President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan cast their votes in the rerun of Istanbul mayoral election at Saffet Çebi Middle School in the Uskudar district of Istanbul. Answering reporters’ questions after voting his vote, President Erdoğan noted that the incidents witnessed during the March 31 mayoral elections led the Supreme Election Council to rule for a rerun. Expressing his wish for the mayoral rerun to yield auspicious results for the country, President Erdoğan stated that he expects high turnout. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105775/president-erdogan-casts-his-vote-at-saffet-cebi-middle-school-in-istanbul-
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“Dear Istanbulites, all measures have been taken to ensure election safety as well as the full manifestation of national will in the ballot box.” Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun said. Altun shared a video titled “How should we cast our vote?” about the Istanbul election rerun scheduled for Sunday. Altun also shared the following message: “Dear Istanbulites, all measures have been taken to ensure election safety as well as the full manifestation of national will in the ballot box. What remains is to go to the polling stations and carefully cast your votes.”
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun said that it should be known that our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is away from all kinds of dirty plays, secret partnerships. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan takes strength from the free will of the nation and fights again for our nation. Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun issued the following press release: "Mr. President and our government have fought uninterruptedly against terrorism so far and have always stood by our heroes who sacrificed their lives for our nation, state, flag and homeland. From the Operation Euphrates Shield to the...
Speaking at a meeting with businesspeople in Istanbul, President Erdoğan, drawing attention to Turkey’s fight against terror and the challenges it is faced with in economy, underscored that they will continue their struggle with determination, and added: “It is probable that we will continue to pay the price; yet, have no doubt that we will leave our children a much stronger and a much more independent Turkey, whose visions for 2023 2053 and 2071 they will fulfill.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech during a meeting with businesspeople at Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received President Nechirvan Barzani of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105761/president-erdogan-receives-ikrg-president-barzani
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made remarks and answered questions on current issues in an interview broadcast live on social media and television. Asked about the latest developments in Syria, President Erdoğan said there are still some Syrians who will return to Afrin from Turkey, and that once Manbij is cleared of terrorist organizations, those who have fled there will also return to their own lands. Also touching upon the latest situation in Idlib, President Erdoğan, pointing to his talk with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, said: “As you know, there are 12 observation posts. There has been some...
Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on World Refugee Day: “More than 68.5 million forcibly displaced people, nearly 22 million refugees and some 3 million asylum-seekers in the world strive to hold on to life far away from the lands they were born and raised in. It is a requirement of human dignity and conscience to extend a helping hand to these people who, most often risking their lives, flee hunger, conflicts, civil wars and poverty. Nevertheless, we see that discrimination against refugees, xenophobia and racism increase, and refugees are marginalized and shown as hostile people by media and...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech during an opening ceremony of the newly-built facilities in the Bahçelievler district of Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105743/president-erdogan-addresses-citizens-in-istanbul
Hydrocarbon discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean over the last decade have created opportunities for regional countries while highlighting the conflicts over the share of resources among the actors. Turkey, as the country with the longest shoreline in the Eastern Mediterranean, has strongly protected its claims in the region, expanding its seismic surveys and launching drilling operations. The latest move in the race for hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean came from Turkey yesterday as it dispatched the second drilling vessel Yavuz to the region. Following a ceremony held Thursday in Kocaeli's Dilovası port, Yavuz was sent to the Eastern Mediterranean...