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President Erdoğan visits State Cemetery

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended a ceremony held at the State Cemetery to mark the 100th anniversary of August 30 Victory Day. After President Erdoğan laid a wreath at the Monumental Wall with the names of the commanders who served in the National Struggle, a moment of silence was observed. President Erdoğan wrote in the State Cemetery memorial book the following: “The august comrades-in-arms of Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Commander-in-Chief of our War of Independence and the founder of our Republic, the heroes of our National Struggle, and the esteemed statesmen who earned a distinguished place...

President Erdoğan attends Victory Day ceremony at Anıtkabir

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended a ceremony held at Anıtkabir (Atatürk's mausoleum) to mark the 100th anniversary of August 30 Victory Day. After President Erdoğan laid a wreath at the mausoleum, the Turkish National Anthem, the Independence March, was sung. Proceeding to the Misak-ı Milli Tower, President Erdoğan wrote in the Anıtkabir memorial book the following: “August Atatürk; on the 100th anniversary of the Great Victory, one of the greatest milestones in our glorious history, we remember with grace you, your brothers-in-arms, the distinguished members of our Grand National Assembly, and our gallant...

“Following in our ancestors’ footsteps, we will continue to make Türkiye develop with virtue and justice”

Making a speech at the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Great Offensive, President Erdoğan said: “Together with our youth, who are the assurance of our bright future, we will inshallah thwart the attempts aimed at hindering our country’s rise. Following in our ancestors’ footsteps on these lands, we will continue to make Türkiye develop with morality, virtue, justice and brotherhood.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Great Offensive in Afyonkarahisar. Expressing his happiness to be in Afyonkarahisar, the city of resistance and national will, on the eve...

President Erdoğan visits “Turkish Soldiers: Soldiers of Victory Exhibition” held by Anadolu Agency

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the "Turkish Soldiers: Soldiers of Victory Exhibition" held by the Anadolu Agency. President Erdoğan was welcomed by Governor Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı and other officials at the Afyonkarahisar Airport Command, where he arrived for the 100th Anniversary of the Great Offensive and the Mass Opening Ceremony. Afterwards, along with the Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler, and force commanders, President Erdoğan headed to the hangar where the Turkish Soldiers: Soldiers of Victory Exhibition" was held by the Anadolu Agency. Greeting the...

“We have raised our country above the level of contemporary civilization in every area”

Speaking at the centenary celebrations of the 30 August 1922-2022 Great Victory and a mass opening in Kütahya, President Erdoğan said: “We have raised our country above the level of contemporary civilization, which was the goal of the Republic, in every area from education to healthcare, from security to justice, from transportation to energy, from industry to agriculture.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the centenary celebrations of the 30 August 1922-2022 Great Victory and a mass opening in Kütahya. “Sultan Alparslan defeated the larger army of the proud ruler of Byzantine, Diogenes, in Malazgirt, and...

“Türkiye determinedly advances on the path to building a bright and prosperous future for itself”

In a message on August 30 Victory Day, President Erdoğan said: “With the strength it draws from its history, Türkiye determinedly advances on the path to building a bright and prosperous future for itself.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a message on August 30 Victory Day. “Today, we are living the rightful pride of reaching the 100th anniversary of the Great Victory. I congratulate our brothers and sisters in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and all of our citizens living all across the world on August 30 Victory Day. I thank on my behalf of myself, my...

President Erdoğan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan talk over phone

President Erdoğan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan. President Erdoğan conveyed his get-well wishes over the flood caused by heavy mansoon rains in Pakistan. Wishing Allah's mercy on the Pakistani people who lost their lives, and speedy recovery to the injured, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye stood ready, as always, to provide all kinds of support to the brotherly Pakistani people during this difficult time.

President Erdoğan, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan talk over phone

President Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. The call addressed the Türkiye-Azerbaijan relations and regional developments. President Erdoğan expressed his pleasure and extended his congratulations since Azerbaijan took control of the city of Lachin as well as the villages of Zabukh and Sus yesterday. President Erdoğan stated that he appreciates President Aliyev’s efforts for a just and sustainable solution aimed at stability and peace in the Southern Caucasus. Noting that Ankara hopes the Türkiye-Armenia and the Azerbaijan-Armenia processes advance in such a manner as to consolidate one another, President Erdo...

Director of Communications Altun speaks to Norwegian newspaper “Aftenposten”

Director of Communications Altun: "Türkiye will decide when to launch an operation in Syria." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun responded to the questions of "Aftenposten", one of the prominent newspapers of Norway. In response to the question about when a military operation will be launched against the terrorist organisation PKK/YPG in Syria, Director of Communications Altun stated that the PKK/YPG terrorist organisation has attacked both Turkish soldiers and regions where Syrian civilians live under the protection of Türkiye. Emphasising that Türkiye’s top priority is the safety of its citizens’ life and property, Director...