President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a one-day-visit to Russia on Tuesday. Earlier on Friday, Erdogan discussed the latest developments in war-weary Syria and Libya over the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In a phone call, Erdogan stressed that Assad regime's violations and attacks in Idlib, northwestern Syria, is causing a "major humanitarian crisis". Turkey and Russia agreed last September to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone where acts of aggression are expressly prohibited. The Syrian regime and its allies, however, have consistently broken the terms of the cease-fire, launching frequent attacks inside the zone. The...
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Assad regime's ceasefire violations in Idlib, northwestern Syria, is causing a “major humanitarian crisis,” Turkish president told his Russian counterpart over phone. According to a statement by Turkish presidency’s communication office on Friday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin discussed the latest developments in war-weary Syria and Libya. During the phone conversation, Erdogan said the regime’s attacks in Idlib -- an area where a cease-fire is supposed to be in effect -- damage efforts to find a solution to Syria crisis and pose a serious threat to Turkey’s national security. Turkey and Russia agreed last September to...
Turkey will “resolutely” continue to explore hydrocarbon resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Erdogan's remarks came at a press conferences in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, following his meeting with Ersin Tatar, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Erdogan pinned the blame on the irreconcilable attitudes of the Greek Cypriot side for the lingering Cyprus dispute. Turkey’s president also warned: "No project ignoring Turkey or Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus can be realized in Eastern Mediterranean." Tatar is in Turkey for his first official visit to the country upon the...
Turkey's president on Thursday welcomed new envoys to the capital Ankara from Indonesia, Philippines, Iraq, and Mali. Indonesian Ambassador Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, Philippine Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez, Iraqi Ambassador Hassan Al-Janabi and Mali Ambassador Mohamed Ali Ibrahim presented their letters of credentials to Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential complex. Photos were taken after the letters were presented. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/new-envoys-present-credentials-to-turkish-president/1562493
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/108263/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-the-chairmanship-of-president-erdogan
“Second Home: Turkey" documentary telling about the new lives the Syrians have built in Turkey was prepared with the support of the Directorate of Communications. "Second Home: Turkey" documentary, which aims to eliminate the disinformation regarding the Syrian refugees around the world and in Turkish public opinion, invites viewers to think about social harmonization. The Syrians, who were displaced from their homeland by an extraordinary wave of migration under the gloomy shadow of the war, are among the foremost figures of fragile communities at high risk of being targeted for information pollution, hate speech and propaganda activities. The Directorate of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke late Tuesday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Erdogan and Merkel discussed bilateral relations and regional issues. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/turkish-president-german-chancellor-speak-on-phone/1560977
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Kerem Kamal, who won a gold medal at the Junior World Wrestling Championships. President Erdoğan sent a congratulatory message to Kamal, who won a gold medal at the Junior World Wrestling Championships in Estonia.
Turkey's president on Saturday observed the 20th anniversary of earthquake in the country's Marmara region, which claimed some 17,000 lives. "I wish Allah's mercy upon our citizens who lost their lives in the Marmara Earthquake", Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a Twitter message. Erdogan said his country will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure that the losses caused by the disaster will never happen again. According to a 2010 parliamentary investigation commission report, 17,480 people died and around 45,000 were injured in the Aug. 17, 1999 earthquake. The earthquake had caused the sixth largest economic loss as compared to other quakes during the...