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Apr 20 8 tweets 3 min read
LIVE: Turkish FM Hakan Fidan and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry hold joint presser in Istanbul
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Turkish FM Hakan Fidan:

- We discussed diplomatic steps & two-state solution for Gaza's grim situation
- We are in coordination with Egypt for humanitarian aid flowing through Rafah
- We also discussed situations in Libya, Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia as other cooperation areas
Oct 28, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses mass rally in Istanbul to show support for Palestinians:

- I thank everyone of you for showing solidarity with Palestinians
- Our hearts are wrenched due to what is happening in Gaza
- We’ll continue to raise our voice against atrocities in Palestine
Turkish President Erdogan:

- Gaza was inseparable part of our homeland in past
- We feel pain of our brothers and sisters in Gaza
- We’re here to show support for the oppressed
Oct 25, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Turkish President Erdogan:

- Hamas is not a terror organisation
- They're trying to save their people & homeland
- Hamas is a group of liberation Turkish President Erdogan:

- PM Netanyahu & his govt abused Türkiye's goodwill
- We've now cancelled our state visits to Israel
- We have no problem with Israeli state, but we'll never approve of it committing atrocities
May 28, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory speech:

- I would like to thank every citizen who thinks we’re capable of running this state for another 5 years
- I hope we continue to build ‘Century of Türkiye’ together
- Our nation has won, our democracy has won President Erdogan's victory speech:

- No one has lost today, all 85M of our citizens have won
- Now is the time to unite & integrate around our national goals & dreams
- In one of most important elections of our multi-party political life, our nation made its decision
May 28, 2023 29 tweets 9 min read
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al Thani:

- My dear brother Recep Tayyip Erdogan, congratulations on your victory
- I wish you success in your new term
- I wish for our strong relations to further our countries' development & growth Image Congratulations to President Erdogan on his unquestionable election victory – Hungarian PM Viktor Orban Image
May 28, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Voters in Türkiye return to polls to elect a president, choosing between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and head of opposition party CHP Kemal Kilicdaroglu, after no candidate was able to reach the 50% threshold in first round

Follow our live coverage 👇 trt.world/vpqd Polls close across Türkiye for round two of the country's presidential election

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May 28, 2023 10 tweets 3 min read
#BREAKING: Polls open for Türkiye’s presidential run-off election Image Millions of voters start heading to polls in Türkiye as country’s first-ever presidential run-off election begins
Jan 14, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Russia could only be stopped on battlefield, says Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, after residential building and energy infrastructure are hit in fighting — now in its 326th day

Follow our live coverage👇 trtworld.com/europe/live-bl… Britain will send 14 Challenger 2 tanks, 30 self-propelled AS-90s guns and other weaponry to Ukraine in coming weeks, says PM Rishi Sunak's office

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Jan 14, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
A Turkish psychology student who secured Erasmus+ funding had her application to Stockholm University rejected by a professor over Türkiye’s stance on Sweden’s NATO bid trtworld.com/magazine/swedi… Image “Since Türkiye does not allow Sweden to join NATO, I have to decline.”

A Turkish university student who applied for an internship at Stockholm University in Sweden, received a shocking response from one of its professors
Nov 12, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
Türkiye’s President Erdogan on Organization of Turkic States’ 9th Summit in Uzbekistan:

- Discussed current issues related to the Turkish world in detail & defined areas to cooperate in the coming period
- Signed agreements on economy, cultural issues & environmental problems Türkiye’s President Erdogan:

- Transformed Turkic Council into an int’l organisation last year in Istanbul
- OTS proven itself as successful cooperation platform & its influence in the region & world is increasing
- Thankfully, member states stands firmly on our agenda
Nov 11, 2022 15 tweets 5 min read
Türkiye’s President Erdogan at Organization of Turkic States summit in Uzbekistan:

