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Turkey expects US to exempt it from future tariffs

Turkey’s president said Wednesday that he expects the U.S. to exempt his nation from any future tariffs due to the strategic partnership between the two countries. “I believe that the opening of the Free Trade Agreement negotiations will be beneficial in terms of achieving the targeted trade volume,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly. Erdogan stressed that such an agreement will primarily contribute to the development of trade and economic relations between the two countries. “In addition, the agreement will allow Turkish and American companies to open up to the...

President Erdoğan meets with President Salih of Iraq

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with President Barham Salih of Iraq. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/109836/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-salih-of-iraq

President Erdoğan meets with PM Babiš of the Czech Republic

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš of the Czech Republic. Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan were also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/109832/president-erdogan-meets-with-pm-babi-of-the-czech-republic

President Erdoğan meets with President Grabar-Kitarović of Croatia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, met with President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović of Croatia. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/109825/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-grabar-kitarovi-of-croatia

President Erdoğan meets with PM Mitsotakis of Greece

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/109824/president-erdogan-meets-with-pm-mitsotakis-of-greece

Muslims most affected by hate speech, says Erdogan

Muslims are most subjected to hate speech, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. Erdogan was speaking at an event co-hosted by Turkey and Pakistan on encountering hate speech at UN headquarters. "Today, Muslims are the most subjected to hate speech, cultural racism, discrimination and insults. Muslims' workplaces, homes, worshipping places are targeted by racist and fascist groups almost every day," said the president. He said Muslim women are harassed for wearing headscarves on the street and workplaces. "As a country, which has 6.5 million citizens abroad who are impacted by hate speech and attacks, we cannot overlook this issue," he added. ...

“Turkey embraces all the world and humanity and strives to find just solutions to problems”

Addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Erdoğan said: “We should carry out at once the much-needed fundamental reforms in line with the principles of justice and equity. With an active and humane foreign policy, Turkey embraces all the world and humanity and strives to find just solutions to problems. It is not without a reason that Turkey has earned the titles of the most generous country in terms of humanitarian aid as well as of the country hosting the largest displaced persons in the world.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the 74th ...

President Erdoğan attends Sustainable Development Goals summit

President Erdoğan attended Leaders Dialogue 1 – Megatrends Impacting the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as part of the SDG Summit in New York. Making a speech at the summit, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan underlined that Turkey has been building its local and international policies on the principle of “leaving no one behind” since the adoption of the Agenda 2030 and noted that only this way can the goals of eliminating poverty, hunger and inequality and of providing education and healthcare services to all be achieved. “Lack of compassion and empathy underlies many of the problems experıenced today” ...

President Erdoğan meets with PM Conte of Italy

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in New York for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, at UN Headquarters. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/109801/president-erdogan-meets-with-pm-conte-of-italy