President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a congratulatory message to Kosovo's new President Justina Shiroka Pula on her assumption of office.
In his message, Erdoğan conveyed his sincerest congratulations on his own behalf and on behalf of the Turkish people. He said he believed multifaceted cooperation between Türkiye and Kosovo would continue to develop in the new period.
Erdoğan said the contribution of cooperation between the two countries to regional stability and peace would continue to gain momentum during Pula's term. He concluded his message by wishing Pula health and happiness, and the people of Kosovo, whom he described as friends and brothers, security and prosperity.

Kosovo's third female president
Justina Shiroka Pula became the third female president of Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008.
Kosovo's 120-seat Assembly elected Pula president with the support of 81 lawmakers in a vote held on October 6. Pula had also been serving as president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts.

The five-year term of her predecessor, President Vjosa Osmani, ended on April 4.
Pula's political and academic background
Pula worked as an academic in economics for many years and served as minister of energy and mining from 2008 to 2011. She also served as a lawmaker from 2011 to 2014.
Pula was elected president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts in December 2025.