On Twitter, Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun said: “It is with very heavy hearts that we received the devastating news about the fire in Paris, France. The Notre Dame cathedral is not just a symbol of France but part of humanity’s shared heritage."
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The article entitled “What is next for Turkey after the local elections?” and written by Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun is as follows: What is next for Turkey after the local elections? The economy, the Syrian crisis and air defence will be among the top priorities of the Erdogan administration. Typically, municipal elections in Turkey do not make headlines in the international media. But the March 31 vote this year drew much attention at home and abroad. Istanbul, the largest city of the country and its economic capital, set the stage for a tight mayoral race, the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 57th plenary session of the ÖNDER Association Imam Hatip Alumni. “The lofty aim of education in our civilization is to raise righteous people" Stating that he sees the ÖNDER Association Imam Hatip Alumni as one of the locomotive organizations of civilization’s cause, President Erdoğan noted: “The lofty aim of education in our civilization is to raise righteous people. We cannot achieve any of our goals until we build an education system that befits our people’s faith, values, history and culture. We have for years worked to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday offered condolences to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her mother's death. Erdogan conveyed his condolences in a telephone call in which the two leaders discussed bilateral relations. Herlind Kasner died Thursday at the age of 90. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/top-headline/erdogan-offers-condolences-to-merkel-for-mothers-death/1450849
Amid reports that Sudan’s longtime president been removed from power, Turkey's president on Thursday voiced hope that Sudan will handle its current process peacefully, in a spirit of "national reconciliation." "I hope that Sudan gets through its current process in national reconciliation and peace," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a joint news conference with Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Burkina Faso’s president, in Turkey's capital Ankara. Amid various accounts about Omar al-Bashir, the former president, there is no reliable information, Erdogan said. He went on to say Turkey supports the continuation of “deep-rooted” relations with Sudan. Earlier Thursday, the...
Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun stated that French President Emmanuel Macron's declaration of April 24 as "Remembrance Day" was an example of inexpensive populism and impudence. On Twitter, Prof. Altun said: "French President Emmanuel Macron's declaration of April 24 as 'Remembrance Day' is an example of inexpensive populism and impudence". Prof. Altun also shared the Press Release of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the issue. No: 96, 11 April 2019, Press Release Regarding the Designation of April 24 as a “Remembrance Day” by the French President Emmanuel Macron We condemn in the strongest terms the designation of April 24 as a ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso at the Presidential Complex. President Erdoğan welcomed President Kaboré into the Presidential Complex with an official ceremony. After the national anthems of Turkey and Burkina Faso were played, President Kaboré inspected the guard of honor. Following the ceremony, the two leaders posed for the press and headed inside the Presidential Complex to hold their meeting. Prior to the meeting between the two delegations, a face-to-face meeting was held between the two leaders.
Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun slammed the Italian parliament’s move to declare the 1915 events as “so-called Armenian genocide”. On Twitter, Prof. Altun said: “We strongly condemn the Italian parliament’s most recent attempt at distorting and politicizing our nation’s history. The Italian parliament's move is unproductive, hostile and deplorable. Instead of attacking each other’s memories, we must all work together to ensure that truth prevails over fiction.”
Presidency’s Communication Center (CIMER), which operates under Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, was selected as the “Best Project” among 366 projects in the category of “Access to Information” at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva by the UN International Telecommunication Union. In a statement about the award, Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun said: “CIMER established with the directive of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in order to strengthen the state-society relationship which takes place among our main activity areas, is carrying out a very important function." Stating that they...