During the conversation, where the prospects for improving relations between Turkey and the United Kingdom were addressed, regional issues, in particular the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the tensions created by the Armenian attacks on Azerbaijan, were also evaluated. Reiterating their commitment to meet the 20 billion dollar trade target by increasing mutual trade and investment, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the UK have agreed to deepen and strengthen the cooperation in the field of defence, which has a great potential between the two countries. During the conversation, President Erdoğan expressed that it...
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Addressing the “Symposium on International Maritime Law and the Eastern Mediterranean in terms of History, Politics and International Relations,” President Erdoğan said: “We can resolve the problems in the Mediterranean not by excluding each other, but by gathering all the regional actors around the same table. Equations in which Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are not fairly included cannot yield a Pax Mediterranea.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the “Symposium on International Maritime Law and the Eastern Mediterranean in terms of History, Politics and International Relations” in Istanbul. “TURKEY WILL CONTINUE TO...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “We condemn Armenian aggression in the strongest terms and call on all sensible nations to stand with Azerbaijan in its rightful struggle against foreign occupation and attacks.” In a thread on his Twitter account, Altun said Turkey would always stand shoulder to shoulder with its brothers and sisters in Azerbaijan. Armenia must take this into account in their calculations before launching their belligerent attacks, Altun said, and stressed that war and instability would not benefit this region. Indicating that the international community was once again silent in the face of Armenian aggression, Altun noted...
The Directorate of Communications prepared a special video and an anthem on the occasion of the anniversary of the Preveza Naval Victory. Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun shared the anthem and video prepared on the occasion of the anniversary of the victory on Twitter. In his post, Altun shared the following lines of the anthem, “Oh world! Listen to me, I am the son of a martyr, of a homeland with the crescent-star, the blood of my ancestors flows through my veins, we die and take lives for the blue homeland.” Arif Nihat Asya’s poem, “Bayrak (Flag)”, recited by...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a statement about Armenia’s attacks against Azerbaijan. Erdoğan shared a post on his Twitter account, saying, “Adding a new one to its attacks against Azerbaijan, Armenia once again showed that it is the biggest threat to peace and tranquillity in the region. The Turkish nation stands by its Azerbaijani brothers and sisters with all its means as it has always been.” President Erdoğan made the following remarks: “The international community, which has failed to give the required and sufficient response to the provocative aggression of Armenia, once...
Making a speech at the opening ceremony of the newly-built factories in Gaziantep, President Erdoğan said: “As the effects of the pandemic wane and things fall back into place, the Turkish economy will continue to break new records. Turkey will come out stronger from the pandemic in many areas, including not only health tourism but also exports, manufacturing, industry and agriculture.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the opening ceremony of the newly-built factories in Gaziantep. “EVEN THOUGH THE PANDEMIC BRINGS ON ADDITIONAL DIFFICULTIES, IT ALSO OPENS NEW WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY” Drawing...
Addressing young participants of the TEKNOFEST 2020, President Erdoğan underlined that there is no reason not to have global achievements in the newly emerging fields of technology such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber security, the internet of things, etc., and said: “Productive minds are the greatest capital of technology, everything else comes after it.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Aerospace and Technology Festival TEKNOFEST 2020 in Gaziantep. “WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAND BY YOU WITH THE STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE BUILT” Drawing attention to the global achievements of the former participants of the TEKNOFEST, President Erdo...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “Directorate of Communications is the embodiment of strategic communication taking an institutional shape through the vision of our President. If you considered it from such perspective and asked, “What is the most significant function of the Directorate?” I would answer as follows; we are exerting efforts to enhance the Turkey brand and boost our country’s prestige in the international arena.” Altun answered the questions asked by correspondent Hakan Çelik on CNN Türk’s live broadcast. Çelik recalled that it was the first time Altun has been hosted by a television show since...
“We continue to protect our rights and interests in our seas with a strong will and firm belief in line with the awareness that defending our Blue Homeland is vitally important," said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erdoğan issued a message in honour of the anniversary of the Preveza Naval Victory and the Naval Forces Day. Stating that the victory gained by the Ottoman navy under the command of Barbaros Kheireddin Pasha against the Christian fleet during the Naval Battle of Preveza in 1538 was one of the most important turning points in the Turkish maritime history, Erdoğan...