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President Erdoğan attends opening ceremony of Kahramanmaraş-Göksun Road

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of Kahramanmaraş-Göksun Road. President Erdoğan delivered a speech at the ceremony. Stating that the Kahramanmaraş-Göksun Road, some sections of which were built and opened to traffic in previous years, has officially been opened to traffic entirely today, President Erdoğan noted that there are 11 double-tube tunnels, two viaducts, three bridges and six flyover junctions on the 64.1-kilometer road. “Thanks be to Allah, we have ushered in a new era for Turkey by consolidating education, healthcare, justice and security, by making economy, export and production grow bigger,...

“We are putting up a struggle that will bring peace to our region and the world through a revival across the Anatolian lands”

Speaking in Kahramanmaraş, President Erdoğan said: “We are putting up a struggle that will bring peace, serenity and justice to our region and the world through a revival and resurrection across the Anatolian lands, in which we, yet again a century later, are sought to be strangulated and exterminated.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech in Kahramanmaraş. Noting that Turkey has been going through a period that is as crucial as a century ago, President Erdoğan said: “We are putting up a struggle that will bring peace, serenity and justice to our region and the world...

“We will continue to work day and night in order for our country to be prepared for natural disasters”

Addressing AK Party’s provincial heads, President Erdoğan said: “We will continue to work day and night in order for our country to be prepared for natural disasters, earthquake in particular. We also constantly update disaster and emergency management plans for the aftermath of any possible earthquake.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at a meeting of the party’s provincial heads. Noting that 114 citizens lost their lives and 1035 others got wounded in the Izmir earthquake, President Erdoğan said 999 people were discharged from hospital, with 36 still under treatment. Wishing...

Presidential High Advisory Board convenes under President Erdoğan’s chairmanship

Presidential High Advisory Board convened under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. At the meeting, education and culture areas, as well as regional developments, were discussed. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made a written statement after the meeting, which was closed to the press and lasted 3.5 hours, at the Presidential Complex. Reporting that at the meeting, President Erdoğan stated Turkey’s issue of education to also be an issue of civilisation, Altun continued as: "Our President stated at the meeting that the education issue was also an issue of civilization in our country, and indicated that people...

Director of Communications Altun shares post about Turks who saved a police officer’s life in Vienna terrorist attack

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated the following about Recep Tayyip Gültekin and Mikail Özen, who saved the life of an injured police officer in the terrorist attack that took place in the Austrian capital Vienna, “Next time you hear a white fearmonger talk about immigrants and their values, remember them.” In a post on his social media account, Altun said that Gültekin and Özen risked their lives to save a police officer’s life. Altun noted the following in his post: “Two Turkish immigrants, Recep Tayyip and Mikail, risked their lives to help survivors of last...

“Turkey works to build the best future both for itself and its friends”

Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet meeting, President Erdoğan said: “As Turkey, we have for long been carrying almost on our own the burden of the humanitarian crises caused by the instabilities that have been occurring for a long time at the heart of our region. During the current period when the future of the world is considered to be lying once again in this geography, Turkey has been working to build the fairest, most ethical, most conscientious and the best future both for itself and for its friends.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following...

President Erdoğan speaks with young Turkish people rushing to help those injured in the terrorist attack in Vienna

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a video call with Recep Tayyip Gültekin, who risked his own life despite being injured during the terrorist attack in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and Mikail Özen, who rushed to help other injured people and saved the life of a shot police officer by carrying him to an ambulance.   During the conversation, President Erdoğan conveyed his get-well wishes to Recep Tayyip Gültekin who was injured in the terrorist attack that took place yesterday in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and received information about his state of health.   "We...