President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday observed the 59th anniversary of Turkey's first-ever military coup. “May 27, 1960 will be remembered as the first military coup and a black stain on Turkish history,” said Erdogan in a tweet. He also remembered former Prime Minister Adnan Menderes who was executed after the coup. “I remember late Adnan Menderes and his friends who were executed by the coup plotters,” Erdogan added. The decade-long Democrat Party (DP) government was ousted by a military junta which arrested, tried and jailed all its leading members. Accused of violating the constitution as well as embezzling money from state...
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Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun said: "We know very well that pro-tutelage circles are waiting for an opportunity. However, they should know that Turkey today is not the Turkey of the past. The source of power is now the will of the nation in Turkey." Altun shared a post about the anniversary of May 27, 1960 military coup on his Twitter account: Noting that May 27, 1960 was the date when those who established a tutelage system in Turkey with a military coup took to the stage by neglecting the will of the people, Altun said: "While our democracy was tarnished,...
Speaking during an iftar in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said, “The issue that we, as the nation, should most care about during this critical period is to firmly preserve our unity, solidarity and brotherhood,” and added that they will not allow such debates as the Istanbul mayoral election to be turned into tools of sabotage against the Turkish people’s unity and solidarity. President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech during an iftar (fast-breaking dinner) with AK Party’s neighborhood representatives in Istanbul. “The issue that we, as the nation, should most...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Yassıada, an island located in the Sea of Marmara where former Prime Minister Adnan Menderes and his minister friends were sentenced to death following the May 27, 1960 coup d’état and which was officially renamed “Democracy and Freedoms Island” in 2013. President Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions during the visit. Recalling that the late Prime Minister Adnan Menderes and his minister friends Hasan Polatkan and Fatin Rüştü Zorlu were tried in Yassıada and executed in İmralı following the May 27, 1960 coup d’état, President Erdoğan underlined that the era of coups d’état...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the award ceremony of the Turkey 7th International Contest of Memorization and Fine Recitation of the Holy Quran at Istanbul Camlica Mosque. Vice President Fuat Oktay and Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum accompanied President Erdoğan at the ceremony. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105515/president-erdogan-attends-award-ceremony-of-international-holy-quran-memorization-and-recitation-contest
Addressing artists and athletes during an iftar in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “We work to reinvigorate the most ancient civilization in the world, to make it productive again and to turn it into a center of attraction once again. Civilizations that are not strong in arts and sports remain incomplete. We are proud of the works of art our ancestors created, the successes they achieved and the legacy they left behind in these areas.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared iftar with artists and athletes in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105511/-civilizations-not-strong-in-arts-and-sports-remain-incomplete-
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun said: "I commemorate with mercy the master of Turkish literature Necip Fazıl Kısakürek on the 36th anniversary of his death.” On Twitter, Altun shared the following tweet: "Upon the 36th anniversary of his death, I commemorate with mercy the master of Turkish literature Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, who presents an alternative politics of memory and concept of history with his works and ideas, and is one of the powerful representatives of domestic and national contemplation.”
The Uber is a closed debate for Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Speaking after an iftar, fast breaking dinner, in Istanbul, Erdogan said: "The Uber issue is over for us as the government of Turkish Republic." He said Uber is not different from unlicensed taxi driving and it is entrenching upon the taxi drivers. The ride-sharing company left Turkey after Erdogan rejected to give an appointment to the head of Uber, he said. Also touching on the March 31 local polls in Turkey, Erdogan said 754 presiding officers in Istanbul were appointed unlawfully, referring to the reason of...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun offered his condolences to the family of İhsan Öztoklu, who was elected the Mayor of Doğanhisar as MHP’s candidate from Nation’s Alliance and lost his life after being stabbed in Konya, and to MHP community. Altun shared a post on his Twitter account for Öztoklu, who lost his life at the hospital he was taken after being stabbed in Başköy Neighborhood of Doğanhisar District, Konya. Fahrettin Altun posted the following: “I am deeply sorrowed over the death of İhsan Öztoklu, who was elected the Mayor of...