Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized globalization for fostering cultural erosion, warning against the dangers of standardization.

"Protecting wealth, pluralism and different traditions means building a bridge from the past to the past," Erdoğan said in a speech at an arts awards ceremony organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry on Nov. 27.

In her newly released memoir, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel reflects on Türkiye's role in the 2015 European refugee crisis, recounting a controversial visit to Istanbul and the fallout it caused in Germany.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed support for a proposal by his ally, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, to initiate direct talks between the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and PKK's jailed head Abdullah Öcalan.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the increasingly influential digital world has been eroding moral values on a vast scale, particularly playing a significant role in the spread of Islamophobia.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said "circle is tightening around [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu and his massacre network" in wake of the International Criminal Court last week issuing arrest warrants for him and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denounced violence against women, pledging his government's continued efforts to combat the issue.

"Violence against women is a betrayal of humanity... and an unacceptable vandalism," he said at an event in Ankara marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25.

In a growingly unpredictable world, Türkiye's contribution to the collective security of NATO is invaluable, the chief of the alliance, Mark Rutte said, in his first visit to Ankara after taking office.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Athens Tuesday for talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and others. 

The visit will follow a Monday stop in Ankara, where Rutte will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and top officials. 

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will hold its next regular congress on Feb. 28, according to media reports.

The process began on Sept. 3 and includes a series of preparatory events, including the youth and women's branch congresses, scheduled before the main event.