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Unveiling Turkey’s national space programme, President Erdoğan said: “Building on our experience in observation satellites, we are determined to become one of the 10 countries capable of developing communication satellites by their own means.”  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed an event held to introduce Turkey’s national space programme. “TURKEY IS NOW CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING ITS OWN SATELLITES” Drawing attention to the progress Turkey has made in space studies in terms of human resources, designing and engineering thanks to the investments made over the past 18 years, President Erdoğan said Turkey is now capable of developing, producing...

Presidency’s Director of Communications Altun advised on smoking cessation. In a post he shared on his Twitter account on the occasion of February 9 World Smoking Cessation Day, Director of Communications Altun said, “Over the last year, smoking and tobacco addiction claimed more lives than COVID-19, traffic accidents, murders, wars and conflicts combined. Make a fresh start today. Quit smoking. Don’t quit on your loved ones.”

Presidency's Director of Communications Prof Fahrettin Altun gave an interview to Tülay Demir from Turkish daily Hürriyet on the current agenda. To begin with, I would like to ask: What are the Presidency's Directorate of Communications' duties and responsibilities?  The Directorate of Communications, with its mission and function, is one of the most critical organisations established in the Presidential System of Government. I, with the approval of our President, enjoyed the honour of being appointed as the first director of this newly established dynamic organisation. This, in turn, means, of course, a great responsibility to our nation...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a video conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. Steps aimed at further enhancing the cooperation between Turkey and Germany were discussed, and Turkey-EU relations as well as regional issues were addressed. Underscoring that Turkey was determined to advance its relations with the EU on the basis of a positive agenda, President Erdoğan expressed his wish for further talks, technical meetings in particular, to be held during the process that leaded to the March summit. Further stressing that a just and constructive approach by the EU towards Turkey would be of benefit to...

Addressing AK Party’s provincial congresses in Bayburt, Giresun, Niğde and Zonguldak, President Erdoğan said: “We are proud to have made great strides in our country in every area from education to healthcare, from transportation to energy, from sports to social state practices.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke via videoconference at the party’s provincial congresses in in Bayburt, Giresun, Niğde and Zonguldak. “We need to work harder, exert more effort, and struggle more to leave a great and powerful Turkey to our children where they will be able...

Presidency's Director of Communications Altun said, "This conspiracy launched by FETO with the organization members within the judiciary was eliminated once again by the superior leadership and determined stance of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan", regarding the stopping of National Intelligence Organization (MIT) trucks in 2012. In a post on his Twitter account Director of Communications Altun recalled that today marked the 9th anniversary of the conspiracy recorded as the "February 7 MIT Crisis" in Turkish political history. Stating that by trying to prosecute MIT Undersecretary and senior MIT officials for performing their essential duties FETO targeted the Government of the...

Addressing the UID delegation, President Erdoğan said: “Attacks on Muslims’ sacred values are being persistently disregarded under the pretext of freedom of thought. Projects like European Islam, French Islam and Austrian Islam are being used simultaneously to pressure Muslims.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks during his meeting with the Union of International Democrats (UID) delegation at Dolmabahçe Office in Istanbul. “TURKEY HAS PROVIDED MEDICAL AID TO 156 COUNTRIES AND 11 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC” Drawing attention to the ongoing global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, President Erdoğan said Turkey successfully deals with the pandemic, and that...

Speaking via videoconference at the opening ceremony of Tohma Şehit Gaffari Güneş Bridge, President Erdoğan underscored that Turkey realizes more than half of the mega projects carried out globally at the moment, and said: “This very background lies behind Turkey overcoming the pandemic period with the least loss, even setting bigger goals for itself. As a matter of fact, Turkey is one of the two countries within G20 to apparently close 2020 with a positive growth rate.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke via videoconference at the opening ceremony of Tohma Şehit Gaffari Güneş Bridge. https://www.tccb...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated in a phone call Mohammed al-Menfi and Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, who were elected as Presidential Council Chairman and Prime Minister respectively in Libya. President Erdoğan wished success to Mohammed al-Menfi and Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, who were elected in a voting during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum to serve as the Presidential Council Chairman and Prime Minister respectively until the elections set to be held in Libya on December 24, 2021. President Erdoğan stated that Turkey would continue its efforts for political unity, territorial integrity, stability, peace, security and prosperity in Libya, and further enhance its cooperation with...