President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe where he will participate in the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105665/president-erdogan-in-tajikistan
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Turkey has the right to keep its troops in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Erdogan was speaking to reporters prior to his visit to Tajikistan’s capital Dusanbe, where he will attend the 5th Summit of Heads of State of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). “Turkey is not reducing its troops in Northern Cyprus,” Erdogan said, adding that the country "does not need permission from anyone" on the issue. Commenting on an attack on a Turkish army’s observation point in Syria’s Idlib on Thursday...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun condemned the attack against Yeni Akit News Director Murat Alan. On his Twitter account, Prof. Altun said: "We condemn the attack against Yeni Akit News Director Murat Alan. It cannot be approved under any circumstances. We are going to follow up the issue. Everyone should know that the attackers will be brought to justice."
Turkish president will visit Tajikistan to attend an Asian regional forum which aims to improve regional cooperation and security, the country’s presidential communications director said on Friday. The Fifth Summit of Heads of State of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) will be held on Saturday in Dushanbe and top-level politicians across the region -- including Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping -- will attend the forum. Fahrettin Altun, the presidential communications director, said the forum functioned as an effective mechanism where regional issues are discussed at the highest level. ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a visit to CICA Chairman Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe on June 14-15, 2019 to participate in the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). During the summit to be held on the theme of "Shared Vision for a Secure and More Prosperous CICA Region”, conference activities on military-political, economic, humanitarian and environmental matters and on the topics of new challenges and threats will be discussed and future goals will be set. President Erdoğan will also hold bilateral talks with participating...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a message to Gendarmerie General Commander Gen. Arif Çetin on the 180th anniversary of the Gendarmerie General Command’s foundation on June 14. President Erdoğan’s message reads as follows: "I congratulate the foundation anniversary of the heroic Gendarmerie General Command that serves relentlessly and gives no respite to crimes and criminals on multiple fronts from counter-terrorism to public order, and from tackling irregular migration to traffic safety. As one of the most deeply-rooted institutions of our state, the Gendarmerie General Command fulfills its civilian, judicial and security duties with the utmost sense of...
President Erdogan and an opposition party leader met on Thursday in Ankara, the nation's capital. The closed-door meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli at the presidential complex lasted around 40 minutes. Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and the MHP have worked in alliance in recent elections, and also have an alliance in Turkey’s parliament. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkish-president-opposition-mhp-leader-meet-in-ankara/1503103
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun said: "I commemorate Master Cemil Meriç, who invigorated our world of science and culture with his invaluable works, on the 32nd anniversary of his passing with sympathy, respect and mercy.” Altun shared a post on his Twitter account, saying "I commemorate Master Cemil Meriç, who dedicated his life to Turkish science, worried about and cried out the problems of this country, and invigorated our world of science and culture with his invaluable works, on the 32nd anniversary of his passing with sympathy, respect and mercy. May God bless his soul and may...
Turkey will teach terrorists a lesson sooner or later, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said Wednesday. “Although the heinous attacks of the PKK terrorist organization which martyred two Turkish road construction workers in Hakkari and two hero soldiers in Tunceli hurt us, the terrorists will learn their lessons sooner or later,” Altun said on Twitter. Altun said Turkey neutralized the perpetrators of the February 2016 Ankara bombings and had recently arrested one of the suspects of the December 2016 terrorist attack outside a football stadium in Istanbul. The deadly Ankara blast occurred during the evening rush hour on Merasim Street, which connects...