Delivering remarks at the construction completion ceremony of the TBM tunnels of the Gayrettepe-Kağıthane-Istanbul Airport Metro Project, President Erdoğan said: “We are reinforcing Istanbul’s feature as a world city with this metro line that connects Istanbul Airport, one of the biggest of its kind, to the city center. We will continue to determinedly move forward on the path to making Istanbul a global hub in every area, from tourism, culture and finance to technology, education and healthcare.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks via videoconference at the construction completion ceremony of the TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine)...
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Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a message on Mother’s Day. In a post on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Altun said, “Today is the day of our mothers who illuminate our horizons, hearts, and future with all their compassion and conscience, and who help us comprehend the meaning of being human by kneading the dough of humanity with love always... I wish a happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers, who are our life’s source of divine blessings and our keys to paradise.”
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of May 9, 2020, 22:30. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 4 million 73 thousand, more than 278 thousand people lost their lives and more than 1 million 417 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 1,334,411 tests so far. The total number of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a celebration message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. "Dear President, Dear Friend, I congratulate your Victory Day on the 75th anniversary with my most sincere feelings," Erdoğan said in his message. This anniversary, marking the end of the World War II which brought great suffering to humanity and cost the lives of millions in the Soviet Union, helps us remember the value of international peace in the most striking way, the message added. Erdoğan also reiterated the importance of...
Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on Europe Day: “Today is the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration that gave life to the idea of the European Union (EU). Since the approval of Turkey’s candidacy to the EU in 1999, the ‘9 May Europe Day’ is celebrated in Turkey, together with the people of Europe. The ideas behind the Schuman Declaration have provided the resurrection of the Europe from its ashes following a war ruining the whole world. These ideas enabled the countries to come together for peace, security, development and prosperity by leaving aside their differences...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said: “To prevent the economic and socio-political breakthrough of our country to be realized during the post-corona period and to bind our country with pre-dependability order of 18 years ago lie behind the attacks against our economy, our economy administration and our Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak.” In a thread on his Twitter account, Altun stated that humanity passes through one of the toughest periods of history, and Turkey gave a very worthwhile struggle in every field to be affected at minimum by this process. Noting that it was tried and tested that when the...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of May 8, 2020, 22:00. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 3 million 981 thousand, more than 274 thousand people lost their lives and more than 1 million 372 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 1,298,806 tests so far. The total number of...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a thread on his Twitter account, saying, "This mindset, which embraces all anti-Turkey reports without checking their authenticity and reliability, shows us once again the importance of an independent, credible and responsible media.” The unfounded and nonsensical claims concerning the medical supplies which Turkey sent to the United Kingdom were denied by the official authorities of both countries and the truth was immediately revealed, Altun said, and continued as follows: "It is regrettable, however, that certain circles and media outlets are so eager to buy into these reports, which are obviously the products...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of May 7, 2020, 22:00. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 3 million 884 thousand, more than 268 thousand people lost their lives and more than 1 million 331 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 1,265,119 tests so far. The total number of...