President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a tete-a-tete meeting in Russia's Sochi on Thursday ahead of a Syria summit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. During the meeting, Erdogan said Turkey welcomed Russia's positive attitude towards a proposed "safe zone" in northern Syria, adding that Turkey supported the safe zone idea in Syria as long as it served to address Turkey's national security concerns. He said Syria's territorial integrity will not be ensured unless the PYD/YPG terror group is cleared from Manbij, east of the Euphrates. "We may soon...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed merchants and craftsmen at a gathering in Ankara. Thanking Ministry of Trade and relevant organizations that have organized the gathering, President Erdoğan said: “I see our merchants and craftsmen as cornerstones of our country and the cement of our unity and solidarity. To us, merchants are external members of our homes.” “Turkey's development can be achieved through the improvement of each of our 81 provinces” Stating that Turkey’s growth is possible only with the growing of our entire nation all together with industrialists, businesspeople, merchants, farmers, workers...
Addressing citizens in Çorum, President Erdoğan said: “We have been in politics for 40 years. We have for 40 years been at your disposal with our works and sincerity as well as with our efforts and struggles. We have worked very hard day and night for 40 years to reinvigorate Turkey and to improve and enrich our cities.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the party’s campaign rally in Çorum in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. During his address, President Erdoğan...
Turkey's shipping industry has blossomed over the last 16 years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. "The Turkish shipping industry has blown the cobwebs away and blossomed again over the last 16 years," Erdogan said at the launch ceremony in Tuzla, Istanbul of a new test and training ship, the Ufuk (A-591). "In today’s world, where preventative intelligence, especially signals intelligence, has gained vital importance, I believe the corvette Ufuk will fill a large gap,” Erdogan said. He added that Turkey is one of the leading countries in the Mediterranean in both building and maintaining...
Turkey will foil any attempts against its interests and goals, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. "Our homeland, our flag, our state, our nation and our independence is our honor," Erdogan told a local election campaign rally in Sivas province. Turkey will prevent every threat to its homeland, flag and state. Turkey devastated terror in the southeastern mountains of Cudi, Gabar and Tendurek, Erdogan said. "We gave a response to those who wanted to attack Turkey in the Jarabulus city of northern Syria and Afrin, northwestern Syrian city,” he said...
Turkey is ready to assume counter-terrorism role after the U.S. leaves Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. "Turkey is ready to take over responsibility in fight against terrorist groups in [Syria] areas which the U.S. will withdraw from," Erdogan said during his address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American-Turkish Council. U.S. President Donald Trump made the unexpected decision in December to withdraw all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, drawing criticism from many allies and security aides, including his own Cabinet. "The recent initiative that Trump took in Syria ruined the...
Turkey has launched an idea project in January to receive direct proposals of people to use them for the country benefits. Turkish Presidency Directorate of Communications said in a press release on Thursday that it kicked off a project called "I Have An Idea for My Country in 2019", so everyone in Turkey is able to convey recommendations and ideas to the public offices in a direct way. This platform is aimed to be a channel in which helpful ideas coming from people are amassed. Then the inspirational ideas in this platform would be put into practice. Fahrettin Altun, presidential communications...
All issues with Greece can be resolved “on an equitable basis and in a peaceful way,” Turkey’s president said Tuesday. “Our expectation from Greece is that it doesn’t become a safe haven where FETO, PKK, DHKP-C terrorists take refuge,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a joint news conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Ankara. FETO, or the Fetullah Terrorist Organization, and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016 which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured. Erdogan once again reiterated Turkey’s expectations on...
The era of Turkey taking out loans from the IMF is long since gone, said the President Erdogan on Tuesday. "Turkey closed its IMF chapter in May 2013 and, God willing, it will not be reopened," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the parliamentary group of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.. Erdogan slammed claims by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) that Turkey would seek to negotiate with the IMF after the local elections set for March 31. "It is clear who has gone to the IMF. Those that have the CHP mentality, they have gone to the IMF," he...