In a thread he shared on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that whatever it may cost, they would never step backward from the National Technology Move project that has been launched by Turkey in a determined manner, and they would continue to support all initiatives and projects required for the survival of the state and the nation. In his post, Altun noted the following: "The attempts and efforts aimed at eroding and undermining through systemic lies and slanders the persons and institutions, who serve our state in line with an entirely national stance...
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Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of May 6, 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 791 thousand, more than 262 thousand people lost their lives and more than 1 million 278 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 1,234,724 tests so far. The total number of...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun gave an interview on communications strategy in Turkey's fight against the coronavirus for the May issue of the Turkish Red Crescent’s magazine titled 1868. While there is no clear data on the developments regarding coronavirus in many countries, our Presidency has been informing the people at every stage since the first case. What type of communication strategy have you adopted at the beginning of this period? Under the leadership of our President, we follow a transparency-based communication strategy in the period of fighting against the coronavirus (Covid-19), as always we do. Just as...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of May 5, 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 690 thousand, more than 255 thousand 500 people lost their lives and more than 1 million 220 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 1,204,421 tests so far. The total number of...
Addressing AK Party’s CEC via videoconference, President Erdoğan said: “Having displayed a much more solid stance than developed countries in every aspect, Turkey has now moved on to a new phase in which it will leave behind this turbulent period. The picture before us renders us more self-confident as the people and the state. We will turn the achievements we have made during the pandemic into much greater accomplishments both regionally and globally.” President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the Justice and...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Thanks to Turkey’s support for the legitimate government of Libya, the destabilizing and illegitimate Haftar forces are losing ground in Libya. All those powers supporting Haftar must rethink their position and invest in the legitimate government for peace and stability." Sharing a thread on his Twitter account, Altun noted that, as President Erdoğan expressed, Turkey would not tolerate terrorists who were trying to take advantage of the coronavirus situation in northern Syria and northern Iraq. "We have already shown our determination not to allow another humanitarian crisis in Idlib", Altun noted, and...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun penned a letter to the US daily The New York Times, which has failed to mention Turkey in its editorial on the successful countries in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Director of Communications Altun penned a letter to The New York Times, which has been defaming Turkey at every opportunity and which has recently failed to mention Turkey in its editorial on the successful countries in the fight against coronavirus, and thus the daily had to correct its mistake. The editorial titled “In a Crisis, True Leaders Stand Out” published in The New...
Delivering remarks following the meeting of the Presidential Cabinet, President Erdoğan said: “We will gradually start to return to normal life. However, we must always keep in our minds the fact that as will be the case in the entire world, nothing in our country, either, will ─ or can ─ totally return to ‘normal’ that we used to know.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks via videoconference following the meeting of the Presidential Cabinet. “We have developed our own methods of diagnosis and treatment for the disease” Underscoring that Turkey as a state and a nation have waged an...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of May 4, 2020, 21:30. 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 3 million 620 thousand, more than 250 thousand people lost their lives and more than 1 million 178 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 1,171,138 tests so far. The total number of...