{"id":82957,"date":"2026-02-17T20:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=82957"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:12:02","slug":"erdogan-congratulates-vjosa-osmani-on-independence-we-support-kosovos-territorial-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/erdogan-congratulates-vjosa-osmani-on-independence-we-support-kosovos-territorial-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan Congratulates Vjosa Osmani on Independence: We Support Kosovo\u2019s Territorial Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, has congratulated Kosovo on the 18th anniversary of its Independence.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter sent to President Vjosa Osmani, Erdo\u011fan expressed Turkey\u2019s support for Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, congratulates President Vjosa Osmani on Kosovo\u2019s Independence Day. The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, has received a congratulatory letter from the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of Independence. In his message, President Erdo\u011fan reaffirmed Turkey\u2019s continued support for Kosovo\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as for the advancement of its position in the international arena. President Erdo\u011fan also emphasized his country\u2019s commitment to peace and stability in the region,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Erdo\u011fan described the people of Kosovo as a brotherly people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, has congratulated Kosovo on the 18th anniversary of its Independence. In a letter sent to President Vjosa Osmani, Erdo\u011fan expressed Turkey\u2019s support for Kosovo. \u201cPresident of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, congratulates President Vjosa Osmani on Kosovo\u2019s Independence Day. The President of the Republic of Kosovo, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":82959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,1803],"tags":[243,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Erdogan Congratulates Vjosa Osmani on Independence: We Support Kosovo\u2019s Territorial Sovereignty - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/erdogan-congratulates-vjosa-osmani-on-independence-we-support-kosovos-territorial-sovereignty\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Erdogan Congratulates Vjosa Osmani on Independence: We Support Kosovo\u2019s Territorial Sovereignty - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, has congratulated Kosovo on the 18th anniversary of its Independence. 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