Presidential Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun underlined that efforts of Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETO) members, at home and abroad, to discredit July 15 cases were in vain, indicating the fight against this insidious organization would continue resolutely until no single FETO member was left unquestioned. Altun posted on his Twitter account, sharing a video prepared by Anadolu Agency (AA) about the “denial strategy” of FETO. He tweeted: "Denial and pretence strategy used in an organized manner by FETO members, who were caught in the act during July 15 coup attempt, before courts will not suffice to dissemble their betrayal and...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet on Feb. 14 in Russia's coastal city of Sochi, where they will discuss Syria. "We will meet with Putin on Feb. 14 in Sochi," Erdogan told Turkish state broadcaster TRT News in an exclusive interview on Sunday. The president said Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold the second Syria summit in Sochi and hoped that the summit would contribute to the situation in Syria. Erdogan, Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani first met in Sochi in 2017. Turkey and Russia, together with Iran, are the guarantor countries which...
Turkey’s president on Saturday received Palestinian members of the Israeli parliament in Istanbul. Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the representatives in a closed door meeting lasting roughly 90 minutes at the Tarabya Presidential Campus (Huber Villa), presidential sources said. Erdogan underlined that Turkey will not “turn its back” on the Palestinian cause or people, adding that Ankara will share "all means available" for ending the occupation and establishing peace. He went on to thank the Knesset members for their service of representing the Palestinian will in Israel’s legislative body against Tel Aviv’s “oppression...
Turkey will "take matters into its own hands" to foil attempts of forming "terror corridor", the country’s presidential communications director said on Friday. "Turkey will again take matters into its own hands to foil any attempts of forming terror corridor as it did during the Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch operations, without being intimidated from any threats," Fahrettin Altun said in an interview with a journal of Ankara-based Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA). Altun said Turkey works for finding a political solution to Syria crisis. Talking about possible operation east of Euphrates River, Altun said: ...
Turkish forces will very soon clear all Daesh remnants from Syria, the terrorists deliberately left there and trained against Turkey, the country’s president said on Monday. “We will very soon bring peace, security, and stability east of the Euphrates River, just as we did in other regions [in Syria],” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, referring to a promised counter-terrorist operation across Turkey’s borders, following up on two similar operations since 2016. “In this regard, we continue to be in contact with powers which have a military presence in the field, particularly the U.S. and...
Turkey will produce larger armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in a few months, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday. Speaking at a mass opening ceremony in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, Erdogan stated the new product would set "an example to the world." Stating that Turkey has been producing both surveillance and armed drones, Turkish leader said: "Now, we are producing larger armed unmanned air vehicles and it will be completed in a few months." He went on to say that 65 percent of Turkish defense industry needs are provided by local producers, highlighting his country's recent success in...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at an opening ceremony of the newly-built facilities in Antalya. “We continue at full throttle our megaprojects admired by the whole world” Referring to the level of development Turkey has reached as significant but not enough, President Erdoğan underlined that Turkey will definitely attain its goals for 2023, and continued: “We have never and will never waver in our determination to achieve our goals for 2023. We continue at full throttle our investments, our megaprojects admired by the whole world, our political initiatives, and our consolidation of the military infrastructure....
Those who fight for democracy should side with those who are elected and champion democracy, Turkey's president said on Thursday, referring to the U.S. recognizing a Venezuelan opposition leader as interim president, rather than President Nicolas Maduro. "If Maduro takes a tough stance... I believe the Venezuelan people will back their elected president," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a joint news conference alongside visiting Maltese President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca. "If you do not respect election results, then this is not democracy, this is a totalitarian mindset," Erdogan added. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Venezuelan opposition...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said efforts against terrorist organizations in Syria’s Idlib will continue. “Our joint fight against terrorist organizations in Syria's Idlib will continue,” Erdogan said in a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Last September, following a meeting between Erdogan and Putin, the two sides agreed to set up a demilitarized zone in Idlib, Syria. Under the deal, opposition groups in Idlib are to remain in areas where they are already present, while Russia and Turkey conduct joint patrols in the area to...