News

President Erdoğan remarked, “We have seen a gradual increase in young people’s interest in sports, especially traditional sports, in our country over the last year. As Türkiye, we are determined to support the efforts to further spread our traditional sports by keeping this interest alive.” President Erdoğan sent a video message to the 4th Ethnosport Forum, organised by the World Ethnosport Confederation (WEC), which has been maintaining efforts to raise awareness of and spread traditional sports and games. “Distinguished executives of the World Ethnosport Confederation, our dear athletes, esteemed guests, I greet you with my heartfelt...

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Greece harbours terrorist groups, including the PKK. From a so-called refugee camp inside EU borders, terrorists plot attacks, including suicide bombings, on Türkiye, a NATO ally – just as actual refugees are left for dead in the Aegean." On Twitter, Communications Director Altun decried Greece's support for the terrorist group PKK. Altun posted a three-minute video explaining Türkiye's fight against terrorist groups such as DAESH, FETO, and the PKK, explaining, "Greece harbours terrorist groups, including the PKK. From a so-called refugee camp inside EU borders, terrorists plot attacks, including suicide bombings, on...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. During the talk, steps that would further improve the relations between Türkiye and Russia as well as regional developments were discussed.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum in Istanbul. President Erdoğan made a speech at the inauguration. Stating that the glass works that consist of unique pieces within National Palaces have a richness that inspires pride, President Erdoğan noted that the pieces selected from this collection will be exhibited for the first time at Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum. Congratulating those who have contributed to the restoration of the museum and the preparation of the pieces for the exhibition, President Erdoğan described the museum as one of the unique architectural works of art...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a condolence message on the passing of The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, spouse of Queen Elizabeth II. In the message shared on his Twitter account, President Erdoğan said, "Upon the passing of The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, spouse of Queen Elizabeth II, I convey my deepest condolences on behalf of my country and the Turkish nation. I share the sorrow of the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom."

Meeting of the Ministers and High Officials in charge of Information and Media of the Turkic Council will be held in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, on April 10, 2021. The delegation from Türkiye, chaired by the Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, will be joined by Erkan Zoral, Türkiye's Ambassador to Baku, and Serdar Karagöz, Board Chairman and Director-General of Anadolu Agency (AA). Meeting of Ministers and High Officials in charge of Information and Media of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) will take place in Baku tomorrow with the participation of Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,...

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun expressed the following in response to Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi’s statement targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: "We strongly condemn this rhetoric which has no place in diplomacy. If Mario Draghi is looking for a dictator, he should look no further than Italy's history." Director of Communications Altun stated the following in a post he shared on his social media account in Turkish and Italian: ''Italy's appointed Prime Minister went too far when he called Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whom the Turkish people elected as president with 52% of the vote,...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked with European Champions national weightlifters Muhammed Furkan Özbek and Daniyar Ismayilov on the phone and congratulated them. During the conversation, President Erdoğan congratulated Muhammed Furkan Özbek, who won one bronze and two gold medals, and Daniyar Ismayilov, who won two gold medals, at the European Weightlifting Championships, and wished them continued success.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the Presidential Complex.  Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was also present at the meeting.