On his Twitter account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a post on ‘Turkey's first domestically-made drilling vessel Fatih’, which was bid farewell today from Istanbul to the Black Sea. In his post, President Erdoğan said, “Our Fatih Drilling Vessel headed towards the Black Sea for new drillings by crossing the Bosphorus on this special day, the 567th anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul. May Allah make it to be auspicious.” On the graphic in the post, Erdoğan noted, "We preserve and protect the interests of our country not only in the territory of 780 thousand square kilometers of...
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Speaking at the opening ceremony of Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz Emergency Hospital in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “Turkey has distinguished itself by further enhancing its capabilities while also making the most of the resources at its disposal at a time when the healthcare systems in many other countries across the world have collapsed because of the pandemic.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated in Istanbul’s Sancaktepe district an emergency hospital that was newly-built and named after Feriha Öz, a professor of medicine who lost her life fighting against Covid-19. Stressing that the hospital, which can be fully...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inspected Professor Feriha Öz Emergency Hospital. President Erdoğan, who will personally attend the inauguration of the hospital, built to be used against pandemics and disasters in Istanbul, came to the hospital by helicopter from the Huber Villa in Tarabya. Erdoğan, who inspected the hospital before the ceremony, also received information from the authorities. During the visit, President Erdoğan was accompanied by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın, AK Party Deputy Chairman Numan Kurtulmuş, AK Party Deputy Chairman Ali ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated 567th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul. In a post he shared on his Twitter account, President Erdoğan made the following remarks: “I congratulate the 567th anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul, one of the most spectacular victories in history, which has ended an era and opened another one. I remember with respect and gratitude all our heroes, especially Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han; who have turned this land into a homeland to us.” The post also consists of the following saying by Prophet Muhammad: “Istanbul will surely be...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wished that Sancaktepe Prof. Feriha Öz Emergency Hospital, the construction of which was completed, would be auspicious for the country and the nation. On his Twitter account, Erdoğan shared a post saying, “We are putting our Sancaktepe Prof. Feriha Öz Emergency Hospital into service today, which we have completed in a very short time as promised. We wish it to be auspicious for the country and the nation.” President Erdoğan’s post also included a video on the construction of the hospital and provided information about the hospital.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan greeted the boats which, bedecked with Turkish flags, passed through the Strait of Istanbul as part of a procession marking the 567th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/120323/president-erdogan-greets-the-boats-that-pass-through-the-bosphorus-on-the-567th-anniversary-of-the-conquest-of-istanbul
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun commented on the ‘Guide on the Use of Social Media’ prepared by the Directorate of Communications during his interview for the newspaper Hürriyet. Why did the Directorate of Communications feel the need to prepare the ‘Guide on the Use of Social Media’? The use of social media in Turkey is on the rise with each passing day in parallel with its worldwide use. While 49 percent of the world population uses social media, Turkey has 54 million social media users. The number of users in Turkey is above the world average. Turkey is ahead of many...
In a thread on his official Twitter account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made an assessment concerning George Floyd's death as a result of police violence. Erdoğan said: “The racist and fascist approach that led to the death of George Floyd in the US city of Minneapolis as a result of torture has not only deeply saddened all of us, but it has also become one of the most painful manifestations of the unjust order we stand against across the world. As a member of Islamic civilization, which teaches us to love humankind because of the Creator, I...
With the participation of President Erdoğan, the 567th anniversary of the Conquest of Istanbul will be celebrated through special programs. The joy of conquest will be experienced with several events from the reciting the Surah al-Fath in Hagia Sophia to the Conquest Respect Parade that the boats will perform in the Bosphorus, from the Conquest Special Concert to the Archery Cup of Turkey’s Archers Foundation (Okçular Vakfı). The details of the Conquest Program announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the remarks, "We will witness very pleasant programs together with our nation" on the 567th anniversary...