Addressing citizens in Ordu, President Erdoğan said: “The balances across the world are getting disrupted and new ones are being established daily. The most painful, tragic, bloody and brutal implications of these troubles become manifest in our region. Yet, Turkey has managed to stand strong throughout such a turbulent period despite all the attacks and threats it has sustained.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at a campaign rally in the Black Sea province of Ordu in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Recalling that he is...
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President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens during a campaign rally in the province of Trabzon in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. As Turkey has grown stronger at home over the past 17 years, it has also grown stronger and gained further reputation abroad, President Erdoğan highlighted during his address, adding that as its democracy advances, Turkey has a greater say in international politics. Tensions between Pakistan and India Underlining that they exert efforts in order for peace and justice to prevail not only in Turkey but also in...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens during a campaign rally in the province of Rize in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Making remarks on the upcoming local elections, President Erdoğan said they have made TL18-billion worth of investment in Rize over the past 17 years, and elaborated that among these investments are 1,800 new classrooms, university dormitories for 4,526 students, swimming pools, youth centers and sport halls. Natural gas and oil exploration works in the East Mediterranean and the Black Sea Pointing also to the natural gas and oil...
Proceeding to Rize’s Güneysu district, his hometown, following the opening ceremony he attended in Artvin, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was welcomed by citizens upon his arrival there. Delivering a brief speech outside Güneysu Central Mosque, President Erdoğan said he will come together with all his fellow townsmen at a campaign rally in Rize, and that later in the day he will attend another campaign rally in the province of Trabzon. President Erdoğan added that he will also participate in the campaign rallies to be held in the provinces of Ordu and Samsun on Sunday. ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech during an opening ceremony of the newly-introduced services and facilities in the Black Sea province of Artvin. Pointing to the total investment value of the newly-introduced services and facilities, which is 1.252 billion Turkish liras, President Erdoğan noted that among these services and facilities are a higher vocational school, dormitory buildings, a library and Borçka State Hospital. President Erdoğan went on to say: “Now, we are building in Yusufeli the third biggest dam of the world. The Yusufeli Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant will produce 1.888 billion kilowatt-hour of energy a...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens during a campaign rally in the province of Ardahan in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “Politics of unity is the key to both economic and social development” Stating that peace is not possible without unity and prosperity without solidarity, President Erdoğan noted that politics of unity is the key to both economic and social development, and added: “No earthly power can intimidate or take captive hearts that beat together. And, no obstacle can stand in the way of societies that stick...
Turkey's president discussed recent tensions between Pakistan and India over the phone with the Pakistani premier on Thursday. According to a statement from the Pakistani prime ministry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed appreciation for Imran Khan's move to release a captured Indian fighter pilot that had entered Pakistani airspace on Wednesday. The statement added that Khan had thanked Erdogan for his "constant support for Pakistan and the Kashmiri people." Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors have escalated following a suicide bombing claimed by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) in Jammu and Kashmir that killed more than 40 Indian troops earlier this month. On...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed citizens during a campaign rally in the province of Erzurum in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Pointing out that the torch of Turkey’s national struggle was lit a century ago in Erzurum, President Erdoğan noted that they will be celebrating the centennial of the Erzurum Congress, one of the milestones of the Turkish War of Independence, this year. Drawing attention also to the investments made in Erzurum in a large variety of areas including, education, technology, healthcare, transportation and housing,...
Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun said: "February 28 did not last a thousand years, but the will of the nation shall remain forever." In his statement on Twitter, Prof. Altun said: "February 28 was a blow to the people's will and their values." Stating that the Turkish nation demonstrated that attempts for tutelage, coup and invasion would be buried in history with a glorious resistance such as on July 15, 2016, Prof. Altun added: "February 28 did not last a thousand years, but the will of the nation shall remain forever." In his tweet, Fahrettin Altun also shared photographs of tanks...