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Director of Communications Altun’s message on January 10 Working Journalists’ Day

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated, “The presence of press and media organs, which can comprehend the developments in our country, our region and the world and adopt the principle of informing the public in an objective manner, is an important element of the formation of a healthy public and thus the complete functioning of our democracy.” Altun released a message to mark January 10 Working Journalists’ Day, in which he celebrated the Working Journalists’ Day of the media members, who devotedly serve to meet the need to receive news and obtain information throughout the world and practice their profession with...

“Dedicate yourself to football with heart and soul, not with violence”

Commenting on the “Nonviolent Communication in Sports” project, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said: “Sports are a game before competition, and there is no room for cheating. With our ‘Make a Gesture to Your Opponent’ campaign, we are reminding people that the opponent is an integral part of the game.” Altun answered the questions of Fotomaç newspaper about the “Nonviolent Communication in Sports” project carried out by the Directorate of Communications. You have launched the "Nonviolent Communication in Sports" project. Why did you feel the need for such a project? Football has become more than just a game for people....

“One of the prime conditions in order for us to achieve our goal of a great and powerful Turkey is to ensure that family, as an institute, remains strong”

Speaking at a ceremony held for the public employment of citizens with disabilities and of the youth under state protection, President Erdoğan said: “Family, as an institute, is the backbone of our national existence. One of the prime conditions in order for us to achieve our goal of a great and powerful Turkey is to ensure that family, as an institute, remains strong. It is inevitable for a society with broken families to crumble down, just in the same way as a body is crippled by a broken spine.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks at a ceremony...

Joint Statement by President Erdoğan and President Putin: “We call on all parties in Libya to stop hostilities as of 00.00 hours on 12 January”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin called on parties in Libya to declare a ceasefire in their joint statement. “Joint Statement by the Presidents of the Republic of Turkey and the Russian Federation” said that they, the Presidents of Turkey and Russia, had developed a wide range of constructive bilateral relations based on mutual respect, emphasizing that TurkStream Natural Gas Pipeline, which was inaugurated in Istanbul today, was a concrete example of this mutually beneficial relationship. The statement highlighted that it was pleasing to see that cooperation not only served the common interests of our people...

President Erdoğan meets with Prime Minister Borisov of Bulgaria

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov of Bulgaria, who is in Turkey for the inauguration of TurkStream, at Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/115230/president-erdogan-meets-with-prime-minister-borisov-of-bulgaria

President Erdoğan meets with President Vucic of Serbia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia, who is in Turkey for the inauguration of TurkStream, at Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/115231/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-vucic-of-serbia

“We aim to make Turkey a global energy hub”

Speaking at the inauguration of TurkStream, President Erdoğan said: “We aim to make our country a global energy hub. As Turkey, we have never sought regional tension. The sole purpose of our hydrocarbon exploration efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean is to protect the interests of our country and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the inauguration of TurkStream at Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul. “No project which excludes Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean has a chance to be put into effect” “We aim to make our country a global energy...

President Erdoğan presents the book “Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding” to Russian President Putin

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented to Russian President Putin the book “Strategic Move in the Eastern Mediterranean Equation: Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding” prepared by the Directorate of Communications. During a bilateral meeting with Russian President Putin, who is in Istanbul to attend the inauguration ceremony of TurkStream natural gas pipeline, President Erdoğan gave Putin the book “Strategic Move in the Eastern Mediterranean Equation: Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding” prepared by the Directorate of Communications. The book, which has been prepared in English and Turkish, consists of the following chapters: "Geopolitical Importance of the Eastern Mediterranean", "Hydrocarbon Potential of the...

President Erdoğan meets with President Putin of Russia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, who is in Turkey for the inauguration of TurkStream, at Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/115217/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-putin-of-russia