President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with his Indonesian counterpart by telephone Wednesday to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Erdogan and Joko Widodo exchanged holiday greetings. The holiday commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son at the command of God, before the last-minute divine substitute of a ram. Muslims sacrifice animals in commemoration of this intervention and share the meat with the poor and their relatives. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/turkish-indonesian-leaders-exchange-holiday-greetings/1556596
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and several world leaders on Monday have exchanged greetings over Eid al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday. Erdogan had phone calls with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and Kazakhstan’s founding President Nursultan Nazarbayev. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkish-president-world-leaders-celebrate-eid-on-phone/1555591
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday spoke to several world leaders over phone on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday. Erdogan had phone calls with Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Erdogan and the leaders exchanged greetings for the Eid al-Adha. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/erdogan-world-leaders-exchange-eid-al-adha-greetings-/1555127
Issuing a message on Eid al-Adha, President Erdoğan said: “I pray that the holy days of the Eid may yield auspicious results for the entire Muslim world and all mankind as well as our nation.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued the following message on Eid al-Adha: “The worship of sacrifice, which is an occasion to get closer to Allah and to get his consent, and which is a symbol of the unconditional surrender to the Lord, is Sunnah to some scholars, whereas it is a duty to some. Performing the worship of sacrifice for those who can afford...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Turkey will not accept the illegal annexation of Crimea. After meeting his Ukrainian counterpart in Ankara, Erdogan told a joint press conference: “Continuation of our kinsmen's existence in their historical motherland Crimea, protection of their identity and culture, preservation of their basic rights and freedoms are Turkey's priorities.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russia to act within international laws. He stressed that Crimea belonged to Ukraine and said his country and Russia would find a common path to re-establish peace and stability in the region. He described Turkey as a “good...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the Presidential Complex. Prior to their meeting, President Erdoğan welcomed President Zelensky into the Presidential Complex with an official ceremony. After the national anthems of Turkey and Ukraine were played, President Zelensky inspected the guard of honor. Following the ceremony, the two leaders posed for the press and headed inside the Presidential Complex to hold their meeting. https://tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/108234/president-zelensky-of-ukraine-at-the-presidential-complex
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Abdulaziz Kamilov, at the Presidential Complex. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, was also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/107221/president-erdogan-receives-uzbek-fm-kamilov
Speaking at the 11th Ambassadors’ Conference, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey must take initiative not only for its future but also for the peace and serenity in its region. What we recently experienced in Syria have shown us once again that you cannot have seat at the table unless you are on the ground. We will definitely defend our national interests through dialogue, elements of soft power, means of ‘coercive diplomacy’ and use of actual force if need be.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted a luncheon for ambassadors at the Presidential Complex on the occasion of the 11th ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Pakistani counterpart discussed India’s scrapping of Kashmir’s special status Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan phoned Erdogan to inform him about India’s latest move. Erdogan called on Pakistan and India to strengthen the dialogue process. “India’s illegal action of modifying the special status of Indian occupied Kashmir will have serious implications for regional peace and security,” Khan said. Khan “reiterated that Pakistan would continue its diplomatic, moral and political support to the just cause of the Kashmiri struggle for their right to self-determination as enshrined in United Nations Security Council resolutions”. ...