Addressing AK Party’s provincial advisory council in Ankara, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey’s struggle in Syria does not aim to gain territory or obtain a strategic or sectarian base. We endeavor in Syria to resolve the humanitarian crisis, caused by millions who fled this country and came to Turkey, while also ensuring the security of our lands.” President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the Provincial Advisory Council meeting of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Ankara. “We will not allow terrorist organizations and an oppressive regime to surround our...
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Addressing NGO representatives, President Erdoğan, in reference to Turkey’s ongoing endeavor in Syria, said: “In Syria, we want to end as soon as possible our endeavor with victory and prevent any further bloodshed. To this end, we explore all diplomatic avenues in addition to our fight on the ground.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at a meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations. Stressing that Turkey has been hosting nearly 4 million refugees for the past 9 years but that an additional burden is now being tried to be laid on it with 1.5 million more refugees who are being pushed...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a thread on his Twitter account in which he indicated that saying “The hill of martyrs is not empty” means “we have lost many martyrs to make this land our homeland.” "Saying that the hill of martyrs is not empty means heroes who fell martyrs in defence of our homeland are in eternal rest all across this land”, Altun said, and continued as follows: "Saying that the ’The hill of martyrs is not empty’ means that this land soaked with the blood of martyrs is sacred. Saying that the 'The hill of martyrs will...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Turkey continues to implement “temporary protection” for Syrians in our country. None of our Syrian brothers & sisters has been asked to leave. If they choose to stay, they can. If they choose to leave, they can.” Commenting on the refugee issue in a thread he shared on his Twitter account, Altun noted the following: "We have modified our policy and we will not stop refugees from leaving Turkey. Given our limited resources & personnel, we are focusing on planning for contingencies in case of further inflows from Syria instead of preventing refugees...
President Erdoğan spoke via telephone with his French counterpart about the recent situation in Idlib, northwestern Syria. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emmanuel Macron discussed bilateral relations, refugee crisis and regional issues. Stressing that Turkey will retaliate against Assad regime’s attacks, Erdoğan said he expected NATO’s concrete and clear solidarity during phone call. He underlined that the humanitarian crisis in the region will be deepened as the regime continues its attacks. Noting the refugee influx started to put pressure on Turkey’s European borders, Erdoğan said he expected from Europe and France to offer concrete...
President Erdoğan, in a statement on his Twitter account, said: “Turkey will never back down on its rightful fight. It will never let the blood of its martyrs go unavenged. It will not forget any treason. As long as our people stand by us, we will overcome every hardship and teach a historic lesson to those who think they can corner our country.” In a statement on his Twitter account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “Turkey has been putting up a fight which is of historic and existential importance in terms of its today and future. We have...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to President of the European Union (EU) Council Charles Michel over the phone. During the phone conversation, President Erdoğan pointed to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Idlib and its regional effects and stated that a collective and determined attitude should be assumed towards the regime's aggression.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the phone. During the conversation, Erdoğan and Rouhani discussed the regional issues, mainly Idlib, and bilateral relations.
Addressing members of parliament, President Erdoğan said: “The actual target of the scenario we are faced with is not Syria but Turkey. Those who get what they want in Syria will immediately turn their crosshairs on Turkey. It is worse than unwary to think that those who have effectively divided Syria into three parts will respect Turkey’s integrity.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed members of parliament at a meeting at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. “To Turkey, the Syrian issue is by no means an adventure or an effort to expand its borders” “To Turkey, the Syrian...