President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia. The call addressed Türkiye-Georgia relations and regional issues. President Erdoğan thanked President Zourabichvili, who expressed her get-well wishes over the forest fires, for Georgia’s solidarity in Türkiye’s firefighting efforts. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye and Georgia would jointly work on energy and transportation projects by making use of the newly-emerging opportunities in the region.
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President Erdoğan congratulated the national athletes who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In a post he shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan said, “I congratulate our Olympic National Team on bringing home a record number of medals from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Whether they win a medal or not, each and every one of our athletes has done an outstanding job representing Türkiye and has made us proud.” Conveying his thanks to the Team Türkiye, President Erdoğan shared an infographic featuring the photographs of gold medallists Mete Gazoz in archery, Busenez Sürmeneli...
Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated, "We have set a new record for the most medals won in our Olympic history, with 13 medals at the Tokyo 2020." Director of Communications Altun posted a video on his social media account showcasing the joy of the national athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following their victory. In a post he shared on his Twitter account, Altun said, "We have set a new record for the most medals won in our Olympic history, with 13 medals at the Tokyo 2020. We all feel pride when that crescent and star are raised to the sky,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein. The meeting at the Vahdettin Mansion lasted around 40 minutes.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called and congratulated the national athlete Busenaz Sürmeneli, who won the gold medal in boxing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. After the medal ceremony held at the Kokugikan Arena, President Erdoğan spoke on the phone with Busenaz via Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu. Congratulating Busenaz, President Erdoğan said, "I watched the last moments with tears in my eyes. I am overjoyed. As a nation, we are moved. Çakıroğlu won the silver medal, and you, Sürmeneli, received the gold. I congratulate you on behalf of myself,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of Libya at the Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/128935/president-erdogan-meets-with-libyan-pm-dbeibeh
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan noted that 202 of 214 forest fires in 46 provinces had been contained. In a post he shared on his social media account, President Erdoğan gave information regarding the forest fires. In his post, which included an infographic, President Erdoğan stated, "We continue our efforts to extinguish forest fires intensively by constantly increasing the number of our land and air intervention vehicles. We will never surrender our country to desertification; we will not leave it arid." Stating that 18 amphibious aircraft, 850 water tenders and water tankers, 57 helicopters, 150 earthmovers, 9 UAVs and 5 thousand 250 personnel participated in the firefighting efforts,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan performed Friday prayer at Çilehane Mosque in Istanbul. Following the prayer, the President answered reporters’ questions. “196 OF THE 208 FOREST FIRES IN 44 PROVINCES HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN UNDER CONTROL” Regarding the forest fires in various cities across the country, President Erdoğan said: “196 of the 208 forest fires in 44 provinces have already been taken under control. Efforts are underway to bring under control the 12 ongoing fires in 5 provinces, namely Antalya, Muğla, Isparta, Aydın and Denizli. Intensive firefighting efforts are being exerted in these provinces.” Underlining that all the means and resources have been mobilized to...
Many citizens sent messages to the Presidency's Communication Centre (CIMER) in support of the fight against wildfires that are still raging in some regions, particularly in the provinces of Antalya and Muğla. Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun posted on his social media account some of the encouraging messages addressed to CIMER. Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun conveyed expressions of support sent to CIMER by citizens in a statement posted on his social media account, emphasising that the nation was well conscious of how intensely the state fought to extinguish the fires. Altun noted, “These are just...