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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Milo Đukanović of Montenegro, who is in Türkiye for a working visit, at the Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul.  https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142356/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-ukanovi-of-montenegro

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a message of condolence on social media for the passing of Brazilian footballer Pelé.  In his Twitter post in Portuguese, President Erdoğan said, “I am saddened by the passing of Pelé, one of the most famous football players in the world. I share the Brazilian people's grief and offer my condolences to Pele's family, fans, and all sports enthusiasts.”

Throughout 2022, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made 27 visits to 21 countries while maintaining close international contacts. President Erdoğan, who conducted intense peace diplomacy and was the only leader who could meet both with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine following the Ukraine-Russian War, played a significant role in the opening of the Grain Corridor, which is vital for the world's food supply. Hosting many foreign leaders throughout the year, President Erdoğan made numerous visits within the country, with mass opening ceremonies. International visits Making his first international visit to Tirana, the capital of Albania,...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the debut of "1 Million Jobs Project" at Beştepe Nation’s Convention and Culture Center. “We are closely following the technological developments to ensure sustainable growth in our country’s economy, and are supporting works in this direction,” President Erdoğan said. “WE NOW SUPPORT 100 JOBS OF THE FUTURE” “Many highly-trained employees are needed in projects of programming high-tech products and developing software with high added-value. Surely, we are working to increase the number of our graduates, trained in this field at our schools and universities. We are aware that many...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a circular, marking 2023 "The Year of Aşık Veysel". In the circular published in the Official Gazette, President Erdoğan noted how the great folk poet Aşık Veysel, one of the most significant representatives of the minstrel tradition, left for future generations his invaluable verses on the joy of living, love for nature and humanity, friendship, unity and solidarity, as well as melancholy, in his works written in plain Turkish. Pointing out how Aşık Veysel, who was raised in the oral culture tradition and nurtured by folk culture, is one of the...

Making statements on the new regulation about those hindered from retirement due to age (EYT), President Erdoğan said: “There will be no age limit to the use of retirement right." President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke to reporters at the Presidential Complex on the new regulation about those hindered from retirement due to age. President Erdoğan stated that there will be no age limit to the use of retirement right. Noting that the regulation has taken its final form following long and comprehensive preparations, President Erdoğan said: “With major rises in minimum wage, public salaries and pensions,...

Addressing the TÜBA and TÜBİTAK Awards Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “Our country is approaching step by step its goal of becoming one of the top 10 economies in the world with the works it carries out under the guidance of the National Technology Initiative. We sincerely believe that the way to political independence is through technological independence. We see science and technology as the most effective means and the most important tool for Türkiye to achieve its goals.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at TÜBA and TÜBİTAK Awards Ceremony. Expressing...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the ambassadors of several countries, who presented their credentials to his excellencies. Ambassador Saranya Hasanthi Urugodawatte Dissanayake of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Hugo Cayrús of Uruguay, Ambassador Irit Lillian of Israel, and Ambassador Ruslan Kazakbaev of Kyrgyzstan presented their letters of credence to President Erdoğan. Following the presentations, President Erdoğan posed for a family photograph with the officials of the embassies and their families.

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "The 1970s was when politics failed to solve social and economic problems, and as a result, both the politics and politicians lost credibility. Today, democratic politics in Türkiye is a very prestigious institution, and this became possible after 2002 when our President re-established politics as a centre of the solution." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun spoke at the "Hard Years Exhibition" opening at the Ankara Art Gallery and Auction House, which was organised by the Ankara Culture, Arts and Civilization Association and supported by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications. Director of Communications Altun...