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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated the Turkish women's national volleyball team on their 3-0 victory over China in the Tokyo Olympics. President Erdoğan spoke by phone with Eda Erdem Dündar, captain of the crescent-star team, through Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, who was in Tokyo for the games and watched the national athletes compete. During the phone conversation, President Erdoğan said to Captain Eda, "You pulled at my heartstrings. I watched the match from the first set. I send my love to all of our girls. Inshallah, I will watch your match against...

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Rest assured that our fight will continue until terrorism is eradicated and our borders are secure." Director of Communications Altun extended his condolences for the soldiers martyred in the Euphrates Shield Operation zone in an attack on a mine-resistant ambush-protected armoured vehicle. In the message shared on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun stated, "I wish Allah's mercy upon our martyrs. I extend my condolences to their families and loved ones and wish them patience. May Allah grant our injured soldiers a speedy recovery. Rest assured that our fight will continue...

Presidency's Directorate of Communications prepared a video for the anniversary of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque's reopening to worship. The video prepared for the first anniversary of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque's reopening to worship was shared on our Directorate's official Twitter account. The video featured images of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reciting the Holy Qur'an in the mosque, which was reopened to worship on the same day last year with the Friday prayer. The thoughts of citizens who visited the mosque and voiced their longing for Hagia Sophia were also included in the video that featured exterior and interior images...

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "France pretends to be based on the principles of freedom, equality and fraternity; however, it increases the interference in the religious communities' lifestyle through the bill 'Reinforcing the Respect of the Principles of the Republic' voted in the National Assembly." Director of Communications Altun shared a post on his social media account in French regarding the bill that restricts the freedoms of religious communities and legitimises Islamophobia in France. Emphasising that "France pretends to be based on the principles of freedom, equality and fraternity; however, it increases the interference in the religious communities'...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan. During the conversation, steps to enhance Türkiye-Uzbekistan relations and regional developments were discussed. President Erdoğan congratulated President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan on his birthday and wished him a healthy and long life during the conversation, in which the leaders exchanged Eid al-Adha greetings.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "Our brave nation’s struggle for independence, which was crowned with victory despite all kinds of impossibilities, betrayals and difficulties was also reaffirmed in the international arena with the Lausanne Peace Treaty." President Erdoğan issued a message on the occasion of the 98th anniversary of the signing of the Lausanne Peace Treaty. Reminding that today marks the 98th anniversary of the Lausanne Peace Treaty, one of the founding documents of the Republic of Türkiye, President Erdoğan said, "Our brave nation’s struggle for independence, which was crowned with victory...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "Praise be to Allah, who has shown us these days… Inshallah, the voices of adhans, salawats and Holy Qur'an recitations from the domes of this great shrine will be heard until the Day of Judgment." President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a message to mark the first anniversary of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque's reopening to worship. On the occasion of the first anniversary, President Erdoğan posted a video on his social media account that featured images from the first Friday prayer after 86 years. Stating, "May the resurrection of Hagia Sophia, which is the...

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "We manage a multi-stakeholder and broad-based process to tell Türkiye's success story and theses in a system that works in coordination and harmony with all our ministries and relevant institutions, using all the tools and methods of communication." In his written statement, Director of Communications Altun noted that they were delighted to celebrate the third anniversary of the Directorate of Communication's establishment, following Eid al-Adha. Expressing the fact that today also coincided with the first anniversary of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque's reopening, 'like a holy book', compounded their joy and enthusiasm,...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: "The decision of Hatay, the centre of brotherhood and tolerance that has been home to ancient civilizations for centuries, to join Türkiye has strengthened our national unity and integrity."  President Erdoğan issued a message on the occasion of the 82nd anniversary of Hatay's joining the homeland Türkiye. Stating that "the decision of Hatay, the centre of brotherhood and tolerance that has been home to ancient civilizations for centuries, to join Türkiye has strengthened our national unity and integrity", President Erdoğan noted the following in his message: "This decision,...