Many heads of state and government sent messages of condolence to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the lives lost in the coal mine blast in Bartın province. Numerous heads of state and government, including those of Russia, Azerbaijan, the Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Greece, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Hungary, Palestine, Guinea Bissau, Belarus, Libya, and Jordan, voiced their condolences for the victims of the mining accident in Bartın. Through their respective foreign ministries and embassies, the United States, China, The United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Poland,...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a post on countries that sent condolences and get well soon messages in response to the mine quarry explosion in Bartın's Amasra district. In a post he shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan stated, "On behalf of the Turkish nation, I would like to express our gratitude to all the friendly countries and their peoples for sharing our grief and expressing solidarity.” President Erdoğan also included flags from countries and international organizations that shared Amasra’s grief in his post.
Balkan officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, and Slovenia expressed their condolences following the mine explosion in Bartın. Chairman of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidential Council Sefik Dzaferovic expressed his condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following the mining explosion in Bartın via his social media account. Dzaferovic stated, “Mr President Erdoğan, I received with great sadness the news of the accident in the mine in Bartın, in which at least 40 miners lost their lives, and many more were injured. Please convey my sincere condolences to the families of the victims....
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inspected the ongoing search and rescue works at a coal mine in Bartın’s Amasra district where a blast yesterday killed 40 miners. Making a speech during the inspections, President Erdoğan noted that the coal mine blast due to firedamp deeply saddened the Turkish nation. The President wished Allah’s mercy upon all the mine workers who were killed in the blast and offered his condolences to their families. Wishing a speedy recovery for those rescued from the mine and currently under treatment, President Erdoğan said: “The state has launched efforts at the...
Eleven new cooperation agreements in various fields and the Joint Statement of the eighth meeting of the Supreme Strategic Committee were signed in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamid Al Thani of Qatar. President Erdoğan and Emir Sheikh Tamim of Qatar presided over the eighth meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee following their tête-à-tête at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Working Office. The meeting was followed by the signing of agreements between the two countries in the presence of President Erdoğan and Emir Sheikh Tamim of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, who is in Türkiye for an official visit, at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/140169/president-erdogan-meets-with-qatar-emir-sheikh-tamim-
Speaking at the "Türkiye as a Stabilising Power in the Age of Global Uncertainty Conference" at the Kahramanmaraş Fair Centre as part of the 8th International Book and Culture Fair, Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that 2002 marked the beginning of a challenge to the pro-Western capitulatory order. At the start of his speech, Director of Communications Altun wished Allah's mercy once more on the Martyr Specialist Sergeant Kürşat Sert and patience to the martyr's family. Director of Communications Altun stated that the martyr's family, fully comprehending the meaning of martyrdom, received the news of...
Addressing the opening ceremony of Zeytinburnu Nation’s Garden and Ice Rink, President Erdoğan said: “Istanbul, Mehmed the Conqueror’s legacy to our nation, is a favorite city of not only our country but of the entire region and the world. Every service and every investment we introduce in this city translates into outputs with implications for the whole country and beyond.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of Zeytinburnu Nation’s Garden and Ice Rink in Istanbul. Making a speech at the ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “Istanbul, Mehmed the Conqueror’s legacy to our...
Regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin's statements on establishing a large natural gas centre in Türkiye, President Erdoğan said, "Certainly, Thrace is regarded as the most important location for this. We directed our Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, as well as the corresponding Russian organisation, to collaborate with President Putin. The work will be carried out there. We hope to establish this distribution facility wherever the most appropriate location is." On his return flight from the 6th Summit of the Conference on Cooperation and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, President...