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Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Altun: “Our state makes history in the fight against terrorism”

Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun made the following remarks: "PKK terrorist Rıza Altun and other senior terrorists accompanying him were hit by a successful air campaign of our security forces. Our state makes history in the fight against terrorism”. Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his Twitter account regarding the neutralization of Rıza Altun, closest aide to PKK terrorist organization’s ringleader Cemil Bayık, and other senior terrorists by an air campaign against Qandil during the joint operation conducted by National Intelligence Organization (NIO) and Turkish Armed Forces (TAF). Fahrettin Altun also shared the news...

“Turkey is a country considered to be a homeland by people from all over our region”

President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke during a campaign rally in the province of Düzce in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “Each vote that is not cast is no different from playing into the hands of those who scheme against the country” Stressing the importance of the upcoming local elections, President Erdoğan urged citizens to cast their votes, and stated: “Citizens who don’t cast their votes should know that they will be abandoning their will to the mercy of those who cast their votes on Sunday....

Erdogan: “US has no right to give Golan to Israel”

The United States has no jurisdiction or right to "give" the Golan Heights to Israel, Turkey’s president said late Tuesday. Speaking at an election rally in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said voters in Israel will go to the polls on April 9. Erdogan said U.S. President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to come the U.S. and signed a proclamation on the Golan Heights because of the elections in Israel, implying that Trump's move was made to ensure more electoral support for Netanyahu. He said the Golan Heights completely belongs to Syria according to UN resolutions...

“Ballot boxes are indestructible strongholds of national will”

President and (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke during a campaign rally in the province of Adıyaman in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Making remarks on the upcoming local elections, President Erdoğan urged citizens to go to polls, and said: “Ballot boxes are our honor. Ballot boxes are impassable, unshakeable and indestructible strongholds of national will. Ballot boxes are very important gains that our people acquired by paying prices and waging struggles.” Investments made in Adıyaman Also mentioning the 16 billion Turkish liras’ worth of investments and services they have introduced in...

“No power will be able to make Turkey regress from the level it has reached in economy and investments”

President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke during a campaign rally in the province of Van in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Underlining that those seeking to sow discord among the citizens in Turkey have for years tried to divide the citizens as rightist-leftist, Alawite-Sunni or Turk-Kurd, President Erdoğan stated that such confrontations, contrived by those who have designs on Turkey, have left countless lives in ruins.   Noting that they, as the state, did everything in their power to get Van back on its feet following the...

Turkish president celebrates World Theater Day

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a message on Tuesday celebrating World Theater Day. ''An artistic perspective toward love, respect and truth on the basis of universal values is an effective tool of education for our children, youth as well as the whole community," Erdogan said in a statement. Praising the role of theaters in developing societies, Erdogan vowed to continue efforts to enrich and protect Turkey's artistic and cultural heritage and transfer them to the next generations. Erdogan also said that the importance a country attaches to its artists is a benchmark of its advancement. Since 1962 World Theater Day has...

Prof. Fahrettin Altun issues message to commemorate Muhsin Yazicioglu

Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun commemorated Muhsin Yazicioglu with mercy on the 10th anniversary of his passing. Prof. Altun shared a photo of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Muhsin Yazicioglu on his Twitter account, and wrote the following: “Muhsin Yazicioglu, the brave son of Anatolia and a man with a cause who was in love with his country and nation, always stood by democracy, law and justice throughout his political life. I commemorate him with mercy on the 10th anniversary of his passing.”

President Erdoğan watches Turkey-Moldova football match

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan watched the football match between Turkey and Moldova in the UEFA EURO 2020 qualifiers. President Erdoğan was accompanied by Minister of Youth and Sports, Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, and President of Turkish Football Federation, Hüsnü Güreli. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/102693/president-erdogan-watches-turkey-moldova-football-match

“There is no difference between the struggle waged on these lands a century ago and the one being waged now in Syria, Iraq and the Mediterranean”

President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke during a campaign rally in the province of Muş in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “Some still seek to surround us with a terror corridor by giving out thousands of truckloads of weapons”  Underlining that there is no difference between the struggle waged on these lands a century and the one being waged now in Syria, Iraq and the Mediterranean, President Erdoğan said: “Whatever we fought for 104 years ago in Çanakkale, we are giving our all for the same cause now...