The so-called advocates of justice failed to get justice for Rohingya, Libya, Palestine and Jerusalem, and they “deceive humanity”, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. Addressing prosecutors and other members of the judicial system in capital Ankara at a ceremony, Erdogan said the world is bigger than the five countries, referring to five permanent UN Security Council members which exercise veto powers. "The world is bigger than five" is a famous slogan repeatedly used by Erdogan to criticize the permanent UN Security Council members -- China, France, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S. The Turkish president has...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Speaker of the Senate of Canada, George J. Furey, at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105461/president-erdogan-receives-speaker-furey-of-the-senate-of-canada
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yavuz Selim Kıran, Rector of Altınbaş University and Presidency’s Security and Foreign Policy Council Member Prof. Çağrı Erhan and CNN Turk’s General Manager Bora Bayraktar were among the speakers of the panel entitled “Turkey-US Relations: Same Origin, New Vision” organized by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications at the US Congress. The panel was moderated by Brenda Shaffer, Director of the Centre for Eurasian, Russian and Eastern Europe Studies, Georgetown University. Steve Chabot, a republican member of the House of Representatives, also attended the event and delivered a short speech...
Organized by the Turkish Presidency, the exhibition containing the works of Ara Güler, a photographer and photojournalist who died last year, will meet with art lovers in Paris, the capital of France. Following the first exhibition in London in April, the Ara Güler Exhibition will welcome its visitors at the Paris Polka Gallery from May 23. The exhibition organized by the Turkish Presidency with the collaboration of the Ara Güler Museum and Archive Research Centre carries various works by photography artist and photojournalist Güler to the important art capitals of the world. The exhibition, which constitutes...
Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kıran and his accompanying delegation met with several members of the US Congress in Washington to discuss bilateral relations between Turkey and the US. Selim Kıran and a delegation comprising the Rector of Altınbaş University and a member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Board Prof. Çağrı Erhan who were in Washington to attend the “Turkey-US Relations: Same Origin/New Vision” event organized by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, met with several members of the US Congress. In the morning, the delegation met with the Senator of the North...
Speaking at an iftar at the GNAT, President Erdoğan said: “We must all dote on Turkey as the embodiment of our adhan, flag, homeland, freedom and future. Like that famous metaphor, we are all passengers of the Turkey ship of 82 million. No matter what happens inside, it is our duty to make sure that the hull remains intact, the engines keep running and the ship does not deviate from its course.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at an iftar with former and current members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT). https://www.tccb...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Altun noted the following on the occasion of the 155th anniversary of the Circassian exile: “We commemorate with mercy the Circassians who lost their lives in this painful incident which rooted them out of Caucasia, their homeland, and share our Circassian brothers’ sorrow.” Altun shared the following on his official Twitter account: “The pain of the Circassian exile, which went down in the history of humanity as a black mark, still rankles even after 155 years. We commemorate with mercy those who lost their lives in this painful incident which rooted them out...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun shared information on his Twitter account about the panel series entitled “Same Origin/New Vision” which will be held in the US between May 21 and 24. Altun shared the following information in his tweet: “With the aim of effective public diplomacy all over the world, the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will organize a program in the US where we will explain the policies and theses of our country directly to American politicians and society and evaluate the relations between the two countries. The panel that we will hold in the US House...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hosted Baghdad Amreyev, the newly-appointed secretary-general of the Turkic Council, wishing him success in his new role. The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, also known as the Turkic Council, was established in 2009 as an international intergovernmental organization, with the aim of promoting comprehensive cooperation among Turkic speaking states. Its four founding member states are Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey. According to presidential sources, Erdogan expressed his desire for Istanbul to continue as the center of the council and the protection of the current structure during the meeting. Erdogan also lent his support to...