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Delivering remarks after visiting the Manavgat district of Antalya that was affected by forest fires, President Erdoğan said: “Our state, with all its institutions and capabilities, is working to put out the fires, ease the sufferings of our citizens, compensate for the losses and rebuild the damaged areas.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to areas in the Manavgat district of Antalya that were affected by forest fires. After being briefed by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, President Erdoğan delivered remarks at Manavgat Youth Center. “TL50 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO MEET THE URGENT...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inspected the areas affected by wildfires in Antalya’s Manavgat district from a helicopter. President Erdoğan was accompanied during his inspections by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, who also updated him. President Erdoğan was briefed on the work being done in the areas affected by wildfires in Antalya’s Manavgat district. Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu and other officials also attended the briefing.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia. Regional issues as well as steps to advance Türkiye-Serbia relations were discussed during the call.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia The call addressed steps to further enhance the Türkiye-Russia relations. President Erdoğan thanked his Russian counterpart for sending five more Ilyushin II-76 firefighting planes with a capacity of 40 tons of water and three more Mil Mi-8 firefighting helicopters to support Türkiye in its fight against the forest fires. President Putin, for his part, wished a speedy recovery to President Erdoğan for the forest fires.

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "All relevant state institutions are working to combat both the fire and such systematic disinformation and perception management operations. Those who wish to provoke our nation by hiding behind fake accounts will undoubtedly be held to account before the law." In a statement on his social media account, Director of Communications Altun stated that some malicious forces had increased their attempted dose of systematic disinformation, provocation, and perception management operations, particularly on social media, by capitalising on the wildfires that tore everyone's hearts apart and against which the state effectively fought with all...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Mete Gazoz to congratulate him on winning Türkiye's first-ever gold medal in archery at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. President Erdoğan contacted the national archer through Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, who is now in Tokyo, Japan's capital, observing the 32nd Summer Olympic Games. President Erdoğan congratulated Mete Gazoz, saying, “You pulled at our heartstrings. You brought history back to life. You've made history as an archer grandson of the Turkish nation. As I watched you unleash the final arrow, my eyes welled up....

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan informed that the areas affected by the wildfires in Antalya, Muğla, Mersin, Adana and Osmaniye were declared “Disaster Areas Affecting General Life.” “We will continue to take all necessary steps to heal our nation’s wounds, compensate for its losses and improve their means even further than before,” President Erdoğan said in a post he shared on his social media account. Stating that the regions affected by wildfires were declared “Disaster Areas Affecting General Life” by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), President Erdoğan noted the following: “I extend my best...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau at Vahdettin Mansion.

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...