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President Erdoğan visits replica of Göbeklitepe obelisk on exhibit at UN headquarters

After addressing the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the replica of the obelisks in Göbeklitepe, the 12 thousand-year-old heritage of Anatolia, exhibited on the grounds of the United Nations (UN) headquarters. As part of a joint effort by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 1/2 reduced copy of the T-shaped P18 obelisk, representing Göbeklitepe, which was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018, began to be exhibited on the grounds of UN headquarters. During his visit, President Erdoğan was accompanied by Minister...

“Türkiye has been and will continue to be alongside every step taken towards a safer, peaceful, prosperous and equitable world for everyone”

Addressing the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, President Erdoğan said: “We maintain our determination in the European Union membership process. We are in solidarity with the Continent and the African Union also today, drawing on the strength of our deep-rooted ties with Africa, which dates back centuries. With our Asia Anew initiative, we are consolidating Turkey's unifying position between Europe and Asia. Likewise, we attach great importance to developing our relations with Latin America and the Caribbean region, on bilateral and multilateral platforms. Turkey has been and will continue to be alongside every step taken towards a...

President Erdoğan meets with President Pahor of Slovenia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with President Borut Pahor of Slovenia at the Turkevi Center. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş were also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/130621/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-pahor-of-slovenia

Director of Communications Altun: “We will fight all forms of terrorism”

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "We will fight all forms of terrorism for our nation's welfare, our country's unity, harmony, freedom, and future." Director of Communications Altun issued a statement on his social media account regarding the decision of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to reject the Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation's 126-million-euro compensation claims. Stating that the decision is a critical step in Türkiye's fight against terrorism, Altun said, "Congratulations to everyone who worked hard. We will fight all forms of terrorism for our nation's welfare, our country's unity, harmony, freedom, and future. We...

President Erdoğan meets with President Milanović of Croatia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with President Zoran Milanović of Croatia at the Turkevi Center. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş were also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/130617/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-milanovi-of-croatia

“Türkiye and the US are two strong strategic partners and 70-year-long allies”

Addressing the Turkey Investment Conference, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey and the US are two strong strategic partners and 70-year-long allies. This cooperation of ours, based on unique and solid foundations, has contributed to peace, stability and security in many parts of the world for years. Critical developments in the recent period have once again demonstrated the importance and value of the strategic partnership between our countries.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 11th Turkey Investment Conference, held by the Turkey-U.S. Business Council. “WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES OF COOPERATION IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS” ...

President Erdoğan receives representatives from the New York Times

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received a delegation of representatives from the New York Times in New York, where he currently is in order to attend the 76th Session of United Nations General Assembly. Also in attendance at the reception hosted at the newly inaugurated Turkevi were Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın, as well as Chairman of the Board and General Director of Anadolu Agency Serdar Karagöz.

President Erdoğan meets with UK Prime Minister Johnson

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom. https://tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/130601/president-erdogan-meets-with-uk-prime-minister-johnson