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Istanbul Finance Center completion in 2022: Erdogan

The Istanbul Finance Center project in Turkey’s economic hub is expected to be completed as of early 2022, the nation’s president said on Monday. Speaking at a conference in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will take brave and decisive steps in alternative finance in the days to come to assume its rightful place on the world stage. "Our target is to raise the share of participation finance in total banking assets to 15% as of 2025, from its current level of 5%," he added. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/istanbul-finance-center-completion-in-2022-erdogan/1576726

‘N.Syria safe zone should be formed till end of Sept.’

Turkey will go on its own if the establishment of a safe zone east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria does not start by the end of September, the Turkish president said on Sunday. "If de facto formation of a safe zone east of the Euphrates River with Turkish soldiers is not initiated by the end of September, Turkey has no choice but to set out on its own," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a mass opening ceremony in eastern Malatya province. Erdogan said that Turkey and the U.S. are discussing a safe zone in N.Syria but...

Erdogan voices support for mothers protesting PKK

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced on Sunday his support for the mothers protesting against the PKK terrorists in the southeast Turkey. Speaking during the meeting with imam hatip students in eastern Malatya province, Erdogan said the government does its best to eliminate the terrorists. Number of families in the southeastern Diyarbakir province launched a sit-in protest outside the provincial office of a Turkish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) -- long accused by the government of having links to the PKK terror group. The mothers -- who claim their children were kidnapped by the PKK affiliates -- want to save...

Turkey to sort out safe zone in N.Syria soon: Erdogan

Turkey will sort out the formation of a safe zone in the east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria in few weeks, the Turkish president said Saturday. "Now there is the east of the Euphrates on our agenda. I hope that in a few weeks, one way or another, but surely we will sort it out," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during an event with his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's members in central Eskisehir province. Joint Turkish-U.S. ground patrols for a planned safe zone in northern Syria are set to begin on Sunday, according to Turkey’s...

Erdogan to attend Japan emperor’s enthronement ceremony

The Turkish president said Saturday he will attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito slated for Oct. 22. “We will attend the enthronement ceremony of the emperor in Japan on Oct. 21-22,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told at the opening ceremony of Odunpazari Modern Art Museum in central Eskisehir province. On May 1, Japanese Emperor Naruhito acceded the throne after his father and former Emperor Akihito abdicated a day earlier. Erdogan also said on the location of the museum that Odunpazari is included in UNESCO's temporary list of World Heritage sites, and added that Eskisehir is one of the best destinations...

‘Turkey to initiate Syria safe zone by end-September’

Turkey will start to apply its own plan of action by the end of September to establish a safe zone in northern Syria, east of the Euphrates River, Turkey’s president said Thursday. "Turkey is determined to actively initiate formation of a safe zone in Syria along the eastern line of the Euphrates River in its own way by the last week of September," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a meeting of provincial heads of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in the capital Ankara.  Turkish and U.S. military officials reached an agreement on Aug. 7 that a planned...

Turkey is more successful in financial management: Erdogan

Turkey is now a more successful country in the financial management which makes it much a stronger economy, Turkish president said on Wednesday. "I am allergic to interest, I am against high interest. The interest rate has currently started to fall again, inflation has also fallen, and policy interest rate will fall further," Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said at Central Anatolia Economic Forum in central Sivas province. For the growth rate plan of 2020, Erdogan said: "I set a target growth rate for 2020, we will definitely plan the growth rate as 5%." "Some have missiles with nuclear warheads, not one or two. But...

“Decisions of the Sivas Congress represent the independence manifesto our nation declared to the entire world in its most difficult times”

Speaking at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Sivas Congress, President Erdoğan said: “The decisions taken at the Sivas Congress represent the independence manifesto our nation declared to the entire world in its most difficult times. A century later, we once again say that mandate and tutelage are totally unacceptable; within the national borders, our homeland is a whole and cannot be divided.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Sivas Congress. “I pray the Lord that the 100th anniversary of the Sivas Congress, one of the...