President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made examinations at the Hagia Sophia Mosque, which will reopen for worship with Friday prayers tomorrow after 86 years. Arriving in Istanbul after the Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) held at the Presidential Complex, President Erdoğan came to the Hagia Sophia Mosque from Atatürk Airport. Erdoğan stayed for about an hour at the Hagia Sophia Mosque where he also examined four days ago. Erdoğan, who was briefed by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and the Governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya about the preparations for the opening tomorrow, was accompanied by...
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The decisions taken at the Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) Meeting held at the Presidential Complex under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were announced. During the Council’s meeting, the promotions of the generals, admirals and colonels at the Turkish Armed Forces to a higher rank, the extension of their term in office, and the transfer of those who will get retired due to the age limit and not being permanent staff were discussed. The decisions approved by President Erdoğan are as follows: Being effective as of August 30, 2020; 17 generals and admirals were promoted to a higher...
Supreme Military Council meeting started at 12.15 at the Presidential Complex. Under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Council members proceeded to the Presidential Complex after their visit to Anıtkabir (Atatürk's Mausoleum). Vice President Fuat Oktay, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, Minister of National Education Ziya Selçuk, Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler, Land Forces Commander Gen. Ümit Dündar, Naval Forces Commander...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and members of the Supreme Military Council visited Anıtkabir (Atatürk’s Mausoleum) before the meeting of the Supreme Military Council. President Erdoğan, accompanied by Vice President Fuat Oktay, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, Minister of National Education Ziya Selçuk, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler, Land Forces Commander Gen. Ümit Dündar, Naval Forces Commander Adm. Adnan Özbal and...
Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) Meeting will be held today under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's chairmanship. President Erdoğan and Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) members are to visit Anıtkabir (Atatürk's Mausoleum) at 11.00. Supreme Military Council Meeting which is to take place at the Presidental Complex will commence at 12.00. Erdoğan will later host a lunch in the honour of the council members.
In a thread on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that they discussed all matters related to the neighborhood, from Libya and Syria to Iraq, Azerbaijan and the Mediterranean, at today’s National Security Council meeting, and reiterated the unwavering commitment to Turkish nation’s security policies to ensure its survival. Pointing out that the security of the Republic of Turkey did not only consist of its own borders, Altun noted that Turkey was determined to transform its spiritual geography into a realm of stability by promoting security not just at home but also in...
The written statement, issued after the National Security Council (NSC) meeting chaired by President Erdoğan, read: “Our absolute determination regarding the protection of our rights, ties and interests emanating from international law in the Eastern Mediterranean was underlined.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chaired the National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Complex. It was stated in the written statement issued after the meeting that the Council was briefed on the operations successfully conducted both at home and abroad against all terrorist organizations, especially PKK/KCK-PYD/YPG, FETO and DAESH, which threaten Turkey’s national unity and solidarity as...
In his post on his Twitter account, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wished mercy to Gültekin, who was killed by his ex-boyfriend, and patience to her sorrowful family, friends and beloved ones. Reiterating that the university student Pınar Gültekin, whose body was lost in the Ula district of Muğla five days ago and was found in a forested area, was brutally murdered by a villain, Erdoğan noted the following: "The pain for Pınar Gültekin has deeply saddened us. I curse all crimes committed against women. These murderers and their terrible murders do not...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shared a video on his Twitter account about the Hagia Sophia, which will be reopened to worship on July 24. The video Erdoğan shared by using the remarks “Let the winds blow in the dome of your freedom. You are ours from all eternity, we are yours.”, includes the images of the Hagia Sophia accompanied by the lyrics and composition of Yücel Arzen. The lyrics of the soundtrack performed in Turkish, Kyrgyz, Bosnian, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Swahili (African), Arabic and Bengali are as follows: “Hagia Sophia; we hide behind your shadow (celestial dome) from...