President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. Once the two leaders arrived at the ceremonial ground, the national anthems of Türkiye and Pakistan were played, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inspected the guard of honor. Following the introduction of delegations, the two leaders posed for the press and headed inside for their meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/138218/prime-minister-sharif-of-pakistan-at-the-presidential-complex
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with athletes on the occasion of June 3 World Bicycle Day at the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT). https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/138211/president-erdogan-meets-with-athletes-on-the-occasion-of-world-bicycle-day-
Addressing AK Party’s parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We have foiled every single plan on our region that might cause unfavorable results for us.” President and Justice and Development Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the party’s group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. “CRIES OF VICTORY ROSE UP FROM EVERYWHERE WE SUPPORTED OUR BROTHERS FROM LIBYA TO KARABAKH” Noting that the administration worked hard to turn regional and global crises into opportunities for Türkiye, President Erdoğan said: “Thanks be to Allah, cries of victory have risen...
In his address at the "Symposium on Reconsidering the History of the Turkish Press" held in the Directorate of Communications' Conference Hall, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "In the post-truth era, all forms of media are engaged in a fierce struggle against disinformation. Our only source of strength in this struggle is the truth." Wishing that the symposium, which would feature several panels, would be auspicious for the press and academic communities, Director of Communications Altun stated that the event would explore the history of the Turkish press from a variety of perspectives - from the Ottoman era to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Home Affairs of Malaysia Hamzah bin Zainudin at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/138187/president-erdogan-receives-malaysian-minister-of-home-affairs-hamzah-zainudin
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Prime Minister Ünal Üstel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) at the Presidential Complex. Vice President Fuat Oktay was also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/138181/president-erdogan-receives-pm-ustel
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the youth on World No Tobacco Day at the Presidential Complex. Expressing his wish for the World No Tobacco Day, marked every year on May 31 as called for by the World Health Organization, to raise awareness about the deadly dangers of tobacco, President Erdoğan said: “As is known, the world has experienced the Coronavirus pandemic and its grave consequences in recent years. The tobacco epidemic, however, presents the greatest global health threat since it is the leading cause of preventable death and diseases.” “Despite the fact that 7 million people across the world...
“As all NATO allies accept Türkiye’s critical importance to the alliance, it is unfortunate that some members fail fully to appreciate certain threats to our country.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan penned an article for the UK based The Economist magazine. In his article, President Erdoğan stated that the war in Ukraine challenged conventional wisdom about the rules-based international order, great power competition and Euro-Atlantic security. The most recent developments also breathed new life into NATO, arguably the greatest military alliance in history. Pointing out that Türkiye has been a proud and indispensable NATO ally for 70...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. The call addressed the latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia war. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye has thus far made every effort for the continuation of the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, and stood ready from now on to provide any needed help, including mediation. President Erdoğan stressed that he attached special importance to the project of establishing a safe corridor for the exportation of Ukrainian agricultural products by sea. President Erdoğan further noted that Türkiye looked with favor in principal on...