In his new year message on social media, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun remarked that while we are putting 2023 behind by sharing it together, we are enjoying the thrill of walking into a new year with hope and excitement. Reiterating that the earthquakes, which were described as "heart-wrenching" and "the disaster of the century," occurred on February 6, Altun used the following expressions: "Unfortunately, we witnessed the massacre of tens of thousands of innocent civilians in Palestine before the eyes of the entire world. I pray for Allah's mercy on our citizens who perished for...
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Following is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s new year message: “My glorious nation, I greet you all with love from the bottom of my heart. Tonight, we are completing 2023 and stepping into 2024. I wish that the new year will lead to auspicious outcomes for our country, nation and the whole humanity. In fact, we believe that every year should be marked with joy, hope and enthusiasm. However, we are entering this year in a bitter manner due to the unpleasant incidents in both our region and the world as well as to our martyrs we lost recently. Obviously, we...
Addressing the Necip Fazıl Awards Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “We have spent the last 21 years fighting the voluntary legionnaires of the west who, even though living here, call out to us from Paris, London or Washington and even from Qandil or Pennsylvania. Just like other fights, we will inshallah emerge victorious from this fight as well. Türkiye’s climate of culture and arts will definitely reach the level it deserves.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Necip Fazıl Awards Ceremony at the Atatürk Cultural Center. Noting that the awards...
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his social media account regarding "Bulletproof Dreams: Gaza Child Artists Exhibition". Director of Communications Altun stated the following in his post: “With the honour of First Lady Emine Erdoğan, we have opened the "Bulletproof Dreams: Gaza Child Artists" exhibition prepared by our Directorate of Communications, which includes belongings left behind by Gaza children, the majority of whom are no longer alive, who grew up between life and death under Israeli oppression for years. We have staged our exhibition, which includes 266 artworks left to us by the children of Gaza....
The Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe match, originally scheduled to take place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on December 29, 2023, has been postponed to a later date. This has resulted in a significant amount of information pollution circulating both domestically and internationally. It has been found that information pollution has arisen from both systematic disinformation campaigns by certain groups that undermine our nation's shared values and sensitivities, as well as from a lack of information among some individuals. Hence, it became necessary to address the events and inform the public about disinformation campaigns that posed a threat to the peace and security...
Organized by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications and aiming to draw attention to the human tragedy in Gaza through the eyes of children, "Bulletproof Dreams: Gaza Child Artists Exhibition" opened in Taksim Square. First Lady Emine Erdoğan and the Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun also attended the opening, where the ribbon was cut and the artworks were presented for viewing. The exhibition aims to raise international awareness through the medium of art by conveying the feelings, traumas, pain and distressing conditions endured by children witnesses to the war in Gaza following the Israeli attacks. Based on the painting...
The Presidency’s Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, posted on his social media account in response to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's statements. In his post, Director of Communications Altun stated the following: “The Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is the last person to talk about anything related to genocide. He has mastered skills to sell the world, his war crimes against civilians as self-defense. Even though the world fails to stop him, the history will judge him as the war criminal he is. The Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is the last person to talk about our struggle against terrorism. We have...
Addressing the 100th Year TÜBA and TÜBİTAK Awards Ceremony, President Erdoğan said that a total of 4 billion Turkish liras’ worth of support has been provided to 47 thousand projects in Türkiye since 2007 in a bid to promote a culture of science among the society, and added: “With these critical steps in various areas, we have taken Türkiye to a very different point in scientific research compared to 21 years ago.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 100th Year TÜBA and TÜBİTAK Awards Ceremony at the Beştepe Nation’s...
Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, shared a post on his social media account regarding the "Forum of Tripoli for Government Communication," held under the theme of Disaster and Crisis Communication. Director of Communications Altun stated the following in his post: "We have deep historical and cultural ties with Libya, a friendly and brotherly country. Last year, Türkiye and Libya signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Media and Communication, which deepened our relations in this area. We will dutifully continue to stand by our Libyan brothers and sisters, offering them unwavering support and helping...