Addressing via videoconference the opening ceremony of Amasya Ring Road, President Erdoğan said: “We are determined to take the Republic Turkey to 2023, which will mark the 100th anniversary of its foundation, in a more advanced, more secure and more prosperous state in every field. Our doors and hearts are open to all friends that will walk together with us on this path. Those who try to nurture enmity towards, set trap against us or block our way, on the other hand, will unfortunately themselves lose.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference the opening ceremony of Amasya Ring...
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Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of July 24, 2020, 22:00. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 15 million 801 thousand. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: “Turkey has conducted a total of 4,489,360 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 224,252, while 5,580 citizens have lost their lives and 207,374 patients have recovered.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Mirziyoyev expressed his pleasure for the reopening of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque while he wished this historic event to be auspicious for the Turkish nation and the Muslim world. During the conversation, potential steps towards enhancing bilateral relations were discussed and regional issues were addressed.
The book titled “Hagia Sophia Mosque: The Trust of Fatih Sultan Mehmed Khan, The Common Heritage of Humanity” prepared in Turkish, English, and Arabic was distributed to visitors attending the reopening of the Hagia Sophia Mosque. The website “ayasofyacamii.gov.tr”, prepared in Turkish and English, was also launched. Directorate of Communications prepared the book titled “Hagia Sophia Mosque: The Trust of Fatih Sultan Mehmed Khan, The Common Heritage of Humanity” on the occasion of the reopening of the Hagia Sophia Mosque. Prepared in three languages, the book consists of chapters “History and Protection of Hagia Sophia: The Valuable Contribution...
Commenting on the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "Now this place is back to its original status, it was a mosque and has become a mosque again. Inshallah, it will continue to serve all believers forever as a mosque." said. Following the Friday prayer, which was performed 86 years after at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, President Erdoğan visited the tomb of Fatih Sultan Mehmed Khan. Answering the questions of the press members at the entrance of the tomb Erdoğan, who came in the same car with the Leader of the Nationalist Movement...
President Erdoğan performed the Friday prayer at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque reopened to worship after 86 years. President Erdoğan arrived at the Hagia Sophia Square around 12:00 and then entered the mosque. Erdoğan listened to the recitations of the Holy Qur’an in the supplication session organized by the Presidency of Religious Affairs in the mosque. President Erdoğan recited the Holy Qur’an in the mosque. While President Erdoğan recited the Surah al-Fatihah and the first five verses of the Surah al-Baqarah, President of Religious Affairs Prof. Ali Erbaş made supplications at the end of...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun issued a message on the occasion of July 24, Journalists and Press Day as well as the second anniversary of the foundation of the Directorate of Communications. Altun said, "Today is the second anniversary of the Directorate of Communications. I wish it to be auspicious and would like to congratulate my fellow colleagues who have worked strenuously and devotedly to fulfil their duties to date. I am proud of every single one of you. We are so glad to have you with us." In the post shared on his social media account, Fahrettin Altun also celebrated...
In his message on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the Erzurum Congress, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the Erzurum Congress, during which the decisions that constituted the core of the motto ‘one nation, one flag, one homeland and one state’ were taken, was also the emphasis of Turkish nation’s passion for independence. Pointing out that the future of a great nation was planned in terms of the essence and scope of the decisions taken during the Erzurum Congress, and the foundations of a state which would live forever were laid, Erdoğan stressed that the...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a message on the occasion of the anniversary of Hatay’s joining the homeland and said that Hatay’s joining Turkey as a result of a great achievement of Turkey’s peaceful and rule-abiding foreign policy 81 years ago, constituted one of the first rings of achievements in diplomacy for the young Republic of Turkey. Emphasizing that the decision, taken by Hatay National Assembly’s own desire and will, strengthened the national unity and integrity, and also reinforced Turkey’s presence in the Eastern Mediterranean, Erdoğan said the following: “The joining of Hatay, where...