Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
@RTErdogan · World leaders & international officials
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the President of Turkey and the harshest state-level critic of Israel, comparing its leaders to Hitler while hosting Hamas figures.
I congratulate you on the 104th anniversary of İzmir’s liberation from enemy occupation, and I remember with prayers for mercy and gratitude all our heroes—foremost Gazi Mustafa Kemal—who led our National Struggle to a great victory. I convey my greetings to all our citizens of İzmir.
Translated from TurkishTürkiye became the country that increased its score the most among OECD countries in three different areas in PISA 2025. I congratulate all our teachers, students, parents, and the entire education community who contributed to this achievement, which is a result of the importance we attach to education. We will continue working so that our children, who are the guarantee of our future, grow up more qualified, more self-confident, and better equipped.
Translated from TurkishYesterday, through the Medium-Term Program we announced, we shared with the public our roadmap for the next 3 years. With the Medium-Term Program, we set out our policies aimed at strengthening the agriculture and industry sectors and our services sector, particularly tourism… increasing production based on high technology and added value… developing our export capacity and advancing our economy’s competitiveness to higher levels. Despite the difficulties stemming from geopolitical risks and uncertainties, there is no change whatsoever in our policies that prioritize investment, employment, production, and exports. Likewise, our resolute stance in the fight against inflation will continue. We will continue taking steps that will increase the welfare of our nation and produce lasting solutions to the structural problems of our economy. I congratulate everyone who contributed to preparing the Medium-Term Program, which sets the macroeconomic course for the next three years, and wish that the program will bring good fortune to our country, our nation, and our economy.
Translated from TurkishWe regard the Republic of Türkiye as the most precious link in our journey of thousands of years, stretching from the past into the future. We do not accept denialist approaches that begin our nation’s and civilization’s deep-rooted history spanning centuries 100–150 years ago.
Translated from TurkishTürkiye will shake hands with its friends, embrace its relatives, and reunite with its brothers. Those who are friends of Türkiye will win, while those who harbor hostility will lose. Have no doubt: no one has the power to change the course of history.
Translated from TurkishI wholeheartedly congratulate Ms. Giorgia Meloni on becoming the “longest-serving prime minister” of the Italian Republic. I wholeheartedly believe that, together with Ms. @GiorgiaMeloni, we will further strengthen the cooperation and solidarity between our countries with each passing day.
Translated from TurkishIt is no coincidence that those who once wanted to sever our nation’s ties with its roots targeted our books and libraries. This country has seen days when its most valuable documents were sold to foreigners as scrap at three kuruş per okka, for the purpose of turning them into paper pulp. The most shameful book massacres, however, took place during coup periods, when the national will and democracy were suspended. Most recently, during the 28 February period, 4,500 works were thrown into the trash from Istanbul University’s library by the tutelary rulers of the time; 500 of them belonged to Sultan Abdulhamid II’s personal library. Unfortunately, these very wrongs committed at one time played a major role in the background to the cultural desertification whose effects we sadly feel today in some areas. In this regard, I consider it especially important that our İSAR Foundation safeguard our history, our culture, our civilizational heritage, and the works that connect us to our roots.
Translated from TurkishOn the 107th anniversary of the Sivas Congress, a historic turning point that enabled the national forces operating on different fronts in Anatolia to unite around a shared ideal, I remember all our heroes, foremost Gazi Mustafa Kemal, with respect and gratitude, and extend my warmest greetings to the people of Sivas, who hosted the congress, and to all my citizens.
Translated from TurkishI learned with sorrow of the passing of Mr. Sıddık Eraslan, who rendered important services as the mayor of Çekmeköy for three terms from 1994 to 2009. I pray for Allah’s mercy upon the deceased and convey my condolences to his family.
Translated from TurkishHaving learned with sorrow of the passing of our AK Party Women's Branch Central Decision and Administrative Board member, my valued companion on the path and in the cause, İsmet Zeynep Çiftçi, I pray to Allah to have mercy on her; I extend my condolences to her family, loved ones, and our AK Party organization.
Translated from TurkishWe are striving to advance our cooperation in every field with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which we see as a rising star.
Translated from TurkishToday, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit we held in Kyrgyzstan, we discussed its contributions to the multipolar international system. Representing approximately 3.5 billion people and a domestic product worth $35 trillion, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has become one of the indispensable elements of the multipolar order over the past 25 years. We view the Organization, which brings the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East together on common ground, as a supporter and complement to the United Nations. I would like to underscore our country’s critical role in diversifying energy corridors and managing geopolitical risks, particularly with regard to the Organization’s geography gaining access to Western markets. We want the Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor Initiative to also be brought into alignment with the Belt and Road Initiative, and in this context we attach great importance to cooperation within the Organization. I emphasize once again that I believe our Organization, drawing motivation from the Shanghai Spirit, will play an important role in building a truly multipolar world. I convey my gratitude to everyone who contributed to organizing the summit, especially the President of Kyrgyzstan, my dear brother Sadyr Japarov. I wish success to Pakistan, which will take over the Organization’s rotating presidency from Kyrgyzstan, and I hope our meetings will bring good fortune to the shared future of our region and our countries.
