Turkey’s president on Saturday urged the world to respect its security concerns and to support its projects to ensure the return of Syrian refugees. Speaking at a meeting of football officials in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again stressed the deadline set this week for YPG/PKK terrorists to pull back from northern Syria. If northern Syria is not cleared of terrorists by the end of the 150 hours allotted, Turkey will clear it single-handedly, said Erdoğan. On Oct. 9, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from northern Syria east of the Euphrates River in order to secure...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum of Afghanistan at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/112309/president-erdogan-receives-first-vice-president-dostum-of-afghanistan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Alpha Condé of Guinea at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/112298/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-cond-of-guinea
On the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic, Directorate of Communications opened “October 29, Road to the Republic” Digital Display Centre in Taksim. The “October 29, Road to the Republic” Digital Display Centre opened at Taksim Square by the Directorate of Communications revives the saga of resistance. With 600 square meters of indoor space and 300-square-meter LED screens located in 4 separate sections, videos themed “Saga of Resistance”, “Heroes of Anatolia” and “Joy of Republic” are displayed along with digital holograms, 3d images, and storytelling. The centre will remain open for 7 days and can be visited free of charge...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday the reform of the UN Security Council, which is committed to the will of its five permanent members, is now a necessity rather than a need. Erdoğan highlighted this point in a message on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the founding of the UN. The United Nations should be more fair, effective, transparent and efficient to meet today's needs, he said in his message. The UN Charter came into force on Oct. 24, 1945 and is celebrated annually as United Nations Day. In 1971, the UN General Assembly recommended that the day...
YPG/PKK terrorist ringleader Ferhat Abdi Sahin, codenamed Mazloum Kobani, is wanted by Interpol with a red notice, and the U.S. should hand him over to Ankara, Turkey's president said Thursday. Speaking live on Turkey's state-run broadcaster TRT, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country has been harassed by terrorists in northern Syria for eight years. Erdoğan underlined that some NATO countries armed the YPG/PKK terror group, and that Germany, France and the U.S. met the leaders of the terrorist organization. "Russia urged Turkey to enter Syria's Ayn al-Arab [Kobani], whereas the U.S. requested the...
Addressing district governors, President Erdoğan said: “Those who had for years seen DAESH as an excuse to protect the PKK/YPG have now seen that both of the organizations serve the same purpose just like two sides of the same coin. It is so painful that the international community has for such a long time become a toy of the blackmail the two terrorist organizations have plotted in collusion. It is even more painful that big states have attempted to stand behind this tragic game in earnest.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed district governors during a meeting at...
In his remarks to Reuters, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun expressed concern over the treatment of YPG/PKK ringleader Ferhat Abdi Şahin, code named "Mazloum Kobani", as a legitimate political figure by certain U.S. officials and politicians. Altun noted the following: “We are deeply concerned about the treatment of Ferhat Abdi Şahin, also known as Mazloum, as a legitimate political figure by certain U.S. officials and politicians. This individual is a senior leader of the PKK, which the United States and others consider a terrorist organization, and a fugitive from justice. He is the subject of an outstanding...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday welcomed newly appointed ambassadors from Montenegro, Chile and Austria in the Turkish capital Ankara. Ambassador Perisa Kastratovic of Montenegro, Armin Ernesto Andereya Latorre of Chile and Austria’s Ambassador Johannes Wimmer, separately presented their letters of credentials to Erdoğan at the presidential complex, according to the Turkish Presidency. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/new-envoys-present-credentials-to-turkish-president/1625281