President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan penned an article titled "TANAP: Regional Development and Peace Project" for the current volume of the magazine "The Diplomat" operating in Georgia, published in collaboration with "The New York Times". Emphasizing that The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP), one of the most outstanding indicators of the unifying role of energy, was a regional peace project, Erdoğan said, "TANAP is a concrete example of the excellent relations between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia based on mutual trust, and a symbol of the deeply rooted friendship between our countries. TANAP constitutes the backbone of the...
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Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun slammed a statement made by the European External Action Service on the recent terrorist attack by the YPG/PKK in Afrin, saying, “A ceasefire call is never made to terrorist organizations. Terrorism is condemned. Terrorists are fought. Considering its press release, we unfortunately see that the EU still has not adopted the right stance in the fight against terrorism.” In a thread on his Twitter account, Altun stated that “those who are to be blamed for a terrorist attack with identified perpetrators are not sought” and noted the following: "A ceasefire call is never...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 29, 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 3 million 192 thousand, more than 226 thousand people lost their lives and more than 988 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 991,613 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated the 104th anniversary of Kut Al-Amara Victory. In a post shared from his Twitter account on the occasion of the 104th anniversary of Kut Al-Amara Victory President Erdoğan stated the following: “I commemorate all our martyrs with mercy, respect, and gratitude on the 104th anniversary of the victory of Kut Al-Amara, which our nation, despite all the challenging conditions and limited possibilities, has engraved in our glorious history in golden letters through a heroic struggle.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a telephone conversation with and extended his condolences to Adnan Hamdan al-Asani, the father of Syrian Ali Hamdan al-Asani, who was accidentally shot dead at a police checkpoint in Adana as a result of a warning shot fired after he disobeyed the stop warning and ran. During the phone conversation, President Erdoğan expressed his wish for Allah’s mercy to be upon the deceased Ali Hamdan al-Asani and extended his condolences to his family. Erdoğan expressed that he was deeply saddened by the tragic incident, and noted that the judicial process regarding...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a letter to the US President Donald Trump along with Turkey’s medical aid to the US. Beginning his letter with the words "Esteemed President, Distinguished Friend", Erdoğan noted that he attached great importance to the ongoing cooperation in the face of the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic that led to a global crisis. Erdoğan indicated that he believed Covid-19 would be defeated through collaborative efforts and firmer steps would be taken to move forward in the field of public health thanks to the lessons learned from and the...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 28, 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 3 million 116 thousand, more than 216 thousand people lost their lives and more than 946 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 948,115 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that a plane delivering the Turkish people’s gift to the United States departed Turkey earlier today, and said: “We will leave these dark days behind through international solidarity and cooperation.” Altun shared a post on his Twitter account about Turkey’s aid consisting of medical supplies to the U.S., one of the countries most severely affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In his tweet, Altun stated the following: “In these trying times, we continue to stand in solidarity with our friends and allies. A plane delivering the Turkish people’s gift...
In his speech at the AK Party Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting held via video conference, President of the Republic of Turkey and AK Party Leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described the sinister feature of Covid-19 pandemic, not allowing even the slightest complacency, the slightest easing, and bearing the potential to immediately reappear Stating that the results obtained showed that the measures taken were appropriate, Erdoğan continued as follows: "We need to continue to implement these measures without any compromise in order to save ourselves from this disease. Surely, we are well aware of what our nation has...