Tayyip Erdogan

Meral Aksener, the leader of the 'Good Party' (IYI) speaks in front of the picture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, in Kocaeli, 19 June 2018. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

Hundreds of homes and stores built for the victims of a major earthquake in Aegean Turkey last year will be handed over to their new owners on Friday, the country's president announced on Nov. 22.

The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge will contribute to developing social ties among Europe, Asia, and Africa, while improving the trade and tourism sectors, Turkey's president said on Nov. 13.

The Turkish press reported that the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has purchased a fourth drilling ship.

Those who know that the Turkish president belongs to the category of politicians who use foreign policy for domestic consumption were not surprised by his attempt to reverse his decline in opinion polls with such sensationalist moves.

Turkey is approaching its targets of overcoming global crisis successfully, said the country's president on Nov. 10 in his speech commemorating Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, noting that the outcome of his achievements is "the road map of Turkey."

Turkey is looking to the future with hope through the strength of its youth in an era when the West's population is aging and education and infrastructure problems in the East remain stubborn, Turkey's president stressed on Nov. 3.

Turkey is prepared to boost defense and security cooperation with Chad as the African nation faces terrorists and other armed groups, the Turkish president said on Oct. 27.

The Turkish president on Oct. 25 slammed envoys of 10 countries over their statement on the ongoing case of businessman Osman Kavala.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dream risks becoming Constantinople’s nightmare

As two NATO countries, Turkey and the U.S. should be in a very different position, the Turkish president said on Sept. 24.