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President Erdoğan visits the 1st Main Maintenance Factory in Arifiye

Delivering remarks during his visit to the 1st Main Maintenance Factory in Arifiye, President Erdoğan said: “Without a strong defense industry, we cannot protect our future and freedom.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech during his visit to the 1st Main Maintenance Factory in Arifiye. Noting that the factory served the military since 1973, President Erdoğan said: “Here, the BMC runs the ASFAT company which totally belongs to the state. Let me underline that the factory belongs to our treasury. It is allocated to the Ministry of National Defense.” “THE GREATEST LEGACY WE CAN LEAVE TO NEXT...

Director of Communications Altun slams YouTube for removing his speech

Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun slammed YouTube for removing a speech he made at the Martyred Diplomats Exhibition under the guise of “hate speech.” Altun shared the speech that YouTube had taken down on his Twitter account, and noted the following: “I'm sorry to announce that YouTube has censored the speech I made at the Martyred Diplomats Exhibition. This speech was said to contain hate speech. Please pay attention and make an informed decision. This is hypocrisy and double standards. YouTube considers what we say about murderous terrorists who martyred our Turkish diplomats to be a hate crime,...

“Combatting violence against women can only succeed with the whole society’s participation”

Speaking at the Presentation Meeting of the 4th National Action Plan on Combatting Violence against Women, President Erdoğan said: “Combatting violence against women can only succeed with the participation and sincere contributions of the whole society. We always have and always will stand by our women in their struggle for their rights in every area, the issue of violence in particular.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan attended the Presentation Meeting of the 4th National Action Plan on Combatting Violence against Women. Delivering a speech at the meeting held at Beştepe Nation’s...

President Erdoğan: “Thanks be to Allah, we have surpassed 50 million doses of vaccine, our most effective weapon in combating the coronavirus pandemic”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "We have surpassed 50 million doses of vaccine, our most effective weapon in combating the coronavirus pandemic. May it be auspicious." In a post shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan expressed: “Thanks be to Allah, we have surpassed 50 MILLION doses of vaccine, our most effective weapon in combating the coronavirus pandemic. May it be auspicious. We will intensify our fight against COVID-19 with TURKOVAC, our domestic vaccine that will be available soon, and we will carry Türkiye to a healthier future, thanks to our robust healthcare system, the efforts of our...

“We are entering a normalization period which will significantly eliminate the negative effects of the pandemic”

Addressing AK Party’s parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We are entering a normalization period which will significantly eliminate the negative effects of the pandemic on our social and economic life as well as our health.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the party’s group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT). Noting that Turkey would enter a new period in its fight against the pandemic, President Erdoğan said: “Following our last cabinet meeting, we shared with our nation the framework of our decisions regarding measures against...

Director of Communications Altun: “The sole purpose of journalism, whether on conventional or digital media, should be the ‘truth’”

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "The sole purpose of journalism, whether on conventional or digital media, is and should be the ‘truth’. Journalists should practice their profession with the awareness and sensitivity that they are the 'representatives of the truth' on every medium." Organised online by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, the "Workshop on Internet Media and Journalism" was attended by members of the Internet media, sector executives, representatives of public institutions and universities. In the opening speech of the workshop, Director of Communications Altun stated that the developments in Internet technology had added a new dimension to...

“We are determined to further improve our digital infrastructure”

Speaking at a ceremony for TURKSAT 5A Satellite’s entry into service, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey keeps up with the digital age in light of the experience it has gained in the past two centuries. Thanks to the strong infrastructure of projects and services we have introduced in our country, we have put the opportunities offered by the digital age at our people’s disposal earlier than many developed countries.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at a ceremony for TURKSAT 5A Satellite’s entry into service in the Gölbaşı district of Ankara. Congratulating all those...

President Erdoğan meets with Saad Hariri

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Saad Hariri, who was tasked to form the government in Lebanon. President Erdoğan received Saad Hariri at the Vahdettin Mansion after attending the groundbreaking ceremony of Canal Istanbul Sazlıdere Bridge.