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President Erdoğan departs from Uzbekistan

After completing his talks in Uzbekistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departed for Türkiye from Urgench International Airport. President Erdoğan was bid farewell by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, First Lady Ziroat Mirziyoyeva and other officials at Urgench International Airport. In addition to President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ, Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, Minister of Labour and Social Security Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun and President of Defence Industries İsmail Demir also departed from Urgench.

Director of Communications Altun pens article for Xalq So’zi (People’s Word) Newspaper of Uzbekistan

Director of Communications Altun: "We aim to develop a more refined and robust relationship built on the solid ground between Türkiye and Uzbekistan. To achieve this, we must first fully open the doors to direct communication and interaction." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun penned an article on "Direct Communication and Cultural Capital in Relations between Türkiye and Uzbekistan" for the Xalq So'zi (People's Word) Newspaper published in Uzbekistan. In the article, Director of Communications Altun notes that the political and economic relations between Türkiye and Uzbekistan have grown rapidly in recent years, that every country...

President Erdoğan pays visit to Khiva, an ancient Turkish-Islamic city

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Khiva, one of the most prominent centres of Turkish-Islamic history, as part of his visit to Uzbekistan. Following his meetings with officials in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, yesterday, President Erdoğan flew to Urgench for the second leg of his visit. Travelling from Urgench to the ancient city by land, President Erdoğan was accompanied by First Lady Emine Erdoğan, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and First Lady Ziroat Mirziyoyeva of Uzbekistan. A traditional Turkish welcoming ceremony was held when the two leaders and their accompanying delegations arrived at the “İtchan Kala” area. ...

“We will increase our trade volume with Uzbekistan to the level of $10 billion”

Addressing a joint press conference with President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, President Erdoğan said: “Our trade volume last year increased by nearly 72% to surpass $3.6 billion. I believe that we will obtain our $5 billion target in the shortest span of time – in a year as per our goal. Not making do with that, we will further raise the bar to the level of $10 billion with the joint steps we will take subsequently.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan held a joint press conference following their tête-à-tête and the meeting of the High-Level...

Ten agreements signed between Türkiye and Uzbekistan

Ten agreements were signed at the signing ceremony following the tete-a-tete of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan at the Kuksaroy Residence and High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council Meeting. President Erdoğan and President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan signed the "Joint Declaration on the Results of the 2nd Meeting of the Türkiye-Uzbekistan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council". Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov of Uzbekistan signed the "Preferential Trade Agreement" between the Republic of Türkiye and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Minister of National...

Director of Communications Altun shares post on Russia-Ukraine negotiation delegations’ meeting

Director of Communications Altun: "Türkiye will always push for peace and stability by facilitating and mediating between Ukraine and Russia. Our region cannot afford more conflict and humanitarian crises." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his social media account regarding the meeting of the Russia-Ukraine negotiation delegations at the Presidential Working Office in Dolmabahçe. Stating that Türkiye continues to assume an active role in the resolution of global crises and ending regional conflicts, Director of Communications Altun added, "Türkiye always seeks to provide a roadmap toward building a sustainable global system in...

President Erdoğan and President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan plant friendship tree

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan planted a friendship tree. Following the talks and meetings, the two leaders planted the Uzbekistan-Türkiye Friendship Tree in the garden of Kuksaroy in Tashkent. President Erdoğan attended a dinner in honour of President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan At the Kuksaroy in Tashkent, President Erdoğan attended an official dinner hosted by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan in his honour.

President Erdoğan meets with President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was welcomed with an official ceremony by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan.  After the Turkish and Uzbek national anthems were played at the ceremony that took place at Kuksaroy Residence, President Erdoğan and President Mirziyoyev inspected the guard of honor. Following the introduction of the delegations, the two leaders posed for a family photo and proceeded to their meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/136303/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-mirziyoyev-of-uzbekistan

President Erdoğan and President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attend online inauguration and groundbreaking ceremony

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attended the online inauguration and groundbreaking ceremony of Turkish energy investments. The two leaders, who had a tete-a-tete meeting at the Kuksaroy Residence in Tashkent, reunited during the online inauguration and groundbreaking ceremony. President Erdoğan and Mirziyoyev pressed the button for the inauguration and groundbreaking.