President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein. The meeting at the Vahdettin Mansion lasted around 40 minutes.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called and congratulated the national athlete Busenaz Sürmeneli, who won the gold medal in boxing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. After the medal ceremony held at the Kokugikan Arena, President Erdoğan spoke on the phone with Busenaz via Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu. Congratulating Busenaz, President Erdoğan said, "I watched the last moments with tears in my eyes. I am overjoyed. As a nation, we are moved. Çakıroğlu won the silver medal, and you, Sürmeneli, received the gold. I congratulate you on behalf of myself,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of Libya at the Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/128935/president-erdogan-meets-with-libyan-pm-dbeibeh
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan noted that 202 of 214 forest fires in 46 provinces had been contained. In a post he shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan gave information regarding the forest fires. In his post, which included an infographic, President Erdoğan stated, "We continue our efforts to extinguish forest fires intensively by constantly increasing the number of our land and air intervention vehicles. We will never surrender our country to desertification; we will not leave it arid." Stating that 18 amphibious aircraft, 850 water tenders and water tankers, 57 helicopters, 150 earthmovers, 9 UAVs and 5 thousand 250 personnel participated in the firefighting efforts,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Çilehane Mosque in Istanbul. Following the prayer, the President answered reporters’ questions. “196 OF THE 208 FOREST FIRES IN 44 PROVINCES HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN UNDER CONTROL” Regarding the forest fires in various cities across the country, President Erdoğan said: “196 of the 208 forest fires in 44 provinces have already been taken under control. Efforts are underway to bring under control the 12 ongoing fires in 5 provinces, namely Antalya, Muğla, Isparta, Aydın and Denizli. Intensive firefighting efforts are being exerted in these provinces.” Underlining that all the means and resources have been mobilized to...
Many citizens sent messages to the Presidency's Communication Centre (CIMER) in support of the fight against wildfires that are still raging in some regions, particularly in the provinces of Antalya and Muğla. Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun posted on his social media account some of the encouraging messages addressed to CIMER. Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun conveyed expressions of support sent to CIMER by citizens in a statement posted on his social media account, emphasising that the nation was well conscious of how intensely the state fought to extinguish the fires. Altun noted, “These are just...
The National Security Council (NSC) convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A statement was issued following the meeting at the Presidential Complex. The statement noted the following: “The fight against forest fires, which have started and caused serious damages in many parts of the world and our country, has been reviewed, in addition to the natural course of the events, the security aspect, which includes disinformation campaigns both inside and outside our country, has been addressed, and additional measures that have been or can be implemented within this framework has been discussed.” The statement...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun released a statement regarding the Kemerköy Thermal Power Plant, which was damaged by the forest fire in Muğla's Milas district. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun noted the following in his statement: “In the ongoing forest fire in Muğla Milas, the spread of the fire to Kemerköy Thermal Power Plant was prevented thanks to the intensive interventions made from land and air as of Wednesday, August 4, 2021; the fire was contained in the entire region as of 15.00 with intensive air intervention, land support and other general measures. However, the fire restarted...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined Şebnem Bursalı, Okan Müderrisoğlu, Çiğdem Ceylan, Haktan Uysal and Nur Özkan Erbay on A Haber, ATV, A Para and A News joint live broadcast. During the interview, President Erdoğan made remarks on a number of topics, including forest fires, flood disasters, support to be provided to disaster victims, allegations about the Turkish Aeronautical Association, the fight against the coronavirus, economy, foreign policy and Tokyo 2020. https://tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/128915/president-erdogan-on-a-haber-and-atv-joint-broadcast