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President Erdoğan inaugurates Istanbul Cinema Museum

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated Istanbul Cinema Museum, one of the most important elements of the Beyoğlu Culture Road project. Making a speech at the opening ceremony, President Erdoğan noted that Turkey is walking towards being a world leader in tourism, and said: “The better we protect and develop our historical and cultural assets, the more we win as a nation. This is also a necessity of our responsibility to conserve our civilizational richness and geographical heritage.” It is one of Turkey’s primary responsibilities to put its cultural and artistic richness in the entire humanity’s...

Director of Communications Altun: “We will call those responsible for the Khojaly massacre to account before the law”

Stating that Armenia killed hundreds of civilians in Khojaly, which was the territory of Azerbaijan 29 years ago that day, Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, “We will call those responsible for this massacre to account before the law. I condemn the Khojaly massacre and wish the mercy of Allah upon those who lost their lives.” Director of Communications Altun shared a video in English and Turkish on his Twitter account, portraying the massacre committed by Armenia in Khojaly of the Nagorno-Karabakh region in 1992. Expressing in his post that Armenia killed hundreds of civilians in Khojaly, which was the...

World leaders congratulate President Erdoğan on his birthday

As leaders from around the world called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the occasion of his birthday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine shared a congratulatory post on his Twitter account. President Erdoğan held phone conversations with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Ersin Tatar, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, the Founding President of Kazakhstan Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhistan Kassym Jomart Tokayev, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Serbia Aleksander Vucic, Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Peoples...

President Erdoğan performs Friday prayer at Grand Selimiye Mosque in Istanbul

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Grand Selimiye Mosque in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul. Following the prayer, President Erdoğan delivered remarks to reporters. When reminded of the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre, President Erdoğan noted that the massacre was of importance in terms of demonstrating Armenia’s character. Underscoring that the massacre of hundreds, thousands of people in Khojaly was unacceptable, President Erdoğan said the incident revealed Armenia’s nature. “WE ARE AGAINST ALL KINDS OF COUPS” In response to a question on the Armenian military’s call for Armenian...

President Erdoğan’s message to commemorate the “Khojaly Massacre”

In a post shared on his Twitter account, President Erdoğan said, "I commemorate with mercy our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters who were brutally murdered in Khojaly 29 years ago”. The message titled “26 February 1992” noted the following: "On the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly Massacre, I commemorate with mercy the 613 Azerbaijani brothers and sisters who were brutally murdered irrespective of women, children and the elderly, whose suffering we will remember for the years to come and whose sorrow we will feel over and over again, and I extend my condolences to the friendly and brotherly people of Azerbaijan. We are...

Tens of thousands celebrate President Erdoğan’s birthday

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's birthday has been celebrated by tens of thousands of people on social media. President Erdoğan's 67th birthday has become a trending topic on Twitter. Posts shared with the hashtag "#İyikiDoğdunMilletinAdamı (Happy Birthday to the Man of the People)" have gained support in a short time from tens of thousands. The posts shared with photos of President Erdoğan included emotional messages.  Presidency’s Director of Communications also shared a video of the song “Beraber yürüdük biz bu yollarda (We have walked these roads together)” recited...

Director of Communications Altun: “We view the unfolding situation in Armenia as a coup attempt and unequivocally condemn it”

Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun expressed that: “We are deeply concerned about the most recent developments in Armenia. We view the unfolding situation as a coup attempt and unequivocally condemn it.” Regarding the Armenian Chief of the General Staff Onik Gasparyan and the senior commanders’ issuing a declaration, which called for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign, Director of Communications Altun made the following assessment on his social media account: “We are deeply concerned about the most recent developments in Armenia. We view the unfolding situation as a coup attempt and unequivocally condemn it. Turkey always sides with...

“We have never given up the cause of serving Istanbul”

Speaking at AK Party’s congress in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “We have never given up the cause of serving our country, our nation and Istanbul regardless of who stands in our way, what obstacles are raised in front us, and what tricks are pulled behind the scenes.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the party’s 7th ordinary provincial congress in Istanbul. “WE HAVE MADE 275 BILLION LIRAS’ WORTH OF INVESTMENT IN ISTANBUL IN 18 YEARS” Drawing attention to the 275 billion liras’ worth of investment made in Istanbul over the last 18 years,...

Tekirdağ becomes new stop of Presidency’s Directorate of Communications’ ‘Digital Truck’

The ‘Digital Truck’ in which the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications projected Türkiye's national, historical, cultural, scientific, and technological wealth through the digital presentations began to host its visitors in Tekirdağ. The ‘Digital Truck’, which started its Türkiye tour from Edirne last week, was stationed in front of the historical building of the Governor's Office. In the ‘Digital Truck’, there are areas to experience ‘magic mirror, ‘interactive screen’, ‘green screen’ and ‘3D virtual box’. The Green Screen Experience makes the visitors, who are photographed in front of a special material, as if they were in a predetermined environment,...