President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received President Nechirvan Barzani of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG) at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142649/president-erdogan-receives-ikrg-president-barzani
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Palestinian siblings Rahaf and Mohammed Khalil Salman, who were wounded in Gaza and went through treatment in Türkiye. Rahaf, an 11-year-old Palestinian girl, and her 13-year-old brother, Mohammed Khalil, were wounded on August 6, 2022, by shrapnel from an Israeli missile that fell on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian siblings, who were flown to Türkiye by the Ministry of Health's ambulance plane on President Erdogan's instructions on August 18, 2022, went through treatment in Ankara City Hospital.
Presidency's Director of Communications Altun stated, "In an age of global chaos, Türkiye, as a stabilising power, is also the defender of rights, law and truth in the communication sphere." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made remarks regarding the fight against disinformation through communication activities during the Century of Türkiye to the Çerçeve magazine published by Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MUSİAD). Director of Communications Altun stressed that the new media had the potential to both positively and negatively affect wider audiences in much less time than traditional media and stated that disinformation and manipulation...
The National Security Council (NCS) meeting, presided over by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has concluded. A statement was issued following the three-hour and forty-minute meeting at the Presidential Complex. According to the statement, political, military, and economic developments significant for national security in 2022 were evaluated in all aspects during the meeting, along with potential issues to be faced in 2023, efforts to be undertaken, and measures to be implemented within this framework. It was noted that the Council was informed about the operations conducted with determination, resolve, and success against all types of threats and dangers against national security, unity...
At the opening of the panel "Methods to Combat Disinformation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" held by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated, "The final and maybe most destructive weapon of the evil parties battling to preserve their influence in the global arena is the politics of systematic disinformation." Director of Communications Altun emphasised that the concept of disinformation has been used frequently in Türkiye over the past few years and indicated that this is because Türkiye has been one of the countries most affected by...
Addressing the Culture and Tourism Ministry Special Awards Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “These awards are important in terms of encouraging our youth and promoting our values in our country and across the world. Any sincere work that is appreciated and rewarded paves the way for further works and heralds further projects." President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Culture and Tourism Ministry Special Awards Ceremony. Stressing that it is only by upholding the legacy and works of artists that one can express his/her respect for arts and artists, President Erdoğan stated that both the...
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, in his speech at the opening of the "Figures Inspiring the Youth" event held in the conference hall of the Directorate, stated that the state has largely completed the infrastructure necessary for raising young people to the highest levels in every field, from education to technology, from arts to sports. Stating that they held the sixth meeting of the "Figures Inspiring the Youth" project today, Director of Communications Altun recalled that in this context, they have so far brought together respected and successful figures in their fields with young people in various cities of...
The Disinformation Bulletin, prepared by the Directorate of Communications for the period from January 16 to January 22, 2023, included headlines such as, "The Assad Regime Attacked the Turkish Base in Idlib. There are Several Dead and Wounded," and "A Girl was Auctioned Off in Afghanistan." The bulletin, which noted that the allegation shared on some social media accounts that are spreading propaganda for the terrorist organization PKK/YPG, that "the Assad regime attacked the Turkish base in Idlib. There are several dead and wounded," did not reflect the truth, included the following information: "The attack was carried out not by the Assad...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks to reporters following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting at the Presidential Complex. ELECTION DATE Stating that although the presidential and parliamentary elections would have been due to take place on June 18, since the mentioned day coincided with the Eid al-Adha Eve, thus the hajj period; university exams; and with the school holiday, they needed the revise the date of the elections, President Erdoğan said: “As a result of our comprehensive consultations, we have found out that Sunday May 14, 2023 is the most appropriate date for the elections in all respects. We want to hold...