President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the phone. During the conversation between President Erdoğan and Rouhani, cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 outbreak, bilateral relations and regional developments were discussed.
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Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on the occasion of April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day: “I celebrate with my sincerest feelings the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as well as the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day of all the children in Turkey and across the world. April 23, 1920, when the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was inaugurated, is the date when we, in line with the principle, ‘The sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the nation,’ proclaimed our independence and the sovereignty of the national will to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. During the conversation, cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 outbreak, bilateral relations and regional developments were discussed.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a meeting with the players of the National Football Team via video-conference. President Erdoğan met with the players of the national football team at Huber Villa in Tarabya at 13.00. Also joining the meeting were Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun and Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın. Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, President of the Turkish Football Federation Nihat Özdemir, Coach of the National Football Team Şenol Güneş, and the footballers were present during the video-conference.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to French President Emmanuel Macron over the phone. During the phone conversation, they discussed the global fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as well as bilateral relations and regional developments.
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 21, 2020, 21:15. 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 2 million 532 thousand, more than 175 thousand people lost their lives and more than 669 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 713,409 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, cooperation in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, bilateral relations and regional developments were discussed. President Erdoğan and Putin agreed to continue the close cooperation between the two countries and on regional issues.
Addressing AK Party’s CEC, President Erdoğan said: “We aim for transition into normal life following Eid al-Fitr by ensuring strict adherence to the measures throughout Ramadan.” President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) held via videoconference. Stating that Turkey, just like the entire world, is engaged in an intensive struggle against the coronavirus pandemic, President Erdoğan underscored that Turkey stands out with its strong healthcare infrastructure as well as the measures it has timely taken...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated in a thread on his Twitter account that the Turkish government continued to be focused on the coronavirus challenge at home and abroad but they were also working on foreign policy matters such as those in Syria, Libya and the Aegean Sea. Altun pointed out that the Syrian regime was trying to take advantage of the situation as President Erdoğan indicated, and added, "While Turkey continues to stand by the March 5th agreement with Russia, the regime is conducting provocations but we are determined not to allow regime aggression in Idlib. We...