Ahmet Erdoğan

Turkey will be in the forefront of the space war thanks to its dedicated youth, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, informing that there is a great interest in the government's project of sending a Turkish citizen to space in 2023.

Turkey's president on May 27 spoke in support of the country's economic policy program, underlining that it is consistent and suitable given the current situation in the world.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the opening ceremony of the headquarters of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK) in Istanbul.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a phone call on April 11. 

According to the Turkish Communications Directorate, Erdoğan called Sharif after he took the oath of office.

Sharif was sworn-in on Monday after former Premier Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote that he attempted to thwart. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 15 warned against attempts by Greece for the armament of the Aegean islands.

"It is not possible for us to remain silent about the military activities carried out in violation of the agreements on the islands with disarmed status," Erdoğan told journalists traveling with him from the United Arab Emirates to Turkey.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Dec. 2 stated that the national naval artillery is equipped with a digital fire control system developed with domestic and national means and that the Turkish Naval Forces will have much stronger and more effective mobility once this weapon system is included in the inventory.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Nov. 4 the country's economic growth rate could reach double digits by this year's end, considerably upping estimated figures by international organizations.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Oct. 18 Turkey forecasts ending the year 2021 with a 9% economic growth.

"While most of the G20 countries threw in the towel in 2020 at the peak of the pandemic, we became the second-largest growing country among them by expanding 1.8%," he said, speaking at Turkey-Angola Business Forum.

Turkey is taking a leading role in the fight against Islamophobia on international platforms, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 19, resembling Islamophobia to a "provocative, deadlier" virus.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 19 that he would meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York.

Turkey will build a massive combined military headquarters and collect the Defense Ministry, the chief of General Staff as well as force commands under a single roof in a bid to further coordinate the country's defense, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.

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