Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun condemned Israel army’s attack on the building on Gaza Strip, where the Anadolu Agency office was located. On Twitter, Prof. Altun made the following remarks: "We condemn Israel in the strongest possible terms for targeting a building in the Gaza, in which the Anadolu Agency office was located. We urge all governments that claim to defend press freedom, including the US Embassy in Turkey, to join us in condemning the Israeli government."
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in the 25th General Assembly of the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD). Addressing the General Assembly, President Erdoğan drew attention to the nearly five-year election-free period ahead of Turkey, and said that the preparations of the structural reforms are underway in every area, from economy to justice. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105256/president-erdogan-attends-musiad-general-assembly
Turkey has no problems with the freedom of press, despite deliberate and manipulative claims by national and international actors, Presidency Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said on Friday. Speaking to the Daily Sabah, Altun said criticisms over press freedom in Turkey had deviated from its main subject — the media — and had become political and ideological in their nature. Altun said Turkey enjoyed wide freedoms in the press as the country saw an exponential expansion and increase of variety in media in the last 17 years since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came to power. "Turkey currently has a wide variety of media...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted a dinner at Vahdettin Mansion in honor of foreign heads of state and government and high-level guests from Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Palestine, Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia and Tunisia, who are in Turkey on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the Istanbul Camlica Mosque. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/105250/president-erdogan-hosts-dinner-in-honor-of-visiting-heads-of-state-and-government-
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the Turkey Innovation Week and InovaLIG Award Ceremony in Istanbul. “Our foreign trade deficit dropped by 57.8 percent to $2 billion 831 million” “Our exports reached $15 billion 273 million last month, up 5.4 percent year-on-year, while our imports fell by 14.6 percent to $18 billion 1 million. Therefore, our foreign trade deficit dropped by 57.8 percent to $2 billion 831 million. The export-to-import ratio has risen from 68.3 percent in April 2018 to 84.4 percent,” President Erdoğan said. “Now, exporting goods and services is not enough. In order to reach our goals for 2023, we have to boost the added value of our exports. I...
Speaking at the opening ceremony of Istanbul Çamlıca Mosque, President Erdoğan said: “All must say no to the brutal and primitive mentality that turns houses of worship into a bloodbath. Those who attack mosques and those who target churches share the same dark mentality. These are all common enemies of humanity. The right to worship is sacred in our faith. Everyone, regardless of their faith, has the right to freely exercise their religion.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Istanbul Çamlıca Mosque. Expressing his hope for Istanbul Çamlıca Mosque,...
Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun has given the following response to the post containing disinformation shared on the official Twitter account of the US Embassy in Turkey: “We will continue to urge the United States to stop hiding behind press freedom.” Altun posted the following on his Twitter account: “We will continue to urge the United States to stop hiding behind press freedom. Instead of pointing fingers at other nations, Washington must focus on addressing longstanding problems such as extreme poverty and racial discrimination.” A manipulative tweet was earlier posted on the official Twitter account of the...
On Twitter, Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun shared a post regarding the opening of Istanbul Çamlıca Mosque. Prof. Altun made the following remarks: "Çamlıca Mosque is the new symbol of the magnificent silhouette of İstanbul, a city of history, civilization and culture. Every single detail from this magnific work of art’s courtyard to its minaret, where the Ottoman-Seljuk architectural style is integrated with today's architecture, bears the signature of diligent craftsmanship." In his tweet, Prof. Altun shared various videos and photographs from Istanbul Çamlıca Mosque.
Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University with the decision signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and published in the Official Gazette. According to a statement made by the Directorate of Communications, Prof. Altun will work as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University as well as the Presidency’s Communications Director. Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, which is one of the leading and developing universities in Central Asia, is conducted by the Board of Trustees consisting of eight people. Each country appoints four members of...