Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking at Justice and Development Party's (AKP) meetings at the Haliç Congress Center, emphasized the party's commitment to strengthening its leadership for the upcoming local elections and reinforced Türkiye's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lauded Türkiye's advances in technology and defense industries while addressing a crowd at Teknofest, the country's largest aviation, space and technology festival, held in the southern province of Adana.

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş has said the assembly will convene in a closed session to address potential security threats posed by Israel in light of its ongoing military actions in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.

Turkey has yet to condemn Iran's recent missile strikes on Israel, instead warning that continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon could spark a regional war.

Turkish media reported that NATO radar systems at the Kurecik base in Turkey were operational during the Iranian missile attack, with Turkish airborne radar monitoring the trajectory of the missiles in real time.

Turkey's National Security Council convened on Thursday under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

While the council primarily focused on the situation in the Middle East, the statement also addressed issues in the Aegean and Mediterranean, highlighting that it will not permit its efforts to promote cooperation in these regions to be exploited.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Israel's ongoing military actions in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon could soon target Turkey as well. Speaking before the Turkish parliament, he asserted, "While Israel is carrying out terrorist attacks against Lebanon, it is trying all kinds of provocations to bring regional countries into its fire."

O Recep Tayyip Erdogan held an emergency meeting with his government partner and leader of the far-right Nationalist Action Party, Devlet Bahceli, hours before Türkiye’s National Security Council meeting, where developments in the Middle East are expected to be discussed.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday met with Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahçeli in the capital Ankara ahead of a pivotal high-security meeting.

The encounter, lasting approximately 45 minutes, took place at Bahçeli's residence in Beytepe, according to a statement by the Presidency's Communication Directorate.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) lawmakers were split on Oct. 1 over how to greet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of his address at the parliament.

Erdoğan's speech marked the parliament's return after a two-month legislative break.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday urged more countries to recognize Palestine as an independent state, emphasizing its importance on the international stage.