Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Leader of Turkey

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Announcement
2026-07-30

As Turkey, we are ready to provide whatever support we can in the context of the reconstruction of Southern Lebanon, which was heavily affected by Israeli attacks. 🇹🇷 🇱🇧

Announcement
2026-07-30

I was very pleased to host the President of Lebanon, Mr. Aoun, in our country. 🇹🇷 🇱🇧 We continue our strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of friendly and brotherly Lebanon, with whom we have strong ties. During our meetings, we discussed regional developments, especially in light of the ongoing Israeli occupation in the south of Lebanon. Lebanon is one of the countries that will benefit most from the stability, peace and cooperation environment that we have aimed for in t…

Speech
2026-07-30

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received President of the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, Faiq Zidan, at the Presidential Complex.

Speech
2026-07-30

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon, who is paying an official visit to Türkiye, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. Once the two leaders arrived at the ceremonial ground, the national anthems of Türkiye and Lebanon were played, and President Aoun inspected the guard of honor. Following the introduction of the delegations, the two leaders posed for the press and headed inside for their bilateral meeting.

Speech
2026-07-30

Speaking at a joint press conference with President Aoun of Lebanon, President Erdoğan said: “Lebanon is a brotherly country that has suffered the biggest harm as an area of rivalry and conflict of some powers in the region for years. In this sense, Lebanon is one of the countries that will benefit the most from the environment of stability, peace and cooperation we have aimed for since the very beginning in the Middle East.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon h…

Speech
2026-07-30

Delivering remarks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “As Türkiye, we are successfully managing multiple shocks in the global conjecture, where a new crisis arises every day. Despite the conflicts in our region, Türkiye’s economy remains strong. We are making special efforts to minimize the impact of war- related costs on our citizens.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks at a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presid…

Announcement
2026-07-29

Despite the conflicts in our region, Turkey's economy is standing tall. As Türkiye, we are successfully managing multiple shocks in a global conjuncture where a new crisis emerges every day, thank God.

Announcement
2026-07-29

While our political opponents argue about who is an extra, who is a traitor, who is a collaborator, we, as a team, are trying to make our country the leading actor in global politics with harmony and dedication. Turkey's journey to its bright goals continues unabated.

Announcement
2026-07-29

As the People's Alliance, we will hopefully achieve the goal of the Terror-Free Türkiye process, which we carry out in full solidarity despite various difficulties, with the support of our political parties that put national issues before their personal interests.

Announcement
2026-07-29

We carefully follow every step taken by those who try to turn the tensions in our region into an opportunity and want to make Cyprus a part of new military structures and geopolitical calculations. Here I remind those who miscalculated this fact: Turkey will never leave its Turkish Cypriot brothers alone today or tomorrow, as it did throughout history, 52 years ago, and will never allow old pains to be experienced again, at any cost. We are strengthening our cooperation year by year so that the …

Announcement
2026-07-29

No one should doubt this: Turkey has the power, knowledge and potential to overcome all kinds of difficulties. As long as there is "trust in politics and stability in administration", with God's permission, every problem will be solved, every trouble will be eliminated, every obstacle will be overcome.

Announcement
2026-07-29

All of the areas burned in forest fires yielded seeds and saplings. As some people who "built a nest in the mouth of lies" claimed, saplings rose in those areas, not hotels. We not only afforested the burned areas, but also strengthened our capacity to fight fires.

Announcement
2026-07-29

This summer, a total of 90 fires broke out across our country, 59 of which were in non-forest areas. 81 of these fires were completely brought under control. We are currently working to control the fires in Muğla, Balıkesir, Antalya and Çanakkale...

Announcement
2026-07-29

This summer, a total of 90 fires broke out across our country, 59 of which were in non-forest areas. 81 of these fires were completely brought under control. We are currently continuing our work to control the fires in Muğla, Balıkesir, Antalya and Çanakkale. To extinguish these fires, 21 aircraft, 58 helicopters and a total of 929 land vehicles, including 420 water tankers, 142 water tankers and 76 construction equipment, and 3 thousand 210 personnel are working intensively. We also follow the …

Speech
2026-07-29

The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex.

Announcement
2026-07-28

As Turkey, we are ready to support Iraq in every field it needs. 🇹🇷 🇮🇶

Announcement
2026-07-28

We met with the Prime Minister of Iraq, my dear brother, Mr. Ali Zaydi, and his delegation in Ankara today, and we signed documents that will further our relations on the basis of brotherhood. 🇹🇷 🇮🇶 We have not kept Iraq's peace and stability separate from the situation of our country since the past, and we will not. We strive to ensure that our region is no longer associated with war, terrorism and conflict, but with development, prosperity, peace and stability. We are in close dialogue with ou…

Announcement
2026-07-28

We see the fight against all kinds of disinformation as a national security issue for our country, democracy and social peace. Because today, disinformation has gone beyond spreading false information; It has turned into an asymmetric element that weakens the sense of unity and trust of societies, including us, and threatens democracies. We will continue our fight against disinformation with determination, with this understanding and in line with the vital importance of the issue.

Announcement
2026-07-28

During the February 6 earthquakes, we saw that many different groups of people, including social media phenomena, artists, actors, journalists and politicians, were involved in a war of attrition, and joined forces as if a button was pressed from the same center. As a state, we had to help our disaster victims with all our resources, and on the other hand, we had to fight the disinformation spread by these circles. The information and documents that have been revealed in recent weeks clearly sho…

Announcement
2026-07-28

It is not right to limit success in communication to visibility. The real success is not compromising human dignity and truth while being visible. Our main goal is to build a digital communication ecosystem that protects truth, privacy and social trust in our age where privacy is eroded.

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