President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday marked the 31st anniversary of the Halabja Massacre in which thousands of Kurds killed and injured. In a Twitter post, Erdogan said the chemical attack on Kurdish-populated Iraqi city of Halabja is still a fresh "wound". "The wound opened in the conscience of humanity when thousands of civilians were killed by a chemical attack in Halabja 31 years ago maintains its freshness today. "I wish God's mercy for our Kurdish brothers who lost their lives in the Halabja Massacre which went down on history as a black mark," Erdogan said. On March 16, 1988, between 5,000...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech during a gathering of citizens that hail from Samsun and currently reside in Istanbul. “The past is a compass for the future” Recalling that the centennial of the start of the Turkish War of Independence will be celebrated this year with various events, President Erdoğan underlined that they will once again highlight through those events how Ghazi Mustafa Kemal and his comrades in arms reached victory in the War of Independence despite all the privations at the time. “We will do so because the past is a compass for the future....
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the North Marmara Highway. “We have boosted Turkey’s prestige abroad” “We have put into action the greatest democratic reforms, initiatives of rights and freedoms in our country’s history. We have enriched and grown our country so much more in the last 17 years. We have achieved services 5-10 times more than done in the Republican era in all areas from education to healthcare, from transportation to energy, from sports to social assistance. That is not the end of it. We have also boosted Turkey’s prestige...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged New Zealand to bring the culprits of Friday's twin mosque attacks to account, describing the incident as a "massacre". Addressing a rally in northwestern Tekirdag province, Erdogan blasted the gunman who killed worshippers and named Istanbul in an alleged manifesto, spewing anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant propaganda, posted on social media. “He came to Istanbul for three days once and 40 days for the second time. What are his connections? We will find out. “He talked nonsense by saying ‘we will kill you if you cross west of the Strait, we will...
Even in face of Islamophobic attacks, Muslims will never come to heel, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday following twin mosque attacks in New Zealand which killed at least 49. "As Muslims, we will never come to heel and never come down to the level of these cowards," Erdogan told a campaign rally in the southeastern Gaziantep province. Erdogan's remarks came after attacks targeting worshippers at two New Zealand mosques in Christchurch that also left some 48 wounded -- including three Turkish citizens. "This killer [behind the attacks] releases a statement targeting our country, our nation, myself, and all Muslims," he...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the funeral of Prof. Beril Dedeoğlu, who was a member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policies Council and the Council of Higher Education, in Istanbul. Delivering a brief speech at the funeral, President Erdoğan offered his condolences to Prof. Dedeoğlu’s family, the academia and to the Turkish people. “I vehemently condemn the attack in New Zealand” “I would like to take this occasion to vehemently condemn the attack in New Zealand against Muslims who convened to perform the Friday prayer,” President Erdoğan said. “The Islamophobia, which has long...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, regarding the terror attack in New Zealand, said, “I strongly condemn the terror attack against the Al Noor Mosque in New Zealand and Muslim worshippers,” on Twitter. President Erdoğan said on Twitter: “I strongly condemn the terror attack against the Al Noor Mosque in New Zealand and Muslim worshippers. May Allah have mercy on the victims and grant a speedy recovery to the wounded. On behalf of my country, I offer my condolences to the Islamic world and the people of New Zealand, who have been targeted by this deplorable act - the latest...
Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun said he condemned in the strongest possible terms today’s terror attack in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms today’s terror attack in Christchurch. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones. This is a reminder that a house divided cannot stand: it is time to unite against all forms of terrorism.” Altun said in his Twitter account. It was stated that shooting attacks were carried out against Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in the Hagley Park area of Christchurch,...
Turkey's president said Thursday his country would not make a U-turn on its deal to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems. "We finished this business. For us, taking a step back here is out of the question," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told news channel Haberturk about the purchase. He said Russia will deliver the missiles in July. He added Turkey is also not closed to offers from the U.S. on purchasing the Patriot air defense systems. U.S. officials suggested Turkey should buy U.S. Patriot missiles rather than the Russian system, arguing the S-400 is incompatible with NATO systems. ...