President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared iftar with members of judiciary in Ankara. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105574/president-erdogan-shares-iftar-with-members-of-judiciary-in-ankara
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Turkey’s president reiterated to his Russian counterpart on Thursday the need for an immediate cease-fire and a political solution in Idlib, northwestern Syria. In a phone call, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed to Vladimir Putin that casualties in Syrian regime attacks near Idlib mostly targeting civilians should be prevented, and the risk of a rising wave of migration should be eliminated. Erdogan also stressed that Turkey’s bilateral relations with Russia are moving forward with a positive agenda. Turkey and Russia agreed last September to turn Idlib -- near Turkey's southern border -- into a de-escalation zone in which...
Speaking amid military successes against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, Turkey’s National Security Council on Thursday expressed the nation’s unflagging determination to keep fighting all terror groups. “Turkey continues to fight all terrorist groups with the same resolution and determination as in the past,” said the council in a statement on Turkey’s Operation Claw, which was launched on Monday to fight the terrorist PKK. In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of...
Turkish president unveils country's Judicial Reform Strategy Document which will increase citizens' confidence Turkey's new judicial reform package shows the country's commitment to full EU membership despite "unkept promises" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. "With this reform document, even though the promises given to us were not kept, we express our commitment to the full EU membership process," Erdogan told a program at Bestepe Congress Center where he unveiled the country’s Judicial Reform Strategy Document. "We believe that the completion of the EU negotiation process, which has been ongoing since 2005 despite everything, bears importance for...
Speaking at the celebrations of the 566th anniversary of Istanbul's conquest, President Erdoğan said: “Istanbul is the heart of the world. Serving Istanbul means serving not only Turkey but also the world.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the celebrations of the 566th anniversary of Istanbul's conquest at Eurasia Performance and Arts Center in Istanbul. During his speech, President Erdoğan stressed the importance of Istanbul not only to Turkey, but also to the world. Describing the city as the apple of eyes of the world, he said: “Istanbul is the heart of the world....
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun issued a condolence message on Twitter for the soldiers, who were martyred during the Operation Claw conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in northern Iraq. In his message, Altun said: "I wish Allah’s mercy upon Raşit Aydın and Mehmet Taşhan, who were martyred during the Operation Claw conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in northern Iraq. I would like to express my condolences to their families and our nation. May Allah always be with our brave soldiers who give no respite to terrorists."
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump in which he reiterated Ankara’s proposal to form a working group to discuss Turkey’s pending procurement of Russia’s S-400 missile defense system. Presidential communications director Fahrettin Altun said on Twitter that Erdogan and Trump also discussed bilateral and regional issues. Washington has balked at Turkey's purchase of the S-400s. U.S. officials have advised Turkey to buy the Patriot missile system rather than the S-400 system from Moscow, arguing it is incompatible with NATO systems. Turkey has responded that it was...
Presidential communications director commemorated the 566th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul with a post on social media Wednesday. “We shout out! We say persistently to those who cannot stand Istanbul to become an Islamic city, to those who set an eye on these sacred lands, to those colonized minds which say ‘the persecution began in 1453’ that may the 566th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul be blessed,” Fahrettin Altun wrote on Twitter. He also hailed Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II -- who conquered Istanbul on May 29, 1453 -- and his army. Sultan Mehmet II conquered the city from where the Byzantines...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Barham Salih of Iraq, who is paying a working visit to Turkey, shared an iftar following their talks in Istanbul. First Lady Emine Erdoğan and First Lady Sarbag Salih of Iraq attended the iftar at Vahdettin Mansion. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105549/president-erdogan-hosts-iftar-for-president-salih-of-iraq