President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with the President of the European Council Charles Michel. During the conversation, developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey-EU relations were discussed. President Erdoğan stated that the EU should fulfil its obligations on a fair basis to prevent the steps that escalate tension in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean by Greece and some EU member states. Emphasizing that the provocative remarks and steps regarding regional issues by European politicians would not contribute to producing a solution, President Erdoğan stated that the EU's stance in the Eastern Mediterranean would...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Chairman of the Presidential Council of Government of National Accord of Libya, Fayez Al Sarraj, at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. The closed-door reception at the Vahdettin Mansion lasted 2 hours and 35 minutes. The developments in Libya, bilateral relations, and regional issues were discussed during the reception with the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Government of National Accord of Libya, Fayez Al Sarraj, and our President. A productive meeting was held between our President and Chairman Sarraj that would contribute to the peace, security, and prosperity of the Libyan people and strengthen bilateral relations. During...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the February 28-themed exhibition "You're More Beautiful Like This". President Erdoğan visited the exhibition organized by the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM) at the Topkapı Palace Imperial Mint Building. The exhibition with the theme of February 28, which was suspended due to the pandemic, includes works by 16 artists. The works consist of video art, illumination, sculpture, three-dimensional portrait, minimalist composition, decollage, mixed technique on the wall and wood-metal mixed techniques.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan noted that the importance of Turkey’s achievements in healthcare, in addition to other areas, was better understood during the coronavirus pandemic, saying “Likewise, the pandemic has revealed how troubled some states, which are highly praised by some circles in our country, are in this field.” During his speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Göztepe Prof. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, President Erdoğan congratulated those who contributed to the construction of the hospital. Wishing success for the healthcare professionals who would serve at the hospital, Erdoğan said they remembered with...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Turkey’s Women’s Under-19 National Volleyball Team, which won the gold medal at the 2020 Women’s Junior European Volleyball Championship. During the reception held at the Vahdettin Mansion, Erdoğan held a conversation with the players and the technical delegation that visited him with the championship cup and he congratulated the National Team for its success. The National Team’s technical delegation presented Erdoğan the championship medal and the volleyball signed by the team players as a gift. Youth and Sports Minister, Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu was also present at the reception. ...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of September 04, 2020, 23:00. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 26 million 669 thousand. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: “Turkey has conducted a total of 7,583,200 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 276,555, while 6,564 citizens have lost their lives and 249,108 patients have recovered.”
Speaking at the inauguration of the Ankara-Niğde Highway, President Erdoğan said: “We will keep working with full strength so as to turn the year 2023, the centenary of our Republic, into the beginning of a new victory for our nation. The plans of agitators are being disclosed one by one both at home and abroad. Those who seek to make Turkey – which they couldn’t stop with tutelage, terrorism, chaos, coup attempts and many more traps – deviate from its route through new unscrupulous schemes will get disappointed once again.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the...
On the 101st anniversary of the Sivas Congress, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan noted the following: "We once again reiterate that our nation which will not accept mandate or tutelage will protect its beautiful homeland as a whole and will never let it be divided” President Erdoğan shared a message on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the Sivas Congress. Underscoring that the date September 4, 1919, and the Sivas Congress had a very important place in the nation’s memory as it constituted one of the turning points for the Turkish War of Independence, Erdoğan continued: “The Sivas...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “Those who make the mistake of coveting the flag and adhan of the Turkish nation executed three prime ministers, two ministers, and a commander in chief, while they were looking for a way out of the crisis they were experiencing.” Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, accompanied by Chief of General Staff General Yaşar Güler, Land Forces Commander General Ümit Dündar, Naval Forces Commander Admiral Adnan Özbal, and Air Forces Commander General Hasan Küçükakyüz, attended the Graduation Ceremony of the 2nd Term Command and Staff Training of the National...