President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Mete Gazoz to congratulate him on winning Türkiye's first-ever gold medal in archery at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. President Erdoğan contacted the national archer through Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, who is now in Tokyo, Japan's capital, observing the 32nd Summer Olympic Games. President Erdoğan congratulated Mete Gazoz, saying, “You pulled at our heartstrings. You brought history back to life. You've made history as an archer grandson of the Turkish nation. As I watched you unleash the final arrow, my eyes welled up....
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan informed that the areas affected by the wildfires in Antalya, Muğla, Mersin, Adana and Osmaniye were declared “Disaster Areas Affecting General Life.” “We will continue to take all necessary steps to heal our nation’s wounds, compensate for its losses and improve their means even further than before,” President Erdoğan said in a post he shared on his social media account. Stating that the regions affected by wildfires were declared “Disaster Areas Affecting General Life” by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), President Erdoğan noted the following: “I extend my best...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau at Vahdettin Mansion.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Grand Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul. The President answered reporters’ questions following the prayer. “INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE INTO THE FOREST FIRES” With reference to the forest fires in various parts of Turkey, President Erdoğan underlined that the investigations were continuing into the fires that had simultaneously erupted in different regions of the country. Stressing that all the relevant ministers and officials had immediately been dispatched to the regions affected by the fires, President Erdoğan noted that 45 helicopters, five or six planes, 1080 water tenders, 280 water trucks, 2270 first responder vehicles, 660 bulldozers, one...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with the Head of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammad Younes Menfi. Türkiye-Libya relations and regional developments, particularly Tunisia, were discussed during the call.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria. Regional issues, particularly Türkiye-Algeria relations and the developments in Tunisia were discussed during the call.
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that with approximately 4 thousand personnel, hundreds of vehicles and equipment, forest fires in 21 provinces were intervened by air and on the ground. Director of Communications Altun shared an image on his social media account with the caption "Our Country is Mobilising for Our Forests," displaying the number of vehicles and personnel deployed in responding to forest fires. Stating that "Relevant institutions and organisations are responding to forest fires in 21 provinces from the air and on the ground with approximately 4 thousand personnel, hundreds of vehicles and equipment", Altun noted that 43 of the 63 fires that...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remarked that the state is mobilising all means to control and put out forest fires completely. President Erdoğan keeps in touch with Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who are in the region where the forest fire occurred, and receives real-time updates on operations and developments regarding the control of the fires. Wishing Allah's mercy on the citizens who lost their lives during the fires, President Erdoğan conveyed his best wishes to the people in...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “Our President has mobilized all available state resources to put out the fires in our forests, which are a vital part of our national wealth, and to heal the wounds of our affected citizens. All of our institutions continue their efforts alongside our citizens in the field.” In a post shared on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun stated that the forest fires in various parts of the country tore everyone's hearts out, and he wished Allah's mercy upon those who lost their lives in the fires and a speedy...