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Under the leadership of our Presidency, photographs depicting the destruction caused by the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş were displayed in the United States Congress building. The Presidency's Directorate of Communications is holding a series of panels and meetings in the US, on April 16-21, 2023, on the earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş and are described as the "disaster of the century". As part of these efforts, the Directorate opened the Disaster of the Century Photograph Exhibition at the Rayburn building of the Congress, which featured over twenty photographs depicting the devastation caused by earthquakes. At the exhibition's opening, Türkiye was represented by...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the grand final of the Holy Quran Recitation Contest. Making a speech at the event held at Beştepe Nation’s Convention and Culture Center, President Erdoğan prayed for the protection of all the Muslims across the world, particularly those affected by the February 6 earthquakes in Türkiye, against any kind of troubles and problems, and pointed out that the Holy Quran Recitation Contest, held by the TRT for the seventh time, took place during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Stressing that no transient trouble can overshadow the fact that there are many...

The Presidency's Directorate of Communications is holding a series of panels and meetings in Washington, DC, US, on April 16-21, 2023, on the earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş and are known as the "disaster of the century". Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information, and Technology and AK Party Konya Deputy Ziya Altunyaldız, the General Director of Earthquake and Risk Reduction at AFAD, Prof Orhan Tatar, members of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council, Prof Çağrı Erhan and Prof Nurşin Ateşoğlu Güney and Newsweek columnist Tom O'Connor spoke in the...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with earthquake victims at the Traditional Grand Üsküdar Iftar event in Istanbul. Speaking at the event, President Erdoğan said: “During the 70 days since February 6, despite the election process we have not left our brothers and sisters in the earthquake zone alone even for a moment. As a matter of fact, we are sharing iftar with our quake-victim brothers and sisters tonight. Particularly during these holy days, we have stood with our earthquake victims, who are deeply saddened by their losses, in order for them not to feel abandoned. We have endeavored to...

Director of Communications Altun said: "The reality of disinformation has made times of disaster turbulent; therefore, we must combat it resolutely on a global scale." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun sent a video message to the "Disaster Diplomacy: Recoding International Solidarity for a Resilient World" panel held in Washington, USA. Commencing his speech by extending President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's regards, Director of Communications Altun recalled that Türkiye suffered a devastating disaster on February 6. Remarking that the occurrence of two very destructive earthquakes in a short period of time, as well as the aftershocks, affected more than 14 million...

Speaking at a ceremony held for the key delivery of the 1st phase of the Fikirtepe Urban Transformation Project, President Erdoğan said: “We have been striving to build a disaster risk management system that covers the whole of Türkiye for quite some time. In this sense, urban transformation projects are one of the topics we attach importance to.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at a ceremony held in Istanbul for the key delivery of the 1st phase of the Fikirtepe Urban Transformation Project and the beginning of the 2nd and 3rd phases. ...

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Istanbul Financial Center, President Erdoğan said: “The Istanbul Financial Center is a visionary project developed to strengthen Türkiye’s position in the world economy and to make our country a regional and, in the future, a global financial center.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Istanbul Financial Center in Ümraniye. Expressing his excitement to inaugurate the first phase of the Istanbul Financial Center, which will elevate Türkiye to the next league in the field of finance, President Erdoğan mentioned old financial centers such...

Speaking at a ceremony held in Şanlıurfa for the groundbreaking of post-disaster houses and key handover of newly-built houses, President Erdoğan said: “We have achieved a century’s worth of progress in democracy and development in our country over the past 21 years. Thus, we have managed to remove in record time the traces of all the disasters that took place.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at a ceremony held in Şanlıurfa for the groundbreaking of post-disaster houses and key handover of newly-built houses. Stating that thanks to the works they had commenced following the...

Addressing earthquake victims during an iftar in Şanlıurfa, President Erdoğan said: “A strong political will and a strong administration lie behind our success in implementing a century’s worth of services in just 20 years.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared an iftar dinner with earthquake victims in Şanlıurfa. Recalling that the February 6 earthquakes, which struck Şanlıurfa as well among other neighboring cities, have been one of the most destructive disasters not only in Türkiye’s history but also in the history of humanity, President Erdoğan added that the floods that followed the quakes cost 21...