Opening Speech of H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye at the XIII. Ambassadors Conference, 8 August 2022, Ankara Address by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee (16 May 2021, VTC) Opening Address of H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye at the 12th Ambassadors Conference November 10, 2020 Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye at the Opening Session of the Eleventh Ambassadors’ Conference, 5 August 2019, Ankara Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, at the United Nations General Assembly meeting to condemn the terrorist attacks in New Zealand, 2 April 2019, New York Transcript of the address by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at TRT World Forum, 4 October 2018 Inaugural Speech by H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at the Tenth Ambassadors' Conference 13 August 2018, Ankara Statement by Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu at the UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Jerusalem held in New York, 21 December 2017 Speech of Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu at the 22th Council of Ministers of ECO held in Islamabad, 28 February 2017 Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at the 53rd session of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), February 17-19, 2017 Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at the Middle East Peace Conference, 15 January 2017, Paris Inaugural Speech by H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at the Ninth Ambassadors' Conference, 9 January 2017, Ankara Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the İstanbul Process, 4 December 2016, Amritsar/India Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at the Round Table Meeting on International Cooperation on Migration and Refugees at the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly, 19 September 2016, New York Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye at the Fifth Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), 28 April 2016, Beijing Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye at the Meeting of the Group of Friends at the 7th Global Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations, 26 April 2016, Baku Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye at the Meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of the 13th Islamic Summit of the OIC, 12 April 2016, İstanbul Speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye at the Opening Session of the Eighth Annual Ambassadors Conference, 11 January 2016, Ankara Speech by H.E. Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at the 5th Session of the Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process on Afghanistan, 9 December 2015, Islamabad Speech by H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, at the 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting, 3 December 2015, Belgrade Address by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Carnegie Peace Endowment, 20 April 2015, Washington D.C. Speech delivered by H.E Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to the Participants of the Young Diplomats Programme, 19 January 2015, Ankara Speech by H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at the high-level seminar entitled “Together for Enhanced and More Stable Europe” as part of the year-long activities commemorating 90th anniversary of the Türkiye-Finland Friendship Agreement, 18 November 2014, Ankara Speech by H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, During the Working Lunch Given to the Ambassadors of the African Countries Resident in Ankara, 4 November 2014, Ankara Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavusoğlu at the Meeting of Global Counter Terrorism Forum, 23 September 2014, New York
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Speech delivered by H.E Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to the Participants of the Young Diplomats Programme, 19 January 2015, Ankara

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu: I know that many of you have travelled a long way to attend our program and we appreciate that. In our age, the diplomats are required to learn new languages and engage in international interaction in different countries. In our Ministry, we also encourage our young diplomats to learn more and more languages and many of our diplomats are studying languages in different countries, probably in your countries as well. Diplomacy Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey is now providing training not only for Turkish diplomats and Turkish Civil Servants but also for diplomats like you coming from all our friendly countries.

The program combines training, which gives the participants an academic perspective as well as insight on current issues. The participants have the chance to benefit from the rich experience of the Turkish diplomatic tradition, which goes back 500 years. It also offers unique opportunities to discover the culture, history and art of Turkey and give the participants a chance to gather first-hand information on Turkish society by way of day-to-day interaction.

We also learn from you. This is not a one way process. Actually, this is the aim of this program. We also learn from your regions, your experiences as well. Therefore, this is a mutually beneficial program and I can say that, at the end of the program, the participants invited by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs return home with a new vision about Turkey, collateral experiences, new friends and good memories. The training program also opens new horizons to junior diplomats. We see that some of the junior diplomats, who participate in the program, have been posted to the embassies of their countries in Ankara and next year, our Diplomacy Academy will gain a real academic status. As such, it will start offering Masters and PHD programs as well.

Dear Friends,

The whole world and our societies have been facing challenges and unfortunately we, as the countries or international organizations, have not been able to fight these challenges. International terrorism and illegal organizations, organized crime and the rise of extremism, racism, discrimination, economic and financial crises, migration, Immigrant flow, integration policies, climate change, environmental problems… We have to focus on all these issues. Today, when you look at Europe and the whole world, terrorist organizations have been posing a threat for everybody, our societies. However, the rise of extremism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, any kind of phobia is also posing a threat to the common values that we are united around. Therefore, we have to fight with both of them together and we need your region and we need your energy, as well as your idealism, to overcome all these challenges that our societies are facing. I’m sure you have made good friends here and you will continue to know each other better. Maybe in other destinations that you will be appointed, maybe in multilateral organizations, international or regional organizations. It is my sincere wish that you will benefit fully from this program in any means and enjoy your stay in Turkey.

Teşekkür ederim. Thank you and all the best. Any questions that I can answer briefly?

-Actually, we are very happy, some of them actually didn’t believe that you will visit them. But since you are here, if they have any questions…(inaudible)

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu: Since, I’m a also a young diplomat, I wanted to be with you today. I also wanted to be a career diplomat, particularly during high school years but after I studied International Relations in Ankara at Ankara University, I went to New York to do my Master’s in Economics, and then I went to London, I studied at LSE then I didn’t change my mind, but this is life and destiny. I became active in politics and finally I became the Chief Diplomat of Turkey. This is the way, shortest way.

In reply to a question regarding Turkey’s presence in Afghanistan:

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu: Well, we will continue supporting our brotherly country Afghanistan through different means. We will increase the number of our military personnel in Afghanistan. Right now we have, around 700 military forces, and next year, we will increase it up to 1,100. We will continue training and equipping security forces, both in Afghanistan and here in Turkey and we have started running the Kabul International Airport as well. We will be spending maybe another 50 million Euros to run this airport and we will continue supporting the development projects in Afghanistan in every field; infrastructure, agriculture and other kind of development projects, schools and hospital and so on. So, we will be supporting Afghanistan in the future as well.

Thank you.