President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in Ahlat for the 953rd anniversary commemorations of the Victory of Manzikert, paid a visit to Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Tentative List and the world's largest Turkish-Islamic cemetery. https://tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/153318/president-erdogan-visits-ahlat-seljuk-cemetery
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Addressing the 953rd anniversary celebrations of the Victory of Manzikert in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, President Erdoğan said: “We continue on our path by tearing up the scenarios against our homeland. We are not the caretakers but the true owners of these lands.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 953rd anniversary celebrations of the Victory of Manzikert in the Ahlat district of Bitlis. “AHLAT HAS BEEN REBORN FROM ITS ASHES” Describing Ahlat as a bridge of faith, culture and civilization extending from a thousand years ago to the present day, President Erdoğan said: ...
Speaking at an opening ceremony in Bitlis, President Erdoğan said: “As the dark shadow of terrorism recedes from our eastern and southeastern provinces, the potential of our cities, which has been unutilized for years, is being revealed.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at a mass opening ceremony of public and private sector investments in Bitlis. “Day by day, we see a fact more clearly; as the dark shadow of terrorism recedes from our eastern and southeastern provinces, the potential of our cities, which has been unutilized for years, is being revealed. Our provinces in the region...
Speaking at the Aksaz Shipyard Command Inauguration and Naval Platforms Delivery Ceremony in Muğla, President Erdoğan said: “We are cognizant of the fact that in order to live in peace on our lands, we must have a strong and effective navy in both our Blue Homeland and distant geographies.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Aksaz Shipyard Command Inauguration and Naval Platforms Delivery Ceremony in Muğla. President Erdoğan said: “We are a country surrounded by seas on three sides and the whole world has its eyes on us. We are located right...
In Türkiye, since January 1, 2024, a total of 5,314 rural and forest fires have occurred, with 2,424 being forest fires. Our nation's aircraft operated for 6,887 hours during these fires. The aircraft flew a total of 24,335 sorties. In an effort to douse the flames, 88,345 tons of water were released from the air during these sorties. The heroes of the forest are fighting valiantly for the Green Homeland.
The Presidency's Head of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, shared a messageu on his social media account about the attack by Israeli snipers that targeted the TRT crew directly. Head of Communications Altun stated the following in his post: "I condemn the attack on the TRT crew, who were directly targeted by Israeli snipers while reporting that there is no more space left even in the cemeteries in Gaza. Israel will certainly be held accountable for its genocidal crimes as well as its attacks and massacres against TRT and other journalists who opened a "communication corridor" connecting Gaza to the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. The call addressed the Türkiye-Azerbaijan bilateral relations as well as regional and global developments. Extending his wishes for a speedy recovery regarding the forest fires, Azerbaijani President Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan stands ready to provide all kinds of support and that a firefighting aircraft has already been assigned to participate in the ongoing firefighting efforts in Türkiye. Thanking for the Azerbaijani people’s support, President Erdoğan noted that the brotherhood between Türkiye and Azerbaijan is further consolidated during such times.
The efforts to extinguish forest fires in the provinces of İzmir, Aydın, Manisa, Bolu, and Karabük continue through aerial and ground operations. To respond to the ongoing fires, 366 ground vehicles, including water trucks and construction equipment, are being used, as well as 53 aircraft, including 42 helicopters and 11 airplanes. In addition, the Be-200 Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft, which can carry and drop 12 tons of water, contributes to operations. Its massive water discharge capacity, amphibious nature, and fast movement speed enable it to effectively extinguish forest fires. To combat forest fires in Bolu, Aydın, İzmir, Manisa, and Muğla provinces, aircraft...
The claim shared by Foreign Minister Israel Katz of Israel on his social media account that ‘President Erdoğan refused to transfer Ismail Haniyeh's fortune of approximately 3 billion dollars in Turkish banks to Haniyeh's sons’ is false. Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, who was martyred in Iran as a result of an Israeli assassination, did not have any savings in Turkish banks as claimed. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Haniyeh's sons Abdusselam and Hemmam Haniyeh and conveyed his condolences on Haniyeh’s martyrdom. During the meeting, no such issue was raised, as claimed by the...