President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "Coup is a crime against humanity. I have gone through February 28; I am aware of February 28". President Erdoğan shared a video message on his Twitter account on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the February 28 coup, which is referred to as the "postmodern coup" in Turkish political history. President Erdoğan noted the following in his message: "I was the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality during the February 28 coup. Because of a poem I recited, I was imprisoned unlawfully in an effort to put an end to my political career. I currently...
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Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “We will continue our just struggle to eradicate terror at its source, without making any concession.” Director of Communications Altun shared a post on Twitter on February 27, 2020, the anniversary of Operation Spring Shield, carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in Idlib in northern Syria. Retweeting the message of the Ministry of National Defence regarding the anniversary of the operation, Altun stated, “We will continue our just struggle to eradicate terrorism at its source, without making any concession. With mercy and gratitude to all our martyrs”.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of Kızılcahamam-Çerkeş Tunnel, President Erdoğan underscored that Turkey marches towards its goals for 2023 with determination, and said: “We will inshallah achieve all our goals for 2023, make our country one of the top 10 economies of the world and increase our people’s prosperity to the level they deserve.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke via videoconference at the opening ceremony of Kızılcahamam-Çerkeş Tunnel. Stating that due to its transportation networks that complement each other, Turkey looks to the future more confidently in terms of human development and economic infrastructure,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated Istanbul Cinema Museum, one of the most important elements of the Beyoğlu Culture Road project. Making a speech at the opening ceremony, President Erdoğan noted that Turkey is walking towards being a world leader in tourism, and said: “The better we protect and develop our historical and cultural assets, the more we win as a nation. This is also a necessity of our responsibility to conserve our civilizational richness and geographical heritage.” It is one of Turkey’s primary responsibilities to put its cultural and artistic richness in the entire humanity’s...
Stating that Armenia killed hundreds of civilians in Khojaly, which was the territory of Azerbaijan 29 years ago that day, Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “We will call those responsible for this massacre to account before the law. I condemn the Khojaly massacre and wish the mercy of Allah upon those who lost their lives.” Director of Communications Altun shared a video in English and Turkish on his Twitter account, portraying the massacre committed by Armenia in Khojaly of the Nagorno-Karabakh region in 1992. Expressing in his post that Armenia killed hundreds of civilians in Khojaly, which was the...
As leaders from around the world called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the occasion of his birthday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine shared a congratulatory post on his Twitter account. President Erdoğan held phone conversations with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Ersin Tatar, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, the Founding President of Kazakhstan Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhistan Kassym Jomart Tokayev, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Serbia Aleksander Vucic, Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Peoples...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Grand Selimiye Mosque in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul. Following the prayer, President Erdoğan delivered remarks to reporters. When reminded of the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre, President Erdoğan noted that the massacre was of importance in terms of demonstrating Armenia’s character. Underscoring that the massacre of hundreds, thousands of people in Khojaly was unacceptable, President Erdoğan said the incident revealed Armenia’s nature. “WE ARE AGAINST ALL KINDS OF COUPS” In response to a question on the Armenian military’s call for Armenian...
In a post shared on his Twitter account, President Erdoğan said, "I commemorate with mercy our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters who were brutally murdered in Khojaly 29 years ago”. The message titled “26 February 1992” noted the following: "On the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly Massacre, I commemorate with mercy the 613 Azerbaijani brothers and sisters who were brutally murdered irrespective of women, children and the elderly, whose suffering we will remember for the years to come and whose sorrow we will feel over and over again, and I extend my condolences to the friendly and brotherly people of Azerbaijan. We are...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's birthday has been celebrated by tens of thousands of people on social media. President Erdoğan's 67th birthday has become a trending topic on Twitter. Posts shared with the hashtag "#İyikiDoğdunMilletinAdamı (Happy Birthday to the Man of the People)" have gained support in a short time from tens of thousands. The posts shared with photos of President Erdoğan included emotional messages. Presidency’s Director of Communications also shared a video of the song “Beraber yürüdük biz bu yollarda (We have walked these roads together)” recited...