Delivering a speech during the Opening Ceremony of North Marmara Highway Kınalı-Odayeri Section (from Kınalı to Çatalca Junction), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated all women on March 8, International Women’s Day, and sent his greetings to Diyarbakır mothers who have been waiting, since September 3, with the hope of reuniting with their children abducted by the separatist terrorist organization. Speaking at the event organized by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services in Istanbul, Erdoğan said they shared the joy and excitement of women coming from all over the 81 provinces, and, on this...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a congratulatory message on the occasion of March 8, International Women's Day. “I congratulate the International Women's Day of our women, who are the first teachers of humanity with a vital role in shaping our future with their sacrifice, efforts, love and struggle,” Erdoğan said in his message. Stating that enhancing the activity areas of our women, the main pillar of the family and social structure, in all fields of social life, is of great importance in the country’s march towards a bright future, Erdoğan made the following remarks: "In line with...
Touching on the ceasefire in Idlib, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun noted, "We will work hard to ensure this ceasefire holds. However, we will not tolerate any regime action to create further conflict and instability." On his Twitter account, Altun indicated that the Turkey-Russia agreement has allowed a ceasefire that would save civilian lives and prevent new refugee flows from Idlib. "The implementation will be critical and we will not tolerate any violations by the regime, which has violated every previous agreement,” noted Altun, pointing out that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan conveyed Turkey’s determination to...
Speaking to the CNN International channel, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun responded to allegations by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and made the following remarks: “We categorically reject the allegations made by Prime Minister Mitsotakis. We are deeply concerned by the fact that the Greek law enforcement and border security forces have mistreated refugees and used lethal force against them. Turkey has been hosting more refugees than any other country in the world and serving as a barrier against irregular migration waves from Syria and elsewhere. The European Union has failed to keep its promises under the 2016 refugee agreement...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic of Croatia, which chairs the presidency of the Council of the EU. During the conversation, they discussed the developments in Idlib, the refugee issue and the regional affairs. President Erdoğan expressed during the phone conversation that the European Union must abide by its international obligations and provide the necessary protection for refugees reaching its borders, and added that closing their borders would not eliminate the European countries' responsibility under the international law.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. During the phone conversation, President Erdoğan stated that with the agreement reached yesterday between Turkey and Russia regarding Idlib, both the protection of innocent civilians and the security of the Turkish soldiers who fight to death for the establishment of tranquility in the region were ensured. Referring to the humanitarian plight along the Greek border, Erdoğan pointed out that Greece's announcement that it would not take the EU Founding Treaty and the Geneva Convention into account was a clear violation of international law and...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered the questions of reporters and commented on the recent developments on his return flight from a visit to Russia. Erdoğan noted the following about his visit to Russia: “We discussed our bilateral relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the visit to Moscow today. Recent incidents in Syria’s Idlib were the highest priority items on our agenda. Yet there were other items, too. We had a chance to discuss the issue of Libya. We have comprehensive and multi-dimensional relations with the Russian Federation in the fields of economy, trade, industry, tourism, and...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Grand Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul. In remarks following the prayer, President Erdoğan drew attention to Turkey’s ongoing endeavor both in Libya and Syria. On the meeting he had with President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday, President Erdoğan said: “We had martyrs. We finally sat down and agreed upon the declaration of a ceasefire as of midnight yesterday. We hope this holds and therefore such a war between a Muslim and another Muslim comes to an end.” https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/116940/president-erdogan-performs-friday-prayer-in-istanbul
Turkey, Russia agree upon additional protocol to memorandum on stabilization of situation in Idlib de-escalation zone A cease-fire in Idlib, Syria will take effect just after midnight Thursday, President Erdoğan said following an hours-long meeting Moscow. "[In Idlib] the cease-fire will be effective as of 00.01 a.m. [local time] tonight," Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told a press conference alongside his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Erdoğan noted the Assad regime is targeting the region's stability with its aggression and was mainly responsible for violating the Idlib agreement reached between Turkey and Russia in 2018 to turn the area into...