President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen held a phone talk to discuss matters of mutual interests. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen discussed cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus, bilateral ties and regional issues. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/turkish-european-commision-presidents-discuss-covid-19/1826000
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to the two families whose children were kidnapped by the terrorist organization PKK in Ağrı. President Erdoğan talked to the family of Hayal Demir, who was kidnapped in 2014 by the terrorist organization PKK in Ağrı, via video conference. In the video conference held with the means of Ağrı Mayor Savcı Sayan, Erdoğan wished a blessed month of Ramadan to the couple, Süheyla-Mehmet Demir and other family elders. The Mother, Süheyla Demir told Erdoğan, during the conversation with the family, that her child was kidnapped at the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to patients who received Covid-19 treatment at the Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (IUC) via video-conference. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun and Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın accompanied President Erdoğan, who held the conference from the Huber Villa in Tarabya. In the video conference Erdoğan spoke with UIC Rector Prof. Nuri Aydın, UIC Vice Rector Prof. Oğuz Çetinkale, Dean of UIC Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Prof. Mustafa Sait Gönen, Chief Physician of IUC Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital Assoc. Prof. Zekayi Kutlubay and...
President Erdoğan congratulated the chairman and CEO of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) on the company's 56th anniversary. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a congratulatory message to Ibrahim Eren and conveyed his best wishes to all workers of TRT, read a statement by the directorate. “I congratulate the anniversary of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation that serves our nation more than a half-century with its broadcasting approach that is reliable, accurate, unbiased and meeting the expectations of people,” Erdoğan said. He said TRT is an institution in the area of public broadcasting with its responsible and...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 30, 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 3 million 281 thousand, more than 232 thousand people lost their lives and more than 1 million 33 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 1,033,617 tests so far. The total number of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated International Labor and Solidarity Day. "We will continue to support all kinds of sincere work to be done in line with the protection of our workers' rights. We will stand shoulder to shoulder with employees," he said. "I hope that May 1, which is celebrated as a day of unity and solidarity of workers all over the world, will lead to a fair work environment, and I greet all my citizens with my most heartfelt feelings.” President Erdoğan said his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party has been...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan penned an article titled "TANAP: Regional Development and Peace Project" for the current volume of the magazine "The Diplomat" operating in Georgia, published in collaboration with "The New York Times". Emphasizing that The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP), one of the most outstanding indicators of the unifying role of energy, was a regional peace project, Erdoğan said, "TANAP is a concrete example of the excellent relations between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia based on mutual trust, and a symbol of the deeply rooted friendship between our countries. TANAP constitutes the backbone of the...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun slammed a statement made by the European External Action Service on the recent terrorist attack by the YPG/PKK in Afrin, saying, “A ceasefire call is never made to terrorist organizations. Terrorism is condemned. Terrorists are fought. Considering its press release, we unfortunately see that the EU still has not adopted the right stance in the fight against terrorism.” In a thread on his Twitter account, Altun stated that “those who are to be blamed for a terrorist attack with identified perpetrators are not sought” and noted the following: "A ceasefire call is never...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 29, 2020, 23:00. 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 192 thousand, more than 226 thousand people lost their lives and more than 988 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 991,613 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...