President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. Wishing Allah's mercy upon the late Prime Minister of Bahrain, Prince Khalifa Bin Salman al-Khalifa, President Erdoğan offered his condolences to the Bahraini people and the relatives of the deceased. During the call, where steps aimed at enhancing the relations between Turkey and Bahrain were discussed, President Erdoğan voiced his belief that improving the relations based on the deep-rooted historical, social and cultural ties between Turkey and Gulf countries would contribute positively to the solution of many shared issues...
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Speaking at a ceremony held for the launch of new ASELSAN systems, President Erdoğan pointed out that Turkey has become a country that can meet the needs of friendly and allied countries together with its own needs, and added: “We are among the 10 countries that can design, build and maintain their own warships. As regards the production of UAVs, UCAVs and TUAVs on the other hand, we are among the top 3-4 countries in the world. Turkey, today, has become a country which is capable of overcoming all the problems caused and overt or covert embargoes imposed by global...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia. Steps aimed at strengthening Turkey-Australia relations as well as the issue of cooperation on international platforms were discussed during the conversation, which took place upon Australian Prime Minister Morrison’s request. President Erdoğan stated that Turkey considered Australia as an important partner in the Asia-Pacific region and as a friendly country with a similar perspective on global matters.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Chairperson Ayşem Sargın and board members of the International Investors Association (YASED) at the Presidential Complex. Minister of Treasury and Finance Lütfi Elvan, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank and Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan were also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/122767/president-erdogan-receives-yased-board-members
Regarding the agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “Turkey will collaborate with Russia in the joint peacekeeping force to be set up in the region in order to oversee and monitor the implementation of the agreement. The memorandum of understanding regarding the establishment of a Joint Turkish-Russian Centre for the control and monitoring of the ceasefire was signed this morning. This centre will be established on the Azerbaijani territories liberated from occupation. This centre will take all measures to prevent violations of the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh.” In his speech at the...
Concerning the agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijan and Armenia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, "Whatever understanding is adopted by Russia to take place there, our observation and command teams will be present there with the same understanding." President Erdoğan responded to journalists’ questions about the agenda at the Parliament following his party’s parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT). When asked the question of "What status will the Turkish military have in Karabakh? What kind of a mechanism will it use to operate with Russia? Are there any patrolling activities planned,...
Speaking at a tree planting event entitled “Breath for the Future, Breath for the World,” President Erdoğan noted that some 5.1 billion saplings have been planted across an area of nearly 5.5 million hectares in Turkey over the past 18 years as part of the fight against erosion, and said: “We aim at having planted a total of 7 billion saplings by the end of 2023.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at a tree-planting event entitled “Breath for the Future, Breath for the World,” at Yıldırım Beyazıt University campus in Ankara. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/122758/-we-aim-at-having-planted-a-total-of-...
Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent to President Donald Trump of the United States: “Mr. President, I wish the election held in your country may yield auspicious outcomes for the people of the friendly and allied U.S. However the official election results may be, I thank you for the sincere and determined vision you set out during your 4-year term in order for the relations between Turkey and the U.S. to improve on the basis of shared interests and values. As the further enhancing of the historical friendship as well as the partnership and...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. During the conversation, the relations between Turkey and Russia as well as regional developments, Nagorno-Karabakh and Syria in particular, were discussed. During the conversation, President Erdoğan stated that an appropriate step was taken last night on the path to a lasting solution regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Pointing out that this significant opportunity, to which Turkey and Russia had together contributed a lot, had to be seized without being wasted for a fair and lasting peace and in order for the stability to be established...