Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun evaluated the discussions of “Atatürk, Republic”, which was initiated deliberately by some circles following the reopening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque, to the newspaper AKŞAM. Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun stated that the reopening of Hagia Sophia to worship as a mosque arouse great excitement in the Islamic world, yet the circles trying to prevent Turkey from progressing worked to launch fabricated discussions on ‘‘Atatürk and the Republic” against that event. Prof. Altun answered the written questions of TürkMedia Ankara Representative Melik Yiğitel as follows: “We...
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On his Twitter account, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a video about the culture of coexistence between members of the Jewish, Greek, Armenian, and Assyrian communities and the Turkish citizens of the Islamic faith in Istanbul. In the video he shared on his Twitter account, Altun said in Greek: “Under the leadership of our President, with the awareness that ‘we are Turkey together’, we have taken unprecedented steps to put the principle of equal citizenship into practice and to protect our nation's cultural and religious diversity.” The video included interviews about the culture of coexistence and personal experiences of...
On the occasion of the reopening of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque to worship, citizens sent messages of satisfaction and gratitude to Presidency’s Communication Centre (CİMER). In a post he shared on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that thousands of messages had been received by CİMER, adding, “We would like to thank our noble nation for their messages filled with joy and honour.” Messages from citizens In the post shared by Altun, a citizen defined the day in which the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque was reopened for worship as a “magnificent day” and...
Addressing via videoconference the opening ceremony of the second phase of Sumela Monastery and the re-opening of Trabzon Hagia Sophia Mosque following its restoration, President Erdoğan said: “We bring this restoration work, which is the epitome of how Turkey protects and beautifies all kinds of civilization heritages on its lands, to the attention of those who criticize our country. If we were the kind of nation targeting the symbols of other faiths, as it is claimed or implied to be the case, this monastery, which has been ours for five centuries, would have already ceased to exist.” President Recep...
As part of the July 15 International Anti Coup Hackathon, which was held online by the Directorate of Communications with the theme "We are Stronger with You" on July 13-19 for the second time this year, the teams that won awards in fields of applications and infographic were announced. The hackathon started ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, the steps aimed at strengthening Turkey-Russia relations and regional developments, particularly the tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as Syria and Libya were discussed. President Erdoğan and Russian President Putin agreed on sustaining the cooperation and dialogue in bilateral relations and regional issues.
President Recep Tayip Erdoğan received Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation Arancha González Laya. The reception at the Presidential Complex was closed to the press.
Making a speech following the Presidential Cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said: “We maintain our struggle both at the table and on the ground in line with the requirements of the new era. We owe the gains we have achieved thus far to the fact that we display a national stance which we consolidate with methods of struggle befitting the concept of state. We will continue our march forward with the same understanding and perseverance.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the nation following the meeting of the Presidential Cabinet. “Turkey has improved its infrastructure in every field” ...
Presidential Cabinet convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The cabinet meeting at the Presidential Complex lasted around 2.5 hours.