Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his social media account regarding Türkiye's first manned space journey.
Altun noted that Türkiye is witnessing a historic moment as the country is embarking on its first manned space journey.
Director of Communications Altun said, "We take great pride in being a part of the story of the Century of Türkiye, which is rife with endeavours and has expanded into outer space, and in witnessing the realisation of yet another long-awaited dream," adding:
"This important journey will be a milestone for the work we have done and will do in the future at Space Homeland. This journey marks the beginning of the grand story of the Century of Türkiye expanding its reach to outer space and is an extremely valuable step that will strengthen our country's presence in space. The vision of a strong Türkiye under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inspires us to reach high achievements in every field. I wish Alper Gezeravcı, the first astronaut of our country, who has undertaken this very valuable mission in the field of science and space exploration, success in this journey, which is carried out under the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and under the coordination of our Ministry of Industry and Technology and the Turkish Space Agency."