Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun condemned the Greek authorities' targeting AA reporters. Stating that Greece acted like a mafia state, Altun said, “You will pay the price if those Turkish reporters come in harm’s way.” Greek authorities targeted Anadolu Agency (AA) reporters through a website. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun reacted strongly to the targeting of Turkish journalists reporting on Meis. In a post he shared on his social media account, Altun emphasized that Greece acts like a mafia state. “We condemn the Greek authorities’ efforts to incite violence, through a fascist website, against AA journalists in Meis. That...
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During the Presidential High Advisory Board meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, recent foreign policy developments particularly with regard to the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya and Syria were discussed. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun issued a written statement following the meeting which was held closed to the press and lasted about 2.5 hours. Altun stated that foreign policy developments, particularly with regard to the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya, and Syria, had been discussed during the meeting, and that the members of the Presidential High Advisory Board shared their experiences, expertise, and opinions. Altun noted that the Board members elaborated...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Gabriela Cuevas Barron at the Presidential Complex. Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) Mustafa Şentop was also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/122013/president-erdogan-receives-ipu-president-barron
The choreography design and simulation of the light show, which was performed by the Directorate of Communications with 300 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs-drones) at the Presidential Complex on August 30 Victory Day and marked the celebrations, was entirely developed by Turkish designers. 37 people took part in the 1.5-month preparation phase of the show organized for the first time on such a large scale. Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun said in his statement a couple of days before August 30 that Victory Day would be celebrated this year as well in a way worthy of our state’s glory and with an utterly...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria Sabri Boukadoum at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/121996/president-erdogan-receives-algerian-fm-boukadoum
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Judicial Year 2020-2021, President Erdoğan said: “The demand for justice is taking root among societies in the remotest corners of the world. Turkey as the spokesman for humanity’s shared yearning voices the demand for rights and justice on all platforms.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the opening ceremony of the Judicial Year 2020-2021 at Beştepe People’s Culture and Convention Center in Ankara. “The crooked mindset that only certain societies in the world possess democracy, security and prosperity and that others have no value other than...
Delivering a speech at an event held in Giresun for the start of the fishing season, President Erdoğan said: “We will never succumb to piracy or banditry in the Mediterranean and the Aegean. No one can confine our country, which has the longest coastline along the Mediterranean, to the coasts of Antalya. We are determined to defend to the end our nation’s and the Turkish Cypriots’ rights in the seas.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at an event held in Giresun for the start of the fishing season. President Erdoğan first addressed citizens in...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that he welcomed the statement of Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics, on the Eastern Mediterranean. In a post shared on his Twitter account, Altun included the message of Pope Francis that he followed with concern the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and called for constructive dialogue and respect for international law to resolve the conflicts that threaten the peace of the peoples of that region. Expressing that he welcomed the statement of Francis on the Eastern Mediterranean, Altun stated the following: “Turkey calls on Greece, among others,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Turkey’s Women’s Under-19 National Team which won the gold medal at 2020 Women’s Junior European Volleyball Championship. During his flight to Giresun, President Erdoğan held a video-conference with Turkey’s Women’s Under-19 National Team which became the champion by beating Serbia with a score of 3-2 in the final and stated that he experienced a very different happiness since under-19 girls’ national volleyball team became the champion in Europe for the second time. Indicating that he expected the championship from the young people also in the upper segment,...