Politics of Turkey

"If President Erdogan thinks that I will not defend the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Greece and that I will not tell the international public that Turkey is behaving like a revisionist power, then he is wrong," he said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on the European Union to focus on common denominator between Brussels and Ankara rather than their differences and said that Turkey's full membership is a requirement for the bloc's future.

The newly founded Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) will run independently in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the party chair, Ali Babacan, has said, stressing that his party will stick to its loyalty to the six-party opposition alliance.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized U.S. President Joe Biden on April 25 for his statements on the events of 1915, saying the U.S. leader's statement was "based on lies and false information."

A proposal by Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Garo Paylan for recognition of the "Armenian Genocide" sparked debate among the political parties of Turkey.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a message on April 24 to the patriarch of the Armenians of Turkey, Sahak Mashalyan, and commemorated the Armenians died during the First World War.

"I commemorate the Ottoman Armenians we lost in the war. Let's build the future instead of magnifying the suffering," Erdoğan said in his message.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will start a seven-day South America tour that includes six states.

A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry informed that Çavuşoğlu will visit Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela between April 23 and 29.

Turkey will become a regional logistic hub, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on April 12, while revealing a "Transport and Logistics Master Plan" for 2053, which also includes the Canal Istanbul.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer discussed over phone bilateral ties and regional developments including the Russia-Ukraine war, Turkey's Communications Directorate said on April 10. 

The call addressed steps to enhance the Turkey-Austria relations, as well as regional issues, including the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 6 vowed to protect the nation against rising inflation, reiterating his government's goal to become among the 10 biggest economies of the world.