Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on the occasion of the May 19 Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day: My august nation, Dear youth, who assure a great and powerful Turkey... May 19, 1919 is the day Ghazi Mustafa Kemal started the National Struggle with the strength he derived from the Turkish nation’s belief in independence. In the fight we waged against the invading imperialist and colonialist forces, our nation rushed forward with an unwavering resolve to rise again in unity and solidarity. The Turkish Nation displayed unprecedented perseverance and courage during the War of Independence,...
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Speaking at a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “It is a prime necessity of the responsibility placed upon us by our nation that we put our people’s health before everything else. We have taken the pandemic substantially under control thanks to the partial and full lockdown measures applied during the month of Ramadan.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. “WE HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE RARE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO CONTINUE GROWING AMID THE PANDEMIC” Regarding Turkey’s ongoing...
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/127893/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-president-erdogan-s-chairmanship
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Pope Francis. During the conversation in which Israel’s attacks against Palestine were discussed, President Erdoğan stated that an atrocity was taking place in Palestine, and that Israel’s attacks concerned not only the Palestinians but all the Muslims, all the Christians and the entire humanity. Underscoring that the occupying Israel, which prevented access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, restricted freedom of worship and massacred innocent civilians in the Palestinian lands, was also trampling on human dignity, President Erdoğan noted that this...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. The conversation addressed Türkiye-Iran relations as well as Israel's attacks in Palestine. During the conversation, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye has reacted to Israel's attacks and oppression in Palestine in the strongest manner and that it continues to do so. Stressing that the international community must give Israel a strong and deterrent lesson regarding the attacks it recklessly carries out, President Erdoğan noted that it is essential for the Islamic world to display unity in words and deeds.
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that the occupying Israel, which targeted the Associated Press and Al Jazeera offices in Gaza, had also inflicted a blow on the freedom of the press. In the post shared on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Altun noted, "Israel continues to carry out massacres and commit war crimes. The occupying Israel, which targets the Associated Press and Al Jazeera offices in Gaza, has also inflicted a blow on the freedom of the press. I condemn Israel's heinous attacks on press centres in order to conceal its massacres."
Addressing AK Party members during an online event, President Erdoğan said: “As we have promised our nation, we are starting to implement our controlled normalization calendar as of Monday.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed members of the party during an online event held to exchange Eid al-Fitr greetings. “WE PLAN TO EASE THE MEASURES IN A WAY TO FURTHER RELIEVE THE DAILY LIFE” Pointing to the apparent decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases, critical patients and deaths as a result of the sacrifices made by citizens, President Erdoğan voiced...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pursues intensified diplomacy traffic to stop Israel's bloody attacks in Palestine and to ensure that the international community would give Israel a strong reaction and deterrent lesson. As Türkiye continues its efforts to rally support from all relevant international institutions, particularly the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to support Palestine, President Erdoğan has held phone conversations with heads of nearly 20 states and governments from Palestine to Russia, from Qatar to Pakistan, from Kuwait to Algeria thus far. President Erdoğan urged the leaders to take effective and united actions...
Presidency's Director of Communications Altun stated, "We will continue to advocate for Palestine on every international platform. We will do whatever it takes to put an end to Israel's unlawful attitude. Our struggle will go on until Palestine is completely liberated. This unlawfulness and occupation must be stopped immediately." In a thread he shared on his social media account regarding the Israeli army launching a ground operation in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Director of Communications Altun noted the following: "Israel's massacres and terrorist acts continue unabated. The occupying Israel is now launching a ground operation in Gaza, which it...