Translated from TurkishThose who try to provoke Türkiye, those who give themselves over to empty dreams, should know and understand this well: “The majesty of our ancestors is known throughout the world. Do not think that nature changes! This blood is the same blood once again.”
Translated from TurkishOur greatest need is unity and solidarity; even if our political views and origins differ, we must rally around our motto: one nation, one flag, one homeland, one state. What we need is the great Turkey consensus. I wholeheartedly believe that our nation will flow toward the horizons to which history calls us, demolishing the barriers that stand in its way like a mighty river.
Translated from TurkishJust as in Syria in recent days, as the chapters of terrorism are closed, hopes will grow and a different wind will begin to blow in our region. Just as what we said 10–15 years ago is now, with the help of Almighty Allah, coming true one by one, God willing, we will all bear witness to what we say today coming to pass in the not-too-distant future. As both a nation and the fraternal peoples of the region, we now have the opportunity to write a new golden page in history after great hardships. With Allah’s permission, we will not allow this opportunity to slip away.
Translated from TurkishAugust 30 is the day of the invaders’ frustration—those who wanted to drive the Turks out of Anatolia and, if they had been able, eradicate our roots—and the holiday of our nation.
Translated from Turkish (Türkiye)In the defense industry, where we have raised the domestic production rate above 82%, so to speak, we are now competing only with ourselves.
Translated from TurkishFollowing the betrayal of July 15, we established our National Defense University to bring all our schools providing military education together under one roof. Over the course of 10 years, we succeeded in purging both our army and our military schools of the dishonorable individuals who betrayed that honorable uniform. From its establishment to today, a total of 67,464 officers, noncommissioned officers, and officer cadets have graduated from the military schools under our University. While many European countries cannot even fill the quotas of their military academies and noncommissioned officer vocational colleges, thank God, exactly 120,000 applications were submitted to our National Defense University this year. This interest in our military academies is also an important indicator of the high standard our National Defense University has achieved in military education. While we were achieving all these successes, some were also making plans to wear down our army after July 15 and attacking our University. We answered those who pursued discord by saying, “You are cutting the veins of the Turkish army,” with epics written in the field by the sons of the homeland and in the squares by lovers of the state, nation, and homeland. Thank God, our army is living through its strongest period today.
Translated from TurkishToday, together with their families and commanders, we too shared in the graduation joy of our students studying at our military academies. I congratulate our 1,276 lieutenants in total: 807 from our Army Military Academy, 271 from our Naval Military Academy, and 198 from our Air Force Military Academy. Today, 141 visiting military personnel from friendly and brotherly countries also graduated. Thus, we have raised the number of graduates of our military academies since 2016 to today to a total of 22,540, including 1,229 guests. On behalf of myself and my nation, I congratulate all our students who successfully graduated from our military academies, foremost those who ranked highest, and wish each of them outstanding success in the duties they will undertake in our army.
Translated from TurkishToday, following the capsizing of the passenger ship that was sailing from Kyrenia to Taşucu in Mersin, I convey my best wishes for a speedy recovery to our people and the Turkish Cypriot people. Immediately after the accident, we launched extensive search-and-rescue efforts in cooperation with the authorities of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. As a result of these efforts, 237 passengers and crew members were rescued safe and sound, while sadly 7 of our brothers and sisters lost their lives. Efforts to reach the missing continue without interruption. God willing, we hope to receive positive news from these efforts. We too are closely following this process, in which we have mobilized all the resources of our state. I ask God to have mercy on our brothers and sisters who lost their lives in the accident, and I convey my wishes for a speedy recovery to our citizens who were rescued alive.
Translated from TurkishAccepting congratulations on Victory Day, August 30
Translated from TurkishI congratulate all the heroic members of our Turkish Armed Forces, the pride of our country and the apple of our nation’s eye with their glorious 2,235-year history, on Turkish Armed Forces Day, August 30. I ask Allah to grant success to our heroic Mehmetçiks and convey my greetings.
Translated from TurkishOn the 104th anniversary of the Great Victory, which went down in history as the Battle of the Commander-in-Chief and constituted the most important stage of the National Struggle, I congratulate our beloved nation, the Turkish Cypriot people, and our citizens living in different countries around the world on August 30 Victory Day. I commemorate with gratitude Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the commander-in-chief of the Great Victory, and his comrades-in-arms; I ask Almighty God to have mercy on our martyrs, whom we regard as the eternal guardians of our independence, and I remember our veterans with gratitude. May our August 30 Victory Day be blessed.
Translated from TurkishVisit to Anıtkabir
Translated from TurkishAs Muslims, we can get nowhere by placing our hopes in others. We must be strong, defend our rights and law together, and build peace and security in our region together. For this reason, we say, “There is goodness in alliance”; we are striving to expand alliances among ourselves and throughout the Islamic world, and to reduce disagreements. We desire that the ummah of Muhammad, which for centuries gave direction to history and order to the world, should once again cling together like the bricks of a wall. As Muslims, we want to walk together toward the future, believing in one another, relying on one another, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart. All our efforts are aimed at securing alliance and unity. All our efforts are aimed at building a climate of peace and security in our region. God willing, as much as our strength allows, for unity, for establishing brotherhood, and for the Islamic world to act in unity and integrity, we will continue to put our whole selves under the stone, together with our hands.
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