We are going to create awareness about Turkey's policies and theses in a series of panels in the U.S., said Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun in a tweet. Altun said his office is launching a three-day campaign of panels "Turkey-U.S. Relations: Same Origin/New Vision" from May 21 to 24 in line with Turkey's understanding of effective global diplomacy. The panels will be held at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington D.C. and New York's Harvard Club. "The panel we organize in D.C., at the U.S. House of Representatives holds special importance since members...
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Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will organize a panel series titled "Turkey-US Relations: Same Origin/New Vision" in the USA on May 21-24. The panel series called "Turkey-US Relations: Same Origin/New Vision" and organized by the Presidency of The Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communications, will be held in the US on 21-24 May 2019 in Washington and New York, respectively. The panel series where the past, present and future of Turkey-US relations will be discussed thoroughly, will be attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Selim Kıran, President of Altınbaş University and the Presidency’s Security and Foreign Policies...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his Twitter account about May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day, saying: “19 May 1919 is the day of those who shielded their chests against enemies, relying on nothing but the help of God and the nation, and those who changed the course of history with courage and faith.” Altun indicated that we proudly celebrated the centenary of our National Struggle. It was the first step of the great march when Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk set off from İstanbul on May 16, 1919 and landed on Samsun on...
Speaking at an event held in Samsun on the occasion of May 19 Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, President Erdoğan said: “The wave of attacks in security and economy has not ended yet. We foil one by one the traps set against our country both at home and abroad and renew our resolve for a stronger future.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the celebrations held in Samsun to mark the 100thanniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s arrival in Samsun and the start of Turkey’s national struggle. Noting that the Turkish nation...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered questions on current issues in an interview with the youth at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. In answer to a question about Turkey’s purchase of S-400s from Russia, President Erdoğan stated that it is a done deal and that there is no question of stepping back on the issue. The delivery of S-400s will start in July, President Erdoğan noted, adding that this could be brought forward. Stressing that there is no such issue as S-400s’ incompatibility with F-35 fighters from a technical viewpoint, President Erdoğan said...
Addressing mukhtars during an iftar in Istanbul, President Erdoğan underlined that the Turkish nation has managed to overcome all the attacks it has faced so far thanks to its unity and solidarity, and said: “Today as well, we don’t think or envisage any solution other than democracy, rule of law and social state for our country, an approach that sees Turkey as the common denominator and embraces all of our 82 million citizens.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech during an iftar with mukhtars in Istanbul. Calling on citizens to duly respond at the polls to those...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko, at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105401/president-erdogan-receives-russian-federation-council-chair-matviyenko
Turkey “neutralized” over 400 high-level terrorists over past two-and-half years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. “In just two-and-half years alone, we have neutralized 420 so-called high-level terrorists, including 16 red-listed terrorists,” Erdogan told members of domestic security agencies following fast-breaking meal, or iftar, in Istanbul. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured. “We have decreased the number of terrorists on our borders to around 700, which was once around 2,000,” he said, adding that there was a considerable decrease in number of people joining the terror...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday had a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani and Uzbek counterparts, according to presidential sources. The leaders discussed regional issues and bilateral relations, said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restriction on speaking to the media. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/turkish-azerbaijani-uzbek-leaders-speak-over-phone/1479298