President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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Turkey’s president on Sunday touted the benefits for Turkish exporters in their being exempt from taxes over foreign currency purchases. "Exporters will not pay exchange tax when buying foreign currency," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Turkish Exporters Assembly in Istanbul. Turkey's exports rose to $171.4B this May, which is positive but still falls short, as in fact they should top $200B, he added. Erdogan stressed that Ankara is "very close" to moving Turkey from a country with a current account deficit to one with a surplus. On Friday the Central Bank said the current account posted a $1.3B...
This visit is actually an indication of the strategic importance we have attributed to Asia, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told journalists accompanying him in a plane during his return from Tajikistan where he attended the 5th Summit of the Heads of State of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), adding that Turkey was working hard to develop good relations in all regions. President Erdoğan addressed world leaders during the summit and conducted separate bilateral meetings with various heads of states, including the presidents of Tajikistan, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Cambodia, and Afghanistan. ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held bilateral talks with participating leaders as part of his programme in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe where he attended the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Following the leaders’ session of the CICA Summit held in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe, President Erdoğan held tête-à-têtes with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, President Xi Jinping of China, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar. President Erdoğan also received Prime Minister Hun...
Turkey stands against efforts by some to create a "fait accompli" in the holy city of Jerusalem, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. "We reject efforts to create new fait accompli in Jerusalem," Erdogan told the 5th Summit of Heads of State of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan's capital. Erdogan said Turkey takes an active stance on the Palestinian issue. He also called on all countries to respect UN resolutions on the city as well as Jerusalem’s historical and legal status. Jerusalem remains at the heart of the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared his views about his visit to Tajikistan on Twitter. President Erdoğan returned from the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Erdoğan commented about his visit on his Twitter account and noted the following: "During my speech at the Summit, I stated that regional and global issues led to, not the reign of order, but unfortunately disorder in the world and Turkey was trying to shape dynamics around itself through peace, tranquillity, and stability. I stated that the conference...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe to participate in the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), met with President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan. Following the meeting, President Erdoğan and the participating heads of state and government posed for CICA family photo and proceeded to the opening session of the Summit. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105671/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-rahmon-of-tajikistan
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
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...