Türkiye-UAE Relations can be an Anchor for Stability in the Middle East We are emerging out of a pandemic that has cost dearly to the world. The humanity’s experience over the past two years has already redefined our lives in so many ways. The good news is that we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, which promises new opportunities in addition to challenges. As Türkiye, we have said from the beginning that the world will not be the same and the post-pandemic world will require a drastically different approach to global and regional...
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Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun pointed out that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's upcoming visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 14-15 is intended to strengthen constructive dialogue and take relations to the next level for the sake of regional peace. The article, which covers Director of Communications Altun's assessment of the two countries relations, was published in the UAE's national newspaper Al-Ittihad ahead of President Erdoğan's visit tomorrow. In the article, Director of Communications Altun wrote that the post-pandemic world will require a drastically different approach to global and regional challenges facing us and that...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates on February 14-15, 2022 at the invitation of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. At the talks to be held during the visit, all aspects of the bilateral relations between Türkiye and the UAE will be reviewed and steps to enhance the cooperation between the two countries will be discussed. Besides the bilateral relations, views will be exchanged on regional and international developments on the basis of an understanding of establishing and maintaining peace and stability. It is also on the...
In an article he penned for the Türkiye supplement of Khaleej Times Newspaper published in the UAE, President Erdoğan stated, “The fact that recently intensified dialogue between Türkiye and the UAE has now evolved into real collaboration demonstrates that if we take the initiative, we can shape our common future together. " In his article titled "Now is the Time for Regional Peace and Cooperation Initiatives" President Erdoğan underscored that the rapprochement between Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gained new impetus as a result of bilateral visits. Voicing his satisfaction that the relations between...
Addressing via videoconference a ceremony held for the launch of Ministry of Treasury and Finance’s Programme on Combating Inflation, President Erdoğan said: “We are lowering the VAT rate for basic food products from 8% to 1% within our programme on simplifying the VAT system.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference a ceremony held for the launch of Ministry of Treasury and Finance’s Programme on Combating Inflation. Expressing his wish for the meeting, which he believed to be a milestone in Türkiye’s fight against inflation, to yield auspicious results, President Erdoğan said: “We are determinedly...
Director of Communications Altun: "We consider Türkiye and the UAE to be significant players in the region as political and economic powers. As Türkiye, our goal is to maintain a foreign policy based on cooperation and development in the Gulf region and the Middle East." Prior to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Presidency's Directorate of Communications hosted a panel discussion titled "Looking Towards the Future: Cooperation between Türkiye and the UAE." The panel, which was held online, discussed the further deepening of recent Türkiye-UAE relations as well as...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the Council of Elders delegation of the Organization of Turkic States at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/135625/president-erdogan-receives-organization-of-turkic-states-council-of-elders-delegation
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Grand Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul. President Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions following the prayer. As regards his health following the COVID-19, President Erdoğan stated that he had tested negative in a short period of time spanning only four or five days and had recovered quite easily thanks to the vaccine. Noting that he wanted to get reunited with citizens on the occasion of the Friday prayer, President Erdoğan added that he would be visiting the United Arab Emirates on Monday. As regards his quarantine period, President Erdo...
President Duda of Poland extended get-well wishes to President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan. President Erdoğan thanked President Duda in return for his kindness and good wishes. During the call in which regional matters and steps that would strengthen the two countries' relations were discussed, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye wanted to advance the relations between the two countries in every field and crown the strategic partnership with the establishment of a mechanism of "High Level Strategic Cooperation Council". President Erdoğan stressed that closely following the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, T...