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President Erdoğan, US President Trump talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump. During the phone conversation, views were exchanged on bilateral issues and regional developments, particularly the Libya crisis. Erdoğan and Trump agreed upon closer efforts, as two allies, to ensure the trade target of 100 billion USD is reached and a permanent stability is assured in Libya.

Ivorian, Polish and Sierra Leonean ambassadors present their credentials to President Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Ivorian, Polish, and Sierra Leonean ambassadors. Ambassador Khadidjata Touré of Ivory Coast to Ankara, Ambassador Jakub Kumoch of Poland to Ankara, and Ambassador Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba of Sierra Leone to Ankara presented their letters of credence to President Erdoğan during a reception at the Presidential Complex.

“July 15” exhibitions open at Selimiye Square

Photograph exhibitions “July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day” and “July 15 in Headlines”, which are composed of the photos taken during and after the coup attempt of the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) on July 15, 2016, have opened at Selimiye Square in Edirne.  The exhibition, which was held around the statue of Mehmed the Conqueror at Selimiye Square under the coordination of the Directorate of Communications, featured the photographs of the fight against the treacherous coup attempt by FETO on July 15. In the exhibition “July 15 in Headlines” held within the scope of the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day activities, the photographs...

Altun: “We will not let the nation’s rebellion and resistance be forgotten; we will always keep the spirit of July 15 alive”

Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun gave an interview to Lacivert magazine on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the nation’s victory in the face of the July 15 coup attempt. We are marking the fourth anniversary of July 15. What do you think the coup attempt on the night of July 15 and the resistance against this coup mean, and what does it represent for Turkey?   Undoubtedly, the most important aspect of July 15 was that our nation repulsed the coup attempt of FETO members, who had infiltrated into the army, by their own will under the leadership of our...

July 15, 2016: A milestone for world democracies

Directorate of Communications made a short-film that demonstrates how the victory won by the nation against the coup attempt of July 15 acts as a milestone for the world history of democracy. The film, which highlights the notion “July 15, 2016:  Milestone for World Democracies”, depicts the Turkish nation’s becoming a first in the world history of democracy by repulsing the coup attempt through a heroic fight. The film prepared both in Turkish and English indicates that there had been no attempted coup in the world history resisted and stopped solely by the nation itself until July 15, 2016. The film aims to...

Altun: “July 15 is the day when a leader, who relied on none other than the will of the nation, wrote the epic of independence with his nation”

Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun gave an interview to the Hürriyet newspaper regarding the 4th anniversary of the nation’s victory against the FETO’s July 15 coup attempt. Altun informed about the activities carried out by the Directorate of Communications on the 4th anniversary of July 15. How would you evaluate July 15 on its 4th anniversary? What would you say if you were to generally evaluate it? July 15 is one of the most glorious epics of these lands that our nation, along with its leader, wrote for independence, for the country, its dignity, and honour, ready to give their...

President Erdoğan, Russian President Putin talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation. During the conversation, steps towards improving bilateral relations, particularly in the field of economy, and potential areas of cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic were discussed as well as the developments in Libya and Syria, and regional issues. Erdoğan and Putin agreed on strengthening the relations between the two countries as well as sustaining the coordination for regional peace, security, and stability.

Director of Communications Altun: “We will make the spirit of July 15 relived with all technological capabilities”

Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun spoke to Turkish newspaper Sabah about the 4th anniversary of the nation's victory against the July 15 coup attempt by the FETO. Altun shared details about the works being carried out by the Directorate of Communications on the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt. It has been four years since the treason of July 15. Looking back now, how would you sum up the July 15? From the very first day, July 15 was not a mere coup attempt for me. That day, we had to face not only an attempt of invasion but...