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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received President Nechirvan Barzani of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105761/president-erdogan-receives-ikrg-president-barzani

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made remarks and answered questions on current issues in an interview broadcast live on social media and television. Asked about the latest developments in Syria, President Erdoğan said there are still some Syrians who will return to Afrin from Turkey, and that once Manbij is cleared of terrorist organizations, those who have fled there will also return to their own lands. Also touching upon the latest situation in Idlib, President Erdoğan, pointing to his talk with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, said: “As you know, there are 12 observation posts. There has been some...

Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on World Refugee Day: “More than 68.5 million forcibly displaced people, nearly 22 million refugees and some 3 million asylum-seekers in the world strive to hold on to life far away from the lands they were born and raised in. It is a requirement of human dignity and conscience to extend a helping hand to these people who, most often risking their lives, flee hunger, conflicts, civil wars and poverty. Nevertheless, we see that discrimination against refugees, xenophobia and racism increase, and refugees are marginalized and shown as hostile people by media and...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech during an opening ceremony of the newly-built facilities in the Bahçelievler district of Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105743/president-erdogan-addresses-citizens-in-istanbul

Hydrocarbon discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean over the last decade have created opportunities for regional countries while highlighting the conflicts over the share of resources among the actors. Turkey, as the country with the longest shoreline in the Eastern Mediterranean, has strongly protected its claims in the region, expanding its seismic surveys and launching drilling operations. The latest move in the race for hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean came from Turkey yesterday as it dispatched the second drilling vessel Yavuz to the region. Following a ceremony held Thursday in Kocaeli's Dilovası port, Yavuz was sent to the Eastern Mediterranean...

Speaking at a meeting with journalists from international media outlets, President Erdoğan said: “Just as we have not let the murder of your colleague, the late Jamal Khashoggi, be forgotten, we will by no means allow the tragedy of President Mohammed Morsi to be forgotten, either. We will work in order for the issue to be brought to light, using all the means within the international law to the end.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Turkey representatives of international media outlets at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. Stating that Turkey has a very busy agenda due to...

Speaking at the “We are Turkey together - Istanbul” gathering, President Erdoğan said: “Politics is the art of bringing people together around shared values and ideals. It is pursued to unite, not divide, the people; to connect, not polarize, the hearts. The politics of unity is the key to both economic and social development.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the “We are Turkey together - Istanbul” gathering. “Those responsible for Khashoggi’s murder will pay for it” Touching upon the UN Report about the murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Erdoğan underlined that...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made remarks and answered questions on current issues in an interview broadcast live on 15 national radio stations and 200 local radio stations in cooperation with Kral FM. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105732/president-erdogan-on-kral-fm-live-broadcast

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Egypt's only democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi was murdered.  "Morsi did not die a natural death, he was killed," he said, in a no-holds-barred address in Istanbul.  Morsi died on Monday after falling unconscious during his trial on "espionage" charges. Activists and his family have long maintained that he was not receiving treatment for a host of health problems including diabetes. “They did not give Morsi's body to his family. They even feared his body,” Erdogan said. “Morsi wanted to be buried in his village. However, the Egyptian regime buried him not...