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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia. The call addressed Türkiye-Ethiopia relations and regional issues. Underscoring that Türkiye attached great importance to Ethiopia’s serenity and stability, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye would continue to provide every kind of support to Ethiopia.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili of Georgia. The call addressed Türkiye-Georgia relations and regional issues. President Erdogan thanked Prime Minister Garibashvili, who wished a speedy recovery to Türkiye for the forest fires and expressed Georgia's support for Türkiye's fight against the fires. Underscoring that the strategic partnership between Türkiye and Georgia became more meaningful during those days, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye saw Georgia as the key to regional cooperation. Drawing attention to the importance of acting in coordination, particularly for the productivity and security of...

Delivering remarks after visiting the areas in the Marmaris district of Muğla that were affected by forest fires, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey has the strongest infrastructure in its region in terms of combatting forest fires.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to areas in the Marmaris district of Muğla that were affected by forest fires. After inspecting the areas, President Erdoğan delivered remarks. Extending his sympathies and voiced his support to the local people due to the fires in Marmaris, Milas, Köyceğiz and Seydikemer districts, President Erdoğan said: “After the efforts...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to the Kalemler Neighborhood in the Manavgat district of Antalya and met with citizens affected by the forest fires. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/128864/president-erdogan-meets-with-citizens-affected-by-forest-fires-in-manavgat

Delivering remarks after visiting the Manavgat district of Antalya that was affected by forest fires, President Erdoğan said: “Our state, with all its institutions and capabilities, is working to put out the fires, ease the sufferings of our citizens, compensate for the losses and rebuild the damaged areas.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to areas in the Manavgat district of Antalya that were affected by forest fires. After being briefed by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, President Erdoğan delivered remarks at Manavgat Youth Center. “TL50 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO MEET THE URGENT...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inspected the areas affected by wildfires in Antalya’s Manavgat district from a helicopter. President Erdoğan was accompanied during his inspections by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, who also updated him. President Erdoğan was briefed on the work being done in the areas affected by wildfires in Antalya’s Manavgat district. Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu and other officials also attended the briefing.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia. Regional issues as well as steps to advance Türkiye-Serbia relations were discussed during the call.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia The call addressed steps to further enhance the Türkiye-Russia relations. President Erdoğan thanked his Russian counterpart for sending five more Ilyushin II-76 firefighting planes with a capacity of 40 tons of water and three more Mil Mi-8 firefighting helicopters to support Türkiye in its fight against the forest fires. President Putin, for his part, wished a speedy recovery to President Erdoğan for the forest fires.

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "All relevant state institutions are working to combat both the fire and such systematic disinformation and perception management operations. Those who wish to provoke our nation by hiding behind fake accounts will undoubtedly be held to account before the law." In a statement on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun stated that some malicious forces had increased their attempted dose of systematic disinformation, provocation, and perception management operations, particularly on social media, by capitalising on the wildfires that tore everyone's hearts apart and against which the state effectively fought with all...