President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Baku for an official visit, was welcomed with an official ceremony by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. President Aliyev of Azerbaijan greeted President Erdoğan as he got out of his official car for the welcoming ceremony held at the Youth Palace. The national anthems of both countries were played after President Erdoğan and President Aliyev had taken their places at the parade ground. Watching the military parade, President Erdoğan saluted the guard of honor with his counterpart Aliyev. Following the introduction of delegations and watching the military...
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Addressing the Victory Parade in Azerbaijan, President Erdoğan said: “As Turkey and Azerbaijan, our goal, from now on, is to render these lands more prosperous and developed and more pleasant to live in for our children. As long as Turkey and Azerbaijan join forces, they will continue to overcome obstacles and achieve many more victories.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined the Victory Parade held at Azadliq Square in Baku to celebrate the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from Armenian occupation. Making a speech prior to the parade, President Erdoğan expressed his happiness to be with the brotherly people...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Azerbaijan’s national leader Heydar Aliyev’s mausoleum as well as Turkish and Azerbaijani martyrs’ memorial in Baku. President Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev first visited Azerbaijan’s national leader Heydar Aliyev’s mausoleum. Afterwards, the two leaders proceeded to the martyrs’ memorial. After laying a wreath at the memorial, President Erdoğan and President Aliyev signed the Book of Honor, marking the solidarity between two countries and the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from Armenian occupation following a 44-day-long glorious fight.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "We aim to turn our country into the base of the fourth industrial revolution products and technologies in line with our National Technology Move” President Erdoğan sent a video message to the Opening Event of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution of Turkey. Wishing that the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution of Turkey would be auspicious for Turkey and the business world, President Erdoğan underlined, “As Turkey, we joined the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network, which was established in affiliation with the World Economic Forum, earlier this year....
On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I would like to congratulate the 10 December Human Rights Day of my citizens and the whole humanity. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted 72 years ago with the ideal of a more just, free and human-oriented world, remains an important document reminding the international community of its responsibilities. As a country which has built its government system on the principle “let the people live so the state lives”, we have eliminated many obstacles that restrict the rights and freedoms...
On the occasion of Hanukkah, I congratulate all our citizens of Jewish faith. We regard it as highly important that everyone living in this country can practise their beliefs and traditions freely without any discrimination regardless of their religion, language or ethnic origin. In this spirit, we have been, for the past 18 years, taking steps, which broaden all our citizens’ areas of liberty and ensure especially the freedoms of belief, worship and conscience. We have introduced a climate, in which no one is otherized due to their faith, appearance or worldview, in our country, and are determined to strengthen this...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Azerbaijani capital Baku as part of his official visit upon the invitation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. President Erdoğan was welcomed at Baku Haydar Aliyev Airport by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yaqub Eyyubov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramiz Hasanov, and Turkish Ambassador to Baku Erkan Özoral. President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan were accompanied in Baku by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik, AK Party Deputy Chair Mahir Ünal, Presidential...
Speaking at a press conference before his departure for Azerbaijan, President Erdoğan said, “Thanks be to Allah, the star and crescent now proudly fly in the skies of Karabakh following a 44-day-long uphill struggle.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference at Esenboğa Airport in Ankara before departing for an official visit to Azerbaijan at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. “AZERBAIJAN’S VICTORY HAS LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF OUR BILATERAL RELATIONS” Noting that the Azerbaijani army liberated Nagorno-Karabakh from occupation as a result of an epic battle...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “We are unconditionally against racism and discrimination in sports and all other areas of life”. On his social media account, President Erdoğan used the hashtag “No to racism” to condemn the racist remarks from the fourth official against the assistant manager Pierre Webo of Medipol Başakşehir during a match with Paris Saint-Germain in the sixth week of UEFA Champions League Group H. President Erdoğan noted the following: "I strongly condemn the racist remarks against Pierre Webo, member of the technical staff of our representative Başakşehir, and I am...