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...
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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...
President Erdoğan said, "Our country's achievements have been sustained in 2021, according to recently released export and first quarter growth figures." President Erdoğan's message was read out during a session titled "Conscious Consumption" that took place at the "12th Kazan Summit 2021", of which Anadolu Agency (AA) is a "Global Communications Partner." In his message, President Erdoğan indicated that Türkiye attached great importance to cooperation in fields of economy, trade, defence, tourism and investment with both the Russian Federation and Islamic countries to flourish on a win-win basis, and noted the following: "With this context in mind, on...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “Our goal is to keep the truth alive and defend it, as well as to eliminate all forms of deception and disinformation.” The "Turkic Council Social Media Training Programme" and the first meeting of the "Media Coordination Committee of the Turkic Council" started in İstanbul, hosted by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun delivered the opening speech of the two-day programme. Indicating that they were working to deepen the Turkic Council countries' solidarity and cooperation in the field of communication, as well as in all other areas, Fahrettin...
Speaking at an event for the flow test of the natural gas from Türkali-2 well, President Erdoğan said: “We have ended our foreign dependency with the technical competence we have achieved in drilling. We have added exploration and drilling vessels to our fleet. We have made sure that these vessels are the best of their classes following their maintenance and upgrade in our shipyards. We will decrease foreign dependency in terms of resources with the entry into service of the Black Sea gas soon.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference an event for the flow test...