President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a meeting with the Presidential Cabinet members via video conference. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun and Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın were also present during the meeting chaired by Erdoğan.
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Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared the efforts exerted by Turkey in the last 24 hours as part of the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Altun shared on his Twitter account the measures taken by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Health, and made the following remarks: “As our nation increases social distance within the scope of the fight against coronavirus, we are expanding the front against the virus. The measures we have taken in the last 24 hours will accelerate our struggle, and hopefully the cooperation between...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was briefed by relevant ministers on the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) via videoconference. A video, posted on President Erdoğan’s social media account regarding the content of the videoconference, stated that the President was closely following the efforts exerted by the relevant state bodies and that necessary steps were being taken in coordination as part of the fight against the coronavirus. According to the video, President Erdoğan was briefed during the videoconference on the works undertaken by Vice President Fuat Oktay, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, Minister of National Education Ziya...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his Twitter account regarding important decisions taken so far in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19), and commented, "We have been putting up a relentless fight against coronavirus since the moment the first case was confirmed in Turkey. In this infographic, you can keep track of the important decisions we have taken so far with the support of our people." The important decisions and their dates are as follows in the infographic Altun shared: "March 11: First Covid-19 case was confirmed in Turkey. March 12: Schools were closed across the country. March 13: Flights...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of March 24, 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 370 thousand, more than 16 thousand 300 people lost their lives and more than 101 thousand 500 people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Today, Turkey has conducted 3,672 tests, bringing the total number of tests conducted to 24,017. The total...
President Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. During the conversation, cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19), bilateral relations and regional issues were discussed.
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of March 23, 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 340 thousand, more than 14 thousand 500 people lost their lives and more than 97 thousand 500 people recovered throughout the world.
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a video that underlines the information pollution on coronavirus on his Twitter account. Altun shared a video consisting of the message that says, “Rumors, prophecies, conspiracy theories, unverified voice records, speculations… We are faced with such ambiguous but harmful content almost every day in media channels with regard to coronavirus, and believe me, they are at least as dangerous as the virus itself. The solution is to follow the official explanations,” and underlines the following: "Information pollution also threatens the public health, just like Covid-19. We should follow the statements and announcements made...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan assured the nation about efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, saying Turkey is doing its duty with its institutions to serve its citizens. “I hope we will get over these difficult times together. Just follow the rules and guidance and also continue staying at homes,” he said on Twitter while reiterating that those older than 65 and anyone who has a chronic disease should not go outside. Erdoğan thanked health care workers for the job they are doing to keep the country safe. “I applause all the doctors, nurses on behalf of my family and...