President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan phoned and congratulated Taha Akgül, the national wrestler, for earning a gold medal for the eighth time at the European Wrestling Championship held in Poland. President Erdoğan stated that he expected the national wrestler to achieve the same success in the Tokyo Olympic Games as well. Taha Akgül said that his main goal was to earn the second Olympic medal of his career in the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Speaking at the opening ceremony of Turkey-Albania Fier Friendship Hospital, President Erdoğan said: “We have been exerting efforts for the peace, serenity, stability and development of the whole Balkans, Albania in particular. Those who see Turkey as a threat or rival are making a great mistake by pursuing solely their own interests. I believe that we are adding one more link to the long-standing and multi-pronged friendship between Turkey and Albania.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference the opening ceremony of Turkey-Albania Fier Friendship Hospital. “TURKEY-ALBANIA RELATIONS GROW STRONGER AND DEEPER DAY BY DAY” Deriving strength from...
Addressing AK Party’s parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan said: “Because Türkiye has really sound macroeconomic balances, it has been able to stand strong and preserve its stability despite all the overt or covert attacks it has faced over the past eight years.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the party’s parliamentary group meeting. NEW MINISTERS APPOINTED FOR FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY, AND TRADE Noting that three new ministers were appointed last night, President Erdoğan thanked former ministers Zehra Zümrüt...
President Erdoğan, GERB Party Leader and resigned Prime Minister Borisov of Bulgaria talk over phone
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party leader and resigned Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov. During the call, President Erdoğan congratulated Borisov on the election victory of his party GERB. Stating that Bulgaria has achieved economic development and stability under Borisov’s leadership, President Erdoğan also wished that the process of forming a new government would be completed in the best way.
The Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Directorate of Communications will organize an online "International Conference on the Events of 1915" on April 20, 2021, where it is planned to discuss the historical background, legal aspects, and current reflections of the Events of 1915. Opening speeches of the conference will be delivered by the Director of Communications, Prof. Fahrettin Altun, together with the President of the Turkish Historical Society, Prof. Birol Çetin. The conference will be live-streamed online from the Presidency's Directorate of Communications' social media accounts. The conference to be held with the understanding that the events of World War I, which...
Stating that Europe's racists hide behind words like freedom and democracy to incite violence against Muslims, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made the call, "Let us instead extinguish the fire of hate with Islam's message of peace." Director of Communications Altun shared a post on his social media account on the racist discourses and acts against Islam and what it holds sacred. In his post, Altun noted, "Europe's racists hide behind words like 'freedom' and 'democracy' to incite violence against Muslims. Their predecessors did not respond to appeasement then. They won't respond to it now. Let us instead extinguish...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inspected the construction site of the Marmara University Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Complex located in Maltepe, İstanbul. President Erdoğan, briefed by the officials regarding the works being carried out, was accompanied by the Minister of Environment and Urbanisation Murat Kurum, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın, Governor of İstanbul Ali Yerlikaya, President of Housing Development Administration of Türkiye (TOKİ) Ömer Bulut, AK Party İstanbul Provincial Chairman Osman Nuri Kabaktepe, and Rector of Marmara University Prof. Erol Özvar. Thereafter, President Erdo...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended via videoconference the opening ceremony of Hasankeyf-2 Bridge. President Erdoğan made a speech at the opening ceremony. “WE WORK TO ELEVATE THE BANNER OF SERVICE WE TOOK OVER FROM SUCH PATRIOTIC STATESMEN AS THE LATE ÖZAL” President Erdoğan remembered with mercy Turkey’s eighth President Turgut Özal on the 28th anniversary of his passing. Describing the late President Özal as a great politician who had worked for the development of Turkey and had gained a special place in the hearts of the Turkish people with his honesty, sincerity and industriousness, President Erdo...
Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Türkiye made a revolution, so to speak, exactly four years ago, when it opted for the Presidential System of Government through national votes. With the new system, Türkiye has stripped itself from the futile daily political discussions and taken a significant step toward our independence, stability, and future." In a post on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Altun commented on the fourth anniversary of the adoption by popular vote of the 18-article constitutional amendment establishing the Presidential System of Government. Stating that Türkiye made a revolution, so the...