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Joint statement issued following meeting of President Erdoğan and President Putin of Russia

During their meeting in the Russian city of Sochi, the two leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, reiterated their commitment to act in coordination and solidarity in the fight against all terrorist organisations in Syria. A joint statement was issued following the meeting between President Erdoğan and President Putin of Russia. According to the statement, the two leaders reaffirmed their mutual readiness to advance Türkiye-Russia bilateral relations despite the current regional and global challenges on the basis of mutual respect and recognition of reciprocal interests and in accordance with international obligations....

President Erdoğan meets with Russian President Putin

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is paying a working visit to Russia, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. Speaking to reporters ahead of the meeting, President Erdoğan thanked President Putin of Russia and expressed his happiness to be coming together again 17 days after the Tehran visit. Noting that the delegations of the two countries had very fruitful meeting in Türkiye, President Erdoğan said that today’s bilateral meeting in Sochi is of great importance in terms of demonstrating the role Türkiye and Russia play in the region. Stating that the developments in Syria...

President Erdoğan to Visit Russia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a one-day working visit to Sochi on August 5, 2022 at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Current regional and global matters as well as the Türkiye-Russia relations will be discussed at the talks to be held between President Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart. Respectfully announced to the public. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/speeches-statements/558/138923/president-erdogan-to-visit-russia

International agreement published in Official Gazette

An international agreement approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was published in the Official Gazette. The decision to enforce the "Grant Agreement in the Field of Health between Türkiye and Indonesia" signed in Ankara on August 7, 2021 was published in the Official Gazette. In accordance with the agreement, Türkiye donates 50 ventilators and 600 thousand boxes of Favipiravir to Indonesia as a gesture of friendship and goodwill.

President Erdoğan contacts Chief Physician Leana by phone in wake of fire at Balıklı Greek Hospital

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Chief Physician Stati Leana in the wake of the fire that broke out at the Balıklı Greek Hospital in Istanbul. During the call, President Erdoğan expressed profound sadness over the fire that broke out at the Balıklı Greek Hospital while extending his deepest sympathies. President Erdoğan stated that he had been closely following the developments on the fire from its outset, adding that the fact that no lives were lost, no injuries were sustained, the fire had been extinguished, and cooling activities...

President Erdoğan signs Supreme Military Council’s decisions

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed the decisions of the Supreme Military Council (YAŞ). Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın announced the decisions to the public. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/138926/president-erdogan-signs-supreme-military-council-s-decisions

President Erdoğan to visit Russia tomorrow

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a one-day working visit to Sochi tomorrow at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Current global and regional issues, as well as bilateral relations between Türkiye and Russia will be discussed at the talks to be held between President Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart.

President Erdoğan visits Anıtkabir with Supreme Military Council members

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and members of the Supreme Military Council visited Anıtkabir (Atatürk’s Mausoleum) before the meeting of the Supreme Military Council. Laying a wreath at the mausoleum, the President wrote the following in the Anıtkabir Special Book: “August Atatürk, we stand in your presence as the members of the Supreme Military Council on the occasion of the 2022 meeting. I remember Your Excellency and our heroic martyrs with mercy and wish our council meeting to lead to auspicious developments. The Republic of Türkiye, entrusted to us by you, continues its rise as...