Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun called for “digital awareness” in a post he shared on his Twitter account. In his post with the hashtag #DijitalFarkındalık (digital awareness), Fahrettin Altun made remarks on matters such as the “use of social media in the world and in Turkey,” “digital awareness and cyber homeland,” “digital citizen,” “digital diplomacy,” “digital perception management,” “cyber security” and “artificial intelligence”. Fahrettin Altun noted the following: “We are incorporating our cyber borders into our land-sea-air border areas in today's world, where technology exists in every aspect of our lives and the individual and corporate communication...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Ömer Evrensel and Fatma Evrensel, the father and mother of baby twins Derman and Yiğit, who were born with their heads joined to each other and were brought back to Turkey following an operation performed in London. During the meeting, President Erdoğan expressed his happiness over the successful operation performed on the babies, conveyed his get well soon wishes to their parents and received information about the babies’ state of health. Stating that he and First Lady Emine Erdoğan would continue to be there for...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, President Erdoğan and President Putin discussed steps to be taken in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) and in the post-pandemic period, and bilateral relations as well as the regional issues, including particularly developments in Libya and Idlib.
A post entitled “Why is Idlib important for Turkey?” was shared on the Twitter account of the Directorate of Communications. “Having achieved significant gains on protecting civilians, stopping the refugee flow and the fight against terrorism, Turkey maintains its initiatives as the key country on Idlib’s transformation into a permanent safe zone”, the post said, and also included a video about Idlib. Featuring footage of the tragedy and Turkish Armed Forces' operations in the region, the video underlines that Turkey is the most important actor of resolution for the Syrian civil war, which is about to enter its 10th...
Speaking following the meeting of the Presidential Cabinet, President Erdoğan said: “We keep moving forward with the confidence that no pandemic or threat is greater than our unity and solidarity.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the meeting of the Presidential Cabinet at the Presidential Complex. “We should rearrange our lives in accordance with the principles of mask, distance and hygiene” Noting that the steps taken for normalization were discussed during the meeting, President Erdoğan said: “It is evident that we have dealt with the pandemic with minimum restrictions, fatalities and economic problems, particularly...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of June 9, 2020, 22:45. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 7 million 267 thousand. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 2,415,179 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 172,114, while 4,729 citizens have lost their lives and 144,598 patients have...
The Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/120413/presidential-cabinet-convenes-under-president-erdogan-s-chairmanship
Turkey and the US are approaching a new era in ties over the handling of the situation in Libya, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. A new era can begin in bilateral relations on the transition process in Libya, Erdoğan told national broadcaster TRT soon after a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump. He stressed that Turkey stands by Libya's UN-recognized government against Haftar and those who support him. Touting the strategic gains on the battlefield by Libya’s army, which has retaken areas from Haftar, he said Haftar will be excluded...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of June 8, 2020, 23:00. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 7 million 148 thousand. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 2,377,954 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 171,121, while 4,711 citizens have lost their lives and 141,380 patients have recovered.”