President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The call addressed the Russia-Ukraine war as well as the conflicts between Israel and Palestine and the humanitarian crisis in the region. Stating that it is possible to resolve regional conflicts, particularly the Israel-Palestine dispute, through peaceful means, President Erdoğan noted that Türkiye will continue to make every effort to that end.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt. The call addressed the Israel-Palestine conflict that is getting increasingly graver, the human rights violations committed by Israel against the innocent civilians in Gaza and steps that could be taken for resolution. Stating that the atrocity on the Palestinian lands is further deepening, President Erdoğan noted that the silence of western countries about the bombings of hospitals, schools and places of worship causes the fire in Gaza to grow bigger. Underscoring that forcing the Palestinians in Gaza to migrate from their homeland is unacceptable,...
The Disinformation Bulletin, dated October 20, 2023, prepared by the Center for Countering Disinformation of our Directorate with the theme "Palestine Exclusive", was released. In the bulletin titled "Palestine", which describes unrealistic posts and manipulation attempts regarding Israel's attacks on Palestine, posts about the shooting of the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Al-Zeytoun District of Gaza were included. The bulletin stated that the claim that "“Hamas, not Israel, carried out the attack", which was raised on some social media accounts, is not true and added: ''The al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in the north of Gaza is an area where hundreds of civilians have been...
The Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, sent a video message to the "Siraj al-din Urmawi Symposium" organised under the auspices of our Presidency and with the support of Hacı Bayram Veli University and Konya Metropolitan Municipality. Prior to the symposium, a prayer service was held at Musalla Cemetery, where Siraj al-din Urmawi, who is regarded as the founder of Turkish-Islamic thought in the 13th century, is buried. Then, the message of the Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, was delivered at the symposium at the Mevlana Cultural Centre. In his message, Altun stated that he believes that this event...
The video shared by Israel on its official state account on social media with the caption "For those of you still questioning what happened last night at the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, we have receipts" contains manipulation. The Hamas rocket trail is clearly visible in the dark. These trails facilitate the determination of the rockets' launch site and trajectory. The hospital is attacked immediately following a flare in the upper left corner that has nothing to do with rockets fired from Gaza. Based on the video shared by Israel's official state account, it was determined that the location indicated...
On the 20th anniversary of Alija Izetbegović's passing, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina by sharing a social media post. In the post, President Erdoğan said, "I commemorate Alija Izetbegović on the anniversary of his passing, the first President of the friendly and brotherly country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with longing and compassion, who held Bosnia and the entire Islamic world near to his heart, who was a wise leader with his nobility, courage, and stance, and an exceptional person of heart." President Erdoğan also included a photograph of Izetbegović...
In the post shared on his social media account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Jeddah concretely demonstrated the determination of the Islamic world in the face of Israel's increasing oppression, its solidarity with the Palestinian people and its support for the Palestinian cause. In his post, President Erdoğan evaluated the meeting in Jeddah, the attacks on Gaza and the steps taken by Türkiye to resolve the crisis with its assistance. "I appreciate the Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Committee of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been conducting telephone diplomacy with world leaders in an effort to end the Israel-Palestine conflict and establish peace in the region. During the previous day's telephone conversation between President Erdoğan and President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, the two leaders discussed the Israel-Palestine conflict, the mounting tension in the region and the steps that should be taken for the resolution. During the call, President Erdoğan emphasised that the immediate termination of the conflicts is important in the name of regional and global peace and that Türkiye exerts intensive efforts in order for...
Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, shared a post on his social media account regarding Israel's hospital strike in Gaza. Director of Communications Altun stated that the justified outrage sparked by Israel's latest massacre in Gaza was shared by Türkiye, along with the rest of the world. Director of Communications Altun noted: "It is of the utmost importance that our citizens express their opinions about Israel within the framework of democratic rights and liberties and that they assist our security forces in their efforts to maintain public order. Our duty today is to be the voice...