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“The requirement of wearing masks indoors has been lifted”

Addressing a meeting with members of the Coronavirus Science Board, President Erdoğan said: “The requirement of wearing masks indoors, in force for about three years as part of the Coronavirus measures, has been lifted totally. Mask-use will continue for some more time only inside public transport vehicles and health care facilities until the number of cases falls below 1,000.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received members of the Coronavirus Science Board at the Presidential Complex. In a speech at the meeting, President Erdoğan thanked members of the Science Board for their services since the outbreak of the Coronavirus...

President Erdoğan, President Putin of Russia talk over phone

In a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the continuation of the positive momentum gained at the Istanbul talks with a view to paving the way for peace between Russia and Ukraine would benefit all. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The call addressed the Türkiye-Russia relations and the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. Drawing attention to the importance of ensuring a ceasefire, efficiently operating the humanitarian corridors and safely carrying out the evacuations, President Erdoğan said that Türkiye...

“The circle of justice, which had guided our ancestors throughout centuries, has been our reference point in legal arrangements since 2002”

Speaking at an iftar dinner with representatives of higher judicial bodies, President Erdoğan said: “The circle of justice, which had guided our ancestors throughout centuries, has also been shaping our conception of state and politics and has been our compass and reference point in legal arrangements since 2002.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared an iftar dinner with representatives of higher judicial bodies in Ankara. Marking the 60th anniversary of the Constitutional Court, President Erdoğan stated that the High Court, given the duties and responsibilities it executes, holds a unique place in state and social life, and...

“Türkiye has one of the most comprehensive social support systems in the world”

Delivering remarks to reporters following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Türkiye has become one of the countries that have the most comprehensive and extensive social support systems in the world. We regard it to be an assurance of our future that the state and the nation take care of our people who are in need of assistance and support.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks to reporters following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. Voicing his pride in the history of the Turkish nation, President Erdoğan said: “We sustained great losses, endured...

Director of Communications Altun: Those who repeatedly politicize our common pain are after scoring cheap and shortsighted political gains

In a statement regarding the events of 1915, Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said: “Those who repeatedly politicize our common pain are after scoring cheap and shortsighted political gains. We will not let them! Our common and honorable history with its happy as well as painful memories must not be the source of fake political crises but the basis of building our common future.” In the post he shared in English on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun pointed out that one thing that was common about the states that accused Türkiye of so-called “genocide” was...

Presidency’s Directorate of Communications holds “Martyred Diplomats Exhibition” in Vienna

The "Martyred Diplomats Exhibition" was inaugurated in Vienna, the capital of Austria, by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications in memory of Turkish diplomats martyred by Armenian terrorist organisations. The exhibition, which tells the personal stories of Turkish diplomats martyred as a result of the attacks of Armenian terrorist organisations such as ASALA and JCAG, is brought to the attention of those concerned in Austria, following the United States, in order to demonstrate the ugly face of terrorism. The exhibition, dedicated to Turkish diplomats who did not abandon their duty and became martyrs for this cause between 1973 and 1984, drew...

President Erdoğan, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. The call addressed the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war and issues concerning the negotiation process. President Erdoğan stated that the injured and civilians must definitely be evacuated from Mariupol where the situation was getting more and more saddening each passing day. President Erdoğan said Türkiye stood ready to provide any help within its means and offer any support, including mediation, during the negotiation process, and that Türkiye had a positive view on the issue of guarantorship in principle.