydar Aliyev and his wife. After laying a wreath at Heydar Aliyev's mausoleum, President Erdoğan then placed flowers on the grave of Aliyev's wife, Zarife Aliyeva. President Erdoğan also laid a wreath at the Eternal Flame Memorial located at Martyrs' Lane in Baku, where the martyrs of January 20...