President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia, Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, at the Presidential Complex. President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş was also present at the meeting. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
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Holding a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We will inshallah become a $1.9-trillion economy by the end of 2028. Our national income per capita will reach $21 thousand for the first time. We want to permanently elevate Türkiye to the league of high-income countries. We are determined to bring inflation down to single digits. We will create employment for 2.5 million more people during the programme period. We hope to reduce unemployment below 8 percent. The permanent recovery in our current account deficit will continue. Our goods exports will surpass $300 billion for the first time.” President Recep...
Speaking at the 2025-2026 School Year Opening Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “We support the arrangements we introduce in the curriculum with the improvements we make in our teachers’ employee benefits and working conditions, and enhance the physical and technical capacity of our schools and classrooms. Our governments’ biggest investment has been in education, hence in humans.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 2025-2026 School Year Opening Ceremony in Istanbul. Noting that Türkiye’s new education model aims not only to raise humans but also to build a civilization, President Erdoğan said: “In education,...
Speaking at a ceremony for key delivery of the 300,000th post-quake house and mass opening of newly-completed investments, President Erdoğan said: “Today in Malatya, we are handing over the keys to the 300,000th home. As of today, we have delivered their new homes to two out of every three eligible citizens in the earthquake zone.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at a ceremony for key delivery of the 300,000th post-quake house and mass opening of newly-completed investments in Malatya. Recalling that Malatya was one of the provinces most affected by the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, President Erdo...
The Presidency’s Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, commemorated Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was martyred while supporting the Palestinian resistance in the occupied West Bank, through a post on his social media account. In his post, Head of Communications Duran stated: “One year ago, Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a young advocate for justice and human rights, was martyred by an Israeli sniper. The loss of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who travelled to the occupied West Bank to support the Palestinian resistance, inflicted a deep wound not only on her family and us but also on the collective conscience...
Head of Communications Duran said, ''Photography is what shortens the distance between perception and reality. Today, we will all observe and witness this together at the exhibition.'' Speaking at the opening of the second exhibition of the "İstanbul Photo Awards 2025", an international news photography competition organised by Anadolu Agency (AA), at the Dolmabahçe Art Gallery, Presidency's Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran noted that the event offered a genuine perspective to the whole world. Head of Communications Duran said, "Here, we are not only facing frames from sports, news, the environment, or daily life. In fact, unfortunately, we are...
Speaking at the opening event of Mawlid al-Nabi Week, President Erdoğan said: “If half our hearts are here right now, the other half is in Gaza, Palestine, Yemen, Sudan, and Afghanistan, which are the bleeding wounds of the Islamic world. No matter where they live, we will not forget the innocents and the oppressed in our prayers this night.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening event of Mawlid al-Nabi Week in Ankara. “If half our hearts are here right now, the other half is in Gaza, Palestine, Yemen, Sudan, and Afghanistan, which are...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following his engagements in Tianjin, China, where he attended the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), made statements to journalists and answered their questions on board the plane during his return to Türkiye. Recalling his participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit as the guest of honour of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Erdoğan stated that his attendance at the summit is a testament to the significance they place on the relations with both the organisation and the Asian countries with which they...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departed for Türkiye after completing his engagements in Tianjin, China, where he attended the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. President Erdoğan was seen off at Binhai International Airport by Chinese National Health Commission Minister Lei Haichao, along with Türkiye’s Ambassador to Beijing Selçuk Ünal and the staff of the Turkish Embassy. Accompanying President Erdoğan on his departure to Türkiye were First Lady Emine Erdoğan; Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan; Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar;...