President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared seven-day national mourning following the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes affecting ten provinces, the epicentres of which were in the Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş. The circular published with the signature of President Erdoğan stated, “A seven-day period of national mourning has been declared in Türkiye following the earthquakes that occurred on February 6, 2023. Our flag will be hoisted at half-mast throughout our country and in our foreign missions until sunset on Sunday, February 12, 2023.”
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Delivering remarks on the earthquake that hit Kahramanmaraş and its neighboring provinces, President Erdoğan said: “Our state has taken action with all its institutions starting from the moment of the earthquake, and the governorates have immediately mobilized all their means in their own provinces.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was briefed on the earthquake that hit Kahramanmaraş and its neighboring provinces by the officials at the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). “Our state has taken action with all its institutions starting from the moment of the earthquake, and the governorates have immediately mobilized all their means in...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at an opening ceremony in Aydın. Underlining that founding the Republic, transition to democracy and achieving development initiatives were not easy for Türkiye, President Erdoğan said: “Ghazi Mustafa Kemal established our glorious Republic by fighting against the invaders. We have raised our country to its present level by fighting against imperialist colonialists in all areas throughout our lives, especially in the past 20 years. When we look behind the disasters we suffered from in the first century of our Republic, we see the same dirty hands, the same dirty scenarios,...
Holding a joint press conference with Kosovar PM Kurti, President Erdoğan said: “We attach great importance to Kosovo building peaceful relations with all of its neighbors. In this regard, we support the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, and expect the parties to display a peaceful and constructive stance.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Albin Kurti of Kosovo held a joint press conference following their meeting. Reiterating his sorrow as well as his wish for a speedy recovery over the flood that hit the north of Kosovo last week, President Erdoğan stated that the Turkish nation...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Albin Kurti of Kosovo, who is in Türkiye for a working visit, at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142737/president-erdogan-meets-with-kosovar-pm-kurti
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated the newly-restored Aydos Castle and Sultan Gardens in the Sultanbeyli district of Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142734/president-erdogan-inaugurates-newly-restored-aydos-castle-in-istanbul
The Presidency's Directorate of Communications held the second panel in a series on "Information Security in Election Processes in the World" in Tallinn, the capital of the Republic of Estonia. The panel series intends to enable expert panellists to discuss issues such as bringing up the fact that black propaganda, which harms democracy by occupying the agenda, is a problem not only in Türkiye but globally, as well as how to ensure the security of the process for fair and free elections, how to prevent information pollution, and the significance of the role played by the free press in...
In his speech at the Digital Communication Winter Camp event held in Kocaeli as part of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Dormitories Thematic Winter Camps, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahretin Altun said, "The fact that the importance of the truth has diminished and the lie has become commonplace is a major threat equivalent to the global epidemic we are currently experiencing." Director of Communications Altun stated that everyone is a part and a consumer of digital communication culture today, mentioning the historical development of communication culture and the impact of communication on the development of societies. Director of Communications...
Speaking at the opening ceremony of Afyonkarahisar-Şuhut Road, President Erdoğan said: “We have invested $200 billion on transportation and communications alone in Türkiye. Thanks to our transportation projects, we have ensured investments, employment, production and exportation in our 81 provinces.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference from the Presidential Complex the opening ceremony of Afyonkarahisar-Şuhut Road. “WE AIM TO ENSURE EASY LAND ACCESS TO EVERY CORNER OF TÜRKİYE” Highlighting Türkiye’s goal to have 30 thousand kilometer-long divided highway by 2023, President Erdoğan said: “When we came into power, there was merely 6,100 kilometer-long divided...