Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated the following about Recep Tayyip Gültekin and Mikail Özen, who saved the life of an injured police officer in the terrorist attack that took place in the Austrian capital Vienna, “Next time you hear a white fearmonger talk about immigrants and their values, remember them.” In a post on his social media account, Altun said that Gültekin and Özen risked their lives to save a police officer’s life. Altun noted the following in his post: “Two Turkish immigrants, Recep Tayyip and Mikail, risked their lives to help survivors of last...
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Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said: “As Turkey, we have for long been carrying almost on our own the burden of the humanitarian crises caused by the instabilities that have been occurring for a long time at the heart of our region. During the current period when the future of the world is considered to be lying once again in this geography, Turkey has been working to build the fairest, most ethical, most conscientious and the best future both for itself and for its friends.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a video call with Recep Tayyip Gültekin, who risked his own life despite being injured during the terrorist attack in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and Mikail Özen, who rushed to help other injured people and saved the life of a shot police officer by carrying him to an ambulance. During the conversation, President Erdoğan conveyed his get-well wishes to Recep Tayyip Gültekin who was injured in the terrorist attack that took place yesterday in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and received information about his state of health. "We...
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/122657/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-president-erdogan-s-chairmanship
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that he strongly condemned the terrorist attacks which had taken place in Austria’s capital, Vienna. Altun made the following remarks in the post he shared on social media, “I strongly condemn the terrorist attacks that have taken place in Vienna. I offer my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of the attack and I wish a speedy recovery to the wounded. Turkey stands with the people of Austria and against terrorism. We share your suffering.”
In a video message to the virtual Leaders’ Summit titled “Genocide: Lessons Learned from Srebrenica,”, organized by the Srebrenica Memorial Centre and the Sycamore Foundation with the support of the Directorate of Communications, President Erdoğan said: “European Muslims are facing a systematic discrimination, and their rights and liberties are being usurped.” President Erdoğan sent a video message to the virtual Leaders’ Summit titled “Genocide: Lessons Learned from Srebrenica,”, organized by the Srebrenica Memorial Centre and the Sycamore Foundation with the support of the Directorate of Communications on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the beginning of talks for...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the completion ceremony of Samsun-Sivas Railway Modernization Project at Samsun Train Station. Delivering a speech at the ceremony, President Erdoğan, underscoring that they have built high-speed railway lines on which both passenger and freight trains can run, said that they have also built an uninterrupted railway line connection from London to China with such strategic projects as the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Line, and modernized Turkey’s entire railway infrastructure. Describing the Samsun-Sivas Railway Modernization Project as Turkey’s biggest railway modernization investment, President Erdoğan noted: “The €153-million part of this investment, whose total...
President Erdoğan said: “We are going through a period during which very serious crises take place in all areas, notably politics, economy and social relations, in our region and the world, and during which a new global order, so to speak, is being built. Turkey, in line with the responsibilities placed on its shoulders by its civilization and history, is on the side of justice and equity, and stands with the oppressed and the wronged during this critical period. We protect our own rights on one hand, and share all the means in our hands with all our friends...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended former Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz's funeral in Istanbul. President Erdoğan offered his condolences to the late Yılmaz's wife Berna Yılmaz, his son Hasan Yılmaz, and his brother Turgut Yılmaz. Addressing citizens following the funeral prayer, President Erdoğan wished Allah's mercy upon the late Mesut Yılmaz and said: "May he rest in heaven! I offer my gratitude on behalf of myself, my family and my nation. Our unity and solidarity will, without doubt, be our greatest richness as a nation." Afterwards, President Erdoğan prayed for the...