President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the executives, coaching staff and players of Anadolu Efes Sports Club, the winner of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu was also present at the reception held at the Presidential Complex. At the reception, President of Anadolu Efes Sports Club Tuncay Özilhan and Head Coach of Anadolu Efes Basketball Team Ergin Ataman presented a gift to President Erdoğan.
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Director of Communications Altun: "Our President himself has made a unique contribution to strengthening our relations by paying more than 50 visits to 30 African countries to date. Everyone knows that Türkiye has been a strong actor in Africa for the past 20 years and that this role has evolved through the 'partnership of equals' approach.” Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun attended the Türkiye-Africa Media Summit held by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications in İstanbul. Delivering an opening speech at the summit, Director of Communications Altun celebrated the guests attending the Summit from 45 African countries on May 25 Africa...
The "Türkiye-Africa Media Summit", organised by the Directorate of Communications, has kicked off in Istanbul. Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun delivered the opening speech at the two-day Summit in Istanbul, Bakırköy. Aiming to enhance collaboration and coordination between Turkish and African media members, enable the exchange of experiences, and foster a partnership perspective, the Summit will be attended by 80 media members from 45 African countries, as well as African diplomats, executives of public institutions, media representatives, academics, representatives of private sectors and non-governmental organisations. The event will feature discussions by Turkish and African journalists about the African...
Türkiye's migration management and matters pertaining to foreigners residing in the country under various statuses were discussed during the meeting. The Presidential High Advisory Board convened at the Presidential Palace under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun issued a written statement regarding the roughly three-hour meeting. According to the statement, Members of the Board discussed Türkiye’s migration management and matters pertaining to foreigners residing in the country under various statuses during the meeting. Members of the Board exchanged...
At the Summit, which will last for two days, panel sessions will be held on gender equality in the media sector, as well as the challenges facing journalism in the wake of the pandemic and digital siege. The Türkiye-Africa Media Summit organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications will be held in Istanbul on May 25-26, 2022. The event organised on the occasion of Africa Day on May 25 will be attended by 80 members of the press from 45 African countries, as well as African diplomats and executives of state institutions, media representatives, academics, private sector representatives, and non-governmental organisations representatives. Presidency's...
President Erdoğan announced that the "National Space Program Strategy Document" for the years 2022-2030 was prepared by the Turkish Space Agency to coordinate Türkiye's vision, strategy, goals and projects in the field of space policies in an integrated manner. Regarding the National Space Program Strategy Document published in the Official Gazette, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the space sector is advancing rapidly and becoming an area that affects the lives of all people and generates value. President Erdoğan drew attention to the importance of securing independence in access to and use of space, fostering space...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun sent a message to the concert that said, “The gathering of representatives from Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, Jewish and Chaldean communities at St. Antoine Church is the best illustration of the culture of coexistence, in my opinion.” During the concert held at St. Antoine Church, soloist Dr. Karin Çubukciyan was accompanied by organist Anna Gevorgyan Uğurluyan. Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun’s message for the concert was read by Father Şirvan Mürzyan before the performances. In his message, Director of Communications Altun said the concert was held with the ending of the pandemic,...
Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “If the countries applying for NATO membership look at their past, they will see that we have made major contributions to them as well against the threats arising from the east. Our approach to NATO’s enlargement originates not from bigotry or animosity but from our principled stance on combatting terrorism.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. “THOSE CARING ABOUT NOTHING BUT THEIR OWN SECURITY CANNOT TOLERATE TÜRKİYE’S INDEPENDENT STANCE” Noting that...
“Under the collective security principle of NATO, Türkiye expects concrete assurances from Sweden, which supports terrorist organisations.” The Presidency's Directorate of Communications indicates that Türkiye expects concrete assurances from Sweden, which supports terrorist organisations, under the collective security principle of NATO. The Directorate of Communications underlines that Türkiye has demanded the extradition of PKK/PYD and FETO terrorists from Sweden since 2017 but has yet to receive a positive response. In the statement which calls attention to how the Swedish authorities receive members of the terrorist organisations Türkiye is fighting at the ministerial level and...