- Türkiye continues to fight terrorist organisations, mainly PKK/YPG, FETO, Daesh
- We are the largest migrant hosting country in world
- We should act together against climate change Türkiye’s President Erdogan calls members of Organization of Turkic States to cooperate across various aspects, including economy. TRT World’s Francis Collings has more from Uzbekistan’s Samarkand
Nov 10, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Ukrainian forces liberate 41 settlements as they advance through southern areas, President Zelenskyy claims, while reporting deaths of an unspecified number of pro-Kiev troops in fighting, now in its day 261

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trtworld.com/europe/live-bl… South Korea says negotiations to sell artillery shells with US as the end user are ongoing after reports emerged Seoul had agreed to sell weapons destined for Ukraine

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Nov 10, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
Annual gathering of leaders from Turkic states takes place in Uzbekistan's Samarkand, with delegates expected to discuss regional security, bilateral trade and co-operation Türkiye’s President Erdogan arrives in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand to attend Turkic States Summit
Nov 9, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
US President Biden says Russia's withdrawal from Kherson area will allow both sides to recalibrate their positions, but it remains to be seen whether Kiev is prepared to compromise with Moscow, as fighting enters its 260th day

Follow our live coverage:👇trtworld.com/europe/live-bl… More than 100,000 soldiers have been killed and wounded on each side of Ukraine-Russia conflict, top US General Mark Milley says, adding 40,000 Ukrainian civilians probably lost their lives since fighting began

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Oct 30, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Kiev says electricity supplies are recovering after concerted Russian attacks on generating plants, and US discusses Ukraine fighting – now in its 249th day – with India, a large purchaser of Russia's oil

Follow our live coverage:👇 trtworld.com/europe/live-bl… Ukraine’s maritime grain exports halted a day after Russia suspended its participation in a landmark agreement, blaming drone attacks on its ships in Crimea

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Oct 29, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
Türkiye's first locally manufactured and fully electric automobile, TOGG, officially opens its first factory in Bursa. President Erdogan will be attending the opening ceremony. TRT World's Sumeyye Ceylan has more Türkiye’s President Erdogan rolls out country’s first electric car TOGG as nation celebrates 99th anniversary of Republic Day
Oct 29, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
Turkish President Erdogan's message on 99th Republic Day:

- Our efforts to provide peace, stability, and justice are appreciated by all during these global uncertainties
- Natural gas discovery in Black Sea has broadened our horizon on energy sector President Erdogan:

- We're striving to create a zone of peace and prosperity around us from Syria to Ukraine
- As the country providing the most humanitarian aid in proportion to its national income, we help anyone regardless of their ethnicities, beliefs or differences
Oct 28, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
Türkiye’s President Erdogan at The Century of Türkiye event:

- Over past two decades we made our country grow
- Re-opening Hagia Sophia Mosque after 86 years was challenge to global tutelage Türkiye’s President Erdogan:
- Will build next century with our young people
- Will get rid of constitution made after 1980 coup, will propose new one to the parliament
- We brought Türkiye’s reputation to highest level with our foreign policy
Dec 29, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
US CDC has issued milder guidelines just as Omicron sends cases soaring in the country, sparking a slew of memes over the slashing of the quarantine period.

We take a quick look at the contentious recommendations: It wasn’t all tongue-in-cheek humour raising opposition to the US health agency's new guidelines – experts too took to Twitter to decry the lack of data backing the decision amid a Covid case surge
Dec 29, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan hit Afghan news media hard, with 6 out of every 10 media workers losing their jobs, a sharp reduction in local coverage and journalists getting beaten up by the new govt for reporting.

How it started and how it ended in 2021: After 20 years of occupation, Afghanistan is now free of foreign soldiers but the streets remain weaponised, with armed Taliban forces at check posts, playgrounds and markets.

2021, how it started vs how it ended:
Jun 5, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
Six days of War in 1967 set the mould for Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Since then, more than 650,000 Jews have illegally settled in occupied Palestinian territories.

Naksa Day, a thread 👇 Even before the Sykes-Picot treaty (1916) or Zionist invasion (1948), seizing Palestine and forcibly displacing Palestinians had early European support, purportedly in Napoleon whom Jews hailed as “Helek Tov” or “good part” (Bon-aparte)