Reverend Sahak Maşalyan, Armenian Patriarch of Türkiye, Distinguished members of the Armenian community, My treasured citizens, I salute you with my heartfelt feelings and affection. Today, you have gathered at Istanbul Armenian Patriarchate to commemorate the Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives under the harsh conditions of the First World War. I, once again, remember with respect the late Ottoman Armenians, and offer my sincere condolences to their relatives. I wish Allah’s mercy upon all the Ottoman citizens who passed away under the harsh conditions of the First World War. The last years of the Ottoman Empire,...
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Director of Communications Altun: "It is ignorance, perversion, and even treason to present a slander regarding the events of 1915 targeting our nation and our history in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye as a bill of law." Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun responded to an MP from HDP for Diyarbakır, Garo Paylan's bill of law, which involves recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide, in a post he shared on his social media account. Director of Communications Altun weighed in, saying, "It is ignorance, perversion, and even treason to present a slander regarding the events of 1915 targeting...
Six international agreements approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were published in the Official Gazette. The "Agreement on the Mutual Promotion and Protection of Investments" signed between Türkiye and the Republic of Ivory Coast on February 29, 2016, aims to encourage the mutual promotion of investors by the parties and to ensure that international law is treated in line with minimum standards, including fair and equitable treatment as well as full protection and security. It was decided to approve the "Agreement Amending the Free Trade Agreement," signed between Türkiye and Morocco on August 24, 2020, along with the attached notes....
Director of Communications Altun: "The century-long attacks on the Turkish nation and state by terrorist organisations such as ASALA, PKK, DAESH, and FETO have been and will continue to be unsuccessful.” In his video message for the inauguration of the Martyred Diplomats Exhibition, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "We strive to adopt a holistic approach to history reading in the face of those who attempt to rewrite history by relying on assumptions rather than facts and distorting reality along the way." The fifth "Martyred Diplomats Exhibition," organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications and previously held in Istanbul,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan shared an iftar dinner with children in Istanbul on the occasion of the April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/136599/the-first-couple-share-iftar-with-children
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of National Education Mahmut Özer and the students accompanying him at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul on the occasion of the April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/136593/president-erdogan-receives-april-23-children-at-vahdettin-mansion
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "From the War of Independence until July 15, our Veteran Assembly, which has maintained an unwavering position against all invaders, coup plotters and tutelage groups targeting our country and the national will, has proven that it will always be the flag bearer of the national will.” President Erdoğan issued a message on the occasion of April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day. He celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the foundation of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and the April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day. Noting, "I hope ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the April 23rd TRT Children’s Festival at Başakşehir Nation’s Garden in Istanbul. Making a speech at the event held on the occasion of April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, President Erdoğan noted that the festival had hosted over 30 thousand children from 120 different countries since its outset in 1979. Pointing out that the occasions as part of which foreign children used to be hosted in Türkiye would resume starting from the following year after a compulsory break caused by the pandemic, President Erdoğan said: “Given the developments...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared an iftar dinner with students at a dormitory in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/136580/president-erdogan-shares-iftar-with-students