President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered reporters’ questions after performing the Friday prayer at Hz. Ali Mosque in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district. In his response to a question as to whether there is a work underway to hold the elections on May 14, President Erdoğan noted that the President announces the election date 60 days in advance and afterwards the Supreme Election Council oversees the relevant timeframe. Answering a question about an analysis published in the Economist about the upcoming elections in Türkiye, President Erdoğan said: “Is it up to an English magazine to decide Türkiye’s...
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Regarding the weekly The Economist, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "It seems like they feel obligated to announce the end of Turkish democracy through regurgitating clichés, misinformation and blatant propaganda." Director of Communications Altun shared a social media post in response to The Economist's cover story on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Director of Communications Altun began his post with "Here we go again!" indicating that The Economist recycles its intellectually lazy, dull, and purposefully ignorant depiction of Türkiye, and he went on to make the following remarks: "It seems like they feel obligated...
Addressing via videoconference the opening ceremony of Amasya Badal Tunnel, President Erdoğan said: “We have made our Republic’s centenary the symbol of our democracy and development moves. Likewise, we have registered 2053 and 2071 as the interim targets of the Century of Türkiye.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference the opening ceremony of Amasya Badal Tunnel. Underscoring that the most concrete examples of the politics of projects and services, which they had been carrying out over the past two decades by both making up for shortcomings and compensating for neglects, were these investments, President Erdoğan said: ...
Addressing AK Party’s parliamentary group meeting, President Erdoğan said: “To us, 2023 is both the symbol of our 20-year-long politics of projects and services, and the beginning of the Century of Türkiye, our new vision.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the party's parliamentary group meeting. “THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY HAS INCREASED TO 750” “Thanks be to Allah, we have achieved to a great extent the goals we want to introduce in our country and make our nation enjoy in the centenary of our Republic,” President...
In his speech on the "Panel on Combating Hate Speech in Digital Media" held at the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Digitalisation serves the rapid spread of the content with hate speech. Therefore, the unity, integrity and solidarity of societies are under threat more than ever before in history." Presidency's Director of Communications Altun stated, "Hate speech is one of the most challenging problems of the media in our country as it is all over the world. We are witnessing that the increasing hate speech in the digital media has undermined social peace, political...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said to Turkish Airlines (THY) executives, "I hope that we will conclude the year 2023, which we began with breaking records, by breaking records once again with your efforts." Sending a video message to the Turkish Airlines Executive Summit, President Erdoğan wished the summit to be auspicious for the aviation industry and the country. Stating that the world has been going through a painful process for the last three years that began with the coronavirus pandemic and continued with the raging conflicts in the region, President Erdoğan pointed out that aviation is one of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at the AK Party Headquarters in Ankara. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142550/president-erdogan-receives-iranian-fm-amir-abdollahian-
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Prime Minister Ünal Üstel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) at the Presidential Complex. Vice President Fuat Oktay, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment Fikri Ataoğlu, and Türkiye’s Ambassador to Lefkoşa Metin Feyzioğlu were also present at the meeting. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142549/president-erdogan-receives-pm-ustel-of-the-trnc
Director of Communications Altun: “We find it difficult to comprehend why some individuals in Türkiye who claim to be involved in politics feel uncomfortable with our breakthroughs in the defence industry. We are proud of the local and international entrepreneurs who, through the defence industry, make significant contributions to this field. We never take these threats seriously and don't pay attention. We want it to be known in that way.” Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun attended the "Türkiye Book Promotion and Türkiye in the Century of Türkiye Event” held at the Presidency's Director of...