President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Hz. Ali Mosque in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul. President Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions following the prayer. As regards the relations with Greece, President Erdoğan stated: “I have already said that I would never meet with them so long as there is an honest politician in front of me. We have also said that we have ended our High Level Strategic Council meetings, and that we would not hold High Level Strategic Council meetings with Greece from now on. We are not holding this year’s meeting, either....
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Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that it was encouraging to hear statements from Sweden and Finland that they took Türkiye's security concerns seriously and said, "We hope that countries we regard as friends, such as Sweden and Finland, will take concrete and lasting measures to prevent the activities of terrorist organisations threatening Turkish citizens." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun addressed the participants with a video message at the panel titled "Ukraine Crisis and the Future of NATO" held by the Directorate of Communications in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Noting that Türkiye has been a...
Making a speech at the 2021-2022 Academic Year Report Card Distribution Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “We are in a multifaceted struggle to raise the quality of education, make education more widespread and achieve equality of opportunity in education. We have always allocated to education the lion’s share in all the budgets prepared by our governments. We have inaugurated in our 81 provinces a large number of educational institutions from kindergartens to primary schools, from secondary schools to high schools and universities.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the 2021-2022 Academic Year Report Card Distribution Ceremony in Istanbul. Making a...
Addressing AK Party’s provincial heads, President Erdoğan said: “Our 12-month export volume has exceeded $243 billion as of May. Let me remind you that Türkiye has reached this point from a yearly export volume of $36 billion.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the extended meeting of the party’s provincial heads in Ankara. Underscoring that due to the coronavirus pandemic, the humanity had been going through the gravest and the most widespread crisis of its history for the past two and a half years, President Erdoğan noted that T...
Director of Communications Altun said, "TRT Balkan will explain and communicate our country’s arguments, struggle, and pursuit of truth to the Balkans in the most accurate and competent manner," in his speech at the TRT Balkan Digital News Platform Launch Event. Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun began his speech by wishing that the project would bring kindness and beauty to Türkiye, the region and the whole world, and said, "TRT Balkan’s human-centred broadcasting approach will contribute to regional and global peace and stability." Stating that the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) followed three fundamental...
President Erdoğan: “We have taken and will continue to take very strong measures to protect our citizens from this extreme increase.” In a post he shared on his social media account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “The increase in the prices of all energy resources from oil to natural gas and coal all over the world has disrupted the balance in all spheres, from daily life to industrial production. We have taken and will continue to take very strong measures to protect our citizens from this extreme increase.” Stating that the increase in the prices of all energy...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The call addressed Sweden's and Finland's applications for NATO membership. President Erdoğan reiterated that steps should be taken to address Türkiye's legitimate concerns about Sweden's and Finland's bid to join NATO. President Erdoğan stressed that there would be no progress on the issue until both of the countries took concrete steps meeting Türkiye's rightful expectations and written commitments were made assuring that there would be a change of paradigm in anti-terror and defense industry cooperation.
Addressing AK Party’s Parliamentary Group Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We shall never change our stance on the NATO issue until Sweden and Finland take clear and concrete steps in the fight against terror. While the fallen of our country are tearing our hearts out on a daily basis, no one can expect concessions from us on this issue. Let me underline that Türkiye has no time to lose with expectations or ambivalent remarks regarding the issue.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the party group meeting at the Grand National...
The Parliamentary Justice Committee approved an additional 14 articles of the Legislative Proposal Amending the Press Law and Further Laws, including regulations on social media and internet journalism. According to the approved articles of the proposal, online news sites are also included in the definition of periodicals. The regulation also includes definitions for an online news site, Director of Communications, Directorate of Communications, Press Card Commission, media member, and information officer. The workplace address, business name, electronic mail address, phone number, and electronic correspondence address, as well as the name and address of the hosting provider, will be kept in...