Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun sent a video message to the panel titled "A Call to Truth: Historical Facts of 1915 Events" held at the Türkevi Centre in New York. Describing the current period as the "post-truth period," Director of Communications Altun said, "Lies and disinformation replace the facts and the truth. Türkiye is one of the countries most exposed to the threats of this period." Drawing attention to the fact that what happened during the Events of 1915 isolated the Turkish and Armenian relations from their historical context in a defamatory manner, evolving into a unilateral narrative that...
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The historical facts of the events of 1915 and Türkiye's historical theses in light of international law were discussed at a panel titled "A Call to Truth: Historical Facts of the Events of 1915" held by the Directorate of Communications at the Türkevi Centre in New York. With the participation of the Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations (UN) Sedat Önal, Deputy Director of Communications Assoc. Prof. Çağatay Özdemir, AFAD General Director of Earthquake and Risk Reduction Prof. Orhan Tatar, the panel began with a video depicting the position of the Armenian community,...
Speaking at the key delivery and groundbreaking ceremony of urban transformation projects in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “With the steps we have taken in every field from education to healthcare, transportation to energy, we are improving the quality of life of our people and developing our country through investment, employment and production. In our country, which faces many disaster risks from earthquakes to fires, floods to landslides, we are carrying out a rapid transformation with its infrastructure and housing.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks at the key delivery and groundbreaking ceremony of urban transformation projects in Istanbul. ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the re-opening ceremony of the newly-restored Sultanahmet Mosque. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/145806/president-erdogan-attends-re-opening-ceremony-of-newly-restored-sultanahmet-mosque
The delegation of the Presidency's Directorate of Communications met with international press members in New York during their visit themed "disaster diplomacy." Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the UN Sedat Önal, New York Consul General Reyhan Özgür, Deputy Director of Communications Assoc. Prof. Çağatay Özdemir, AFAD General Director of Earthquake and Risk Reduction Prof. Orhan Tatar, Members of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council Prof. Çağrı Erhan and Prof. Nurşin Ateşoğlu Güney attended the meeting at Türkevi. Ambassador Önal expressed gratitude for the international community's solidarity with...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Eid al-Fitr prayer at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul. Answering reporters’ questions on his way out the mosque, President Erdoğan, in response to a question regarding the commissioning of the Black Sea Natural Gas, said the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources will leave no city or district without natural gas, and that in the meantime the seismic researches and drilling works are continuing to increase the amount of the reserve and the production. Asked about Türkiye’s automobile Togg, President Erdoğan noted that the delivery trucks are already on...
Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on Eid al-Fitr: My august nation, My treasured brothers and sisters, I salute you from the bottom of my heart with affection. I wholeheartedly congratulate you on the holy Eid al-Fitr. We have left behind yet another Ramadan, the beginning of which is mercy, the middle is forgiveness, and the end is salvation from eternal torment. I thank my Lord since he has enabled us, together with our loved ones, to reach this Eid al-Fitr as well in good health and well-being. Due to the grieving of our people we...
Making a speech at the Commissioning Ceremony of Black Sea Natural Gas, President Erdoğan said: “I hope the Black Sea natural gas may be auspicious for our country and nation. On behalf of myself and my nation, I thank former Energy Minister Berat Albayrak and then Fatih Dönmez as well as TPAO Chairman and his team and all those who have contributed to any phase of this project, from its seismic research to exploration, drilling to pipe laying, and onshore facilities’ construction to the gas’ integration into the national system.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech...
The delegation of the Presidency's Directorate of Communications discussed the effects of natural disasters on international relations in New York. A panel titled "The Effects of Natural Disasters on International Relations: Reassessing Natural Disasters as an Instrument for Political Conflict Resolution" was held in two sessions at Türkevi. The panel began with a video display about the earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş, described as the "disaster of the century," and the subsequent humanitarian assistance efforts, and continued with a video message sent to the panel by the Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun. The first session was moderated by the...