Message by H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, on the Occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2026

For a fair and sustainable future, it is essential that women have equal rights in social, economic, and political life.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, I hope for a future where discrimination, violence, and injustice against all women in the world come to an end. I would also like to emphasize that our country’s efforts in this direction will continue with determination.

On this meaningful day, while remembering our female martyrs with mercy and gratitude, I sincerely congratulate the International Women’s Day of our Ministry’s female members, who perform their duties successfully and devotedly all around the world and most often under difficult circumstances, as well as the spouses of our male colleagues and all women in our country and around the world.