Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, shared a video of Barış Manço’s “Mint Lemon Peel” song which is performed by 9 artists from their homes, and said “Fortunately, there is music! Fortunately, there is art! With our deepest gratitude to our artists who stay in their homes and present this beautiful song to us as a gift...” The support is growing for the campaign “Life is at home”, launched to call attention to the importance of staying at home in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19). Nine artists from various provinces of Turkey took part in the campaign “Life is...
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In his address on the fight against coronavirus, President Erdoğan said: “We, together with the citizens, determinedly continue our fight against the COVID-19 disease. We have entered a period during which we should make more sacrifices in order to get through this crisis the humanity is faced with. The stronger our unity and solidarity are, the less damage we incur from this period.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech on the latest measures taken as part of the efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus. “We have entered a period during which we should make more...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of March 27, 2020, 21:00. 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 574 thousand 800, more than 26 thousand 300 people lost their lives and more than 130 thousand 300 people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 47,823 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a meeting with the Presidential Cabinet via video conference. Erdoğan connected to the meeting from the Huber Villa in Tarabya. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun and Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın also attended the meeting held via teleconference at Huber Villa in Tarabya. During the meeting, President Erdoğan received information about the work conducted regarding the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “We are closely following the developments regarding the coronavirus and continue to rapidly implement the required precautions.” On his Instagram account, President Erdoğan posted the following: “We are closely following the developments regarding the coronavirus and continue to rapidly implement the required precautions. My request from my sacred nation is this: Let's comply with all the warnings, be patient, not let our guard’s down, and pay attention to the hygiene of ourselves and our environment.”
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of March 27, 2020, 00:00. 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 522 thousand, more than 23 thousand 600 people lost their lives and over 123 thousand 300 people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 40,290 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus...
In a thread on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made remarks on the G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit, which was held with an agenda on the coronavirus (Covid-19) and attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan via video conference. Noting that President Erdoğan conveyed his condolences to the world leaders whose countries have been impacted by the coronavirus and who have lost their citizens, Altun said, " He also expressed Turkey’s readiness to help and cooperate on fighting the virus. President Erdoğan outlined the drastic measures we took very quickly and from early on.” Stating...
Addressing a virtual gathering of G20 leaders via video conference, President Erdoğan said: “The coronavirus pandemic has once again underscored the importance of the G20’s spirit of cooperation and reconciliation. We have to be guides, take on responsibilities and show global cooperation during this process.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed a virtual gathering of G20 leaders on the coronavirus (COVID-19) via video conference Stating that Turkey continues its efforts to produce coronavirus diagnosis kit and develop vaccine and medicine, President Erdoğan said: “I believe that this pandemic has once again reminded us that although our languages,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit, which was convened to discuss coronavirus as the main agenda item, via video conference. The Summit, which was joined by President Erdoğan from Huber Villa in Tarabya, lasted for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın and Turkey’s G20 Sherpa Hayrettin Demircan also attended the Summit held via video conference. Besides Turkey, the G-20 countries include Germany, the United States, Argentina, Australia,...