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In a speech following his inspections on board the Fatih drilling vessel, President Erdoğan said: “We already broke the good news to our nation back on August 21 that 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves had been discovered. As a result of the tests, analyses and detailed engineering works, 85 billion cubic meters have further been added to the reserves we already discovered. Therefore, the natural gas reserves in the Tuna-1 zone of the Sakarya field have reached 405 billion cubic meters in total.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech following his inspections on board the Fatih drilling vessel,...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada. Steps aimed at improving Turkey-Canada relations, increasing bilateral trade volume and resolving problems in defense industry cooperation were discussed. President Erdoğan stated it is against the alliance spirit for Canada to suspend the export of some military products to Turkey due to the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict which has escalated as a result of Armenian attacks. The fact that Nagorno-Karabakh has been under Armenia’s occupation for almost 30 years is the root cause of the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict, noted President Erdoğan, stressing that Azerbaijan is conducting...

Speaking at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky, President Erdoğan noted that Turkey sees Ukraine as a key country for stability, peace, security and prosperity in the region, and said: “Within this scope, we have always supported Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including Crimea, as well as its political unity, and we will continue to do so.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine held a joint press conference following their meeting. “OUR COOPERATION WITH UKRAINE GROWS DEEPER ON THE BASIS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT” Expressing his pleasure to host President Zelensky...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. The meeting held at Vahdettin Mansion in Üsküdar lasted one hour and 45 minutes. Later, a meeting between delegations started. The meeting between the delegations lasted an hour and was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan, Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın, President of...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Chairman of the Council of Higher Education (CoHE) Prof. Yekta Saraç and the Council members accompanying him. The reception at the Presidential Complex was closed to the press.   Vice President Fuat Oktay, Director of Administrative Affairs of the Presidency Metin Kıratlı and the Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun were also present during the reception.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of academic year 2020-2021, President Erdoğan said: “It is of great importance that academic education is being carried on without interruption even if under difficult circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Experience in distance learning is of course precious; however, it undoubtedly cannot replace formal education. We aim to start in-person classes in higher education as soon as possible just like in other educational stages.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the opening ceremony of academic year 2020-2021 at Beştepe People’s Convention and Culture Center. Underlining the importance of...

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun held a phone call with Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev. Director of Communications Altun noted that a very productive phone call was held with Hikmet Hajiyev and said, “We will continue to support Azerbaijan in all areas, including the fight against disinformation, as it strives to end Armenia’s illegal occupation in Nagorno-Karabakh.” During the conversation, Director of Communications Altun also congratulated Hikmet Hajiyev's birthday. Commenting on the phone call, Hikmet Hajiyev said, “My dear friend Fahrettin...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.   During the conversation in which the steps aimed at enhancing the relations between Turkey and Russia were discussed, and the Azerbaijan-Armenia issue as well as the situations in Syria and Libya were reviewed.   Stating that Armenia, which caused a new crisis by attacking Azerbaijani lands, was trying to make its nearly 30-year old occupation permanent, President Erdoğan noted that Turkey, within the framework of its status in the Minsk Group and of its bilateral relations, was in favor of a lasting solution to...

Addressing AK Party's parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan pointed to the 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserve the Fatih vessel discovered, and said: “New good news is coming from the ongoing drilling activities of the Fatih. We will inshallah go on board the Fatih drilling vessel on Saturday, see the works on site and announce the new reserve amount.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the party’s parliamentary group meeting. “WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY USED THE CHANNELS OF DIPLOMACY” Drawing attention to recent phone and videoconference calls he...