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Director of Communications Altun: “We see a deafening silence in the face of this tragedy, despite the fact that the entire world should stand up against it”

Regarding Armenia's ballistic missile attacks on civilian settlements in Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh War, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "This is unconscionable and inconceivable. The whole world should see this. But unfortunately, we see a deafening silence in the face of this tragedy, despite the fact that the entire world should stand up against it." Those attending the Meeting of the Ministers and High Officials in charge of Information and Media of the Cooperation Council of the Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) in Azerbaijan visited Ganja, where Armenia launched missile attacks that resulted in civilian casualties. Assistant to...

“We are proud to see European Turks contributing more to the cultural and political lives of the countries they live in”

Speaking at a meeting with members of the Union of International Democrats, President Erdoğan said: “We are proud to see European Turks contributing more to the political, cultural, economic and social lives of the countries they live in. We especially witness that our women and young people are at the forefront in various areas of life.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed CDAC members of the Union of International Democrats’ (UID) women branches and youth branches in Istanbul. “TURKEY WILL EMERGE STRONGER FROM THE PANDEMIC PROCESS” Voicing his belief that the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic would actually...

Director of Communications Altun: “Armenian forces also tried to destroy Turkish and Islamic cultural treasures in Azerbaijani lands they once occupied”

The Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said that Armenian forces tried to destroy Turkish and Islamic cultural treasures in Azerbaijani lands they once occupied, adding, "All international organizations, especially UNESCO, should focus their attention here without hypocrisy." In Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, attendees at a meeting of top information and media ministers and officials of the Cooperation Council of the Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) visited Agdam, a city liberated last fall from Armenian occupation. Visiting the ghost town in the wake of the 30-year occupation were Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to Azerbaijan’s president, along with Kyrgyz Culture, Information,...

“Our primary goal is that the Black Sea continues to be a sea of peace and cooperation”

Speaking at a joint press conference with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, President Erdoğan said: “Our primary goal is that the Black Sea continues to be a sea of peace, serenity and cooperation. We do not want tension to rise under any circumstances in our shared geography.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine held a joint press conference at Huber Villa in Istanbul following their tête-à-tête and the 9th meeting of the Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council. “WE HAVE DEFENDED IN THE STRONGEST TERMS THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF UKRAINE” ...

President Erdoğan meets with President Zelensky of Ukraine

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Huber Villa in Istanbul. President Erdoğan and President Zelensky of Ukraine will co-chair the Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council Session following their bilateral meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/126535/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-zelensky-of-ukraine

Director of Communications Altun: “Türkiye is always willing to cooperate with all Turkic states in the field of communications”

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "I would like to reiterate that as the Republic of Türkiye, we are always willing to cooperate with all Turkic states in the field of communications. Let us all take advantage of the possibilities that this new era has to bring. Let us work together in the field of media and information to combat the new, hybrid challenges that we face." Türkiye recently attended the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States’ (Turkic Council) Third Meeting of Ministers and High Officials in charge of Information and Media as held in Baku, the...

Director of Communications Altun holds meeting with Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hajiyev and Turkic Council Secretary General Amreyev

Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun held a meeting with Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev and Secretary General of the Turkic Council Baghdad Amreyev in Baku, where he visited to attend the Meeting of the Ministers and High Officials in charge of Information and Media of the Turkic Council. Director of Communications Altun held contacts with officials in Azerbaijan, where he visited to attend the Meeting of the Ministers and High Officials in charge of Information and Media of the Turkic Council. Altun congratulated Azerbaijani people on their victory in Nagorno-Karabakh during his meeting with Assistant...

President Erdoğan: “As Türkiye, we are determined to support the efforts to further spread our traditional sports”

President Erdoğan remarked, “We have seen a gradual increase in young people’s interest in sports, especially traditional sports, in our country over the last year. As Türkiye, we are determined to support the efforts to further spread our traditional sports by keeping this interest alive.” President Erdoğan sent a video message to the 4th Ethnosport Forum, organised by the World Ethnosport Confederation (WEC), which has been maintaining efforts to raise awareness of and spread traditional sports and games. “Distinguished executives of the World Ethnosport Confederation, our dear athletes, esteemed guests, I greet you with my heartfelt...

Director of Communications Altun: “From a so-called refugee camp inside EU borders, terrorists plot attacks on Türkiye, a NATO ally, just as actual refugees are left for dead in the Aegean”

Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Greece harbours terrorist groups, including the PKK. From a so-called refugee camp inside EU borders, terrorists plot attacks, including suicide bombings, on Türkiye, a NATO ally – just as actual refugees are left for dead in the Aegean." On Twitter, Communications Director Altun decried Greece's support for the terrorist group PKK. Altun posted a three-minute video explaining Türkiye's fight against terrorist groups such as DAESH, FETO, and the PKK, explaining, "Greece harbours terrorist groups, including the PKK. From a so-called refugee camp inside EU borders, terrorists plot attacks, including suicide bombings, on...