Digital Display Centers, set up by the Directorate of Communications in Bursa, Çanakkale, Samsun, Konya, Kayseri, Antalya and Diyarbakır, will provide digital exhibits of the struggle put up against the July 15 coup attempt and the resulting victory. The Directorate of Communications, which by using new communications and display techniques and technologies made available for the public the national, historical, cultural, and scientific riches of the nation, set up new Digital Display Centers themed "July 15 Nation's Victory" in Bursa, Çanakkale, Samsun, Konya, Kayseri, Antalya and Diyarbakır. The Digital Display Centers, set up to ensure the July 15 Victory is not...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan underlined that the Hagia Sophia's status is an internal matter, urging other countries to respect the final decision of the country. "The final decision-maker on the status of the Hagia Sophia is the Turkish nation, not others. This is our internal affair," Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Istanbul-based journal Kriter. Erdoğan stressed that other countries should respect Turkey's decision, adding that the conversion of the iconic landmark from a mosque to a museum in 1934 was "a painful decision for our nation." He dismissed domestic and foreign criticism on the decision, saying they had ...
Sending a video message to the memorial ceremony held to mark the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, President Erdoğan said: “We will neither forget our martyrs nor let the Srebrenica genocide be forgotten. We will follow up the murders and massacres committed against our Bosnian brothers and sisters, and will never leave you alone in your pursuit of justice.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to the memorial ceremony held to mark the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Saluting the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the guests attending the ceremony, President Erdoğan...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference the inauguration ceremony of Beğendik Bridge built in the Pervari district of Şırnak, which links the Van-Tatvan-Bitlis and Siirt-Mardin-Batman line. Expressing that he wished for the inauguration of Begendik Bridge and Küçüksu-Hizan-Pervari roads to be beneficial for the country and the region, Erdoğan congratulated the institutions, contractor firm, engineers and workers who contributed to this project. Pointing out that, while equipping the four corners of Turkey with highways, railroads, and tunnels, they did not forget such challenging regions, Erdoğan said, “We have chosen to overcome the challenges of...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan evaluated the decision of the Council of State regarding Hagia Sophia in his Address to the Nation at 20:53. Recalling that the Council of State repealed the Cabinet Decree No. 1934 allowing Hagia Sophia to be converted from a mosque to a museum, Erdoğan stated that they had reopened Hagia Sophia as a mosque under the presidential decree issued on that basis. Erdoğan said, “Hagia Sophia will thus be able to start serving as a mosque after 86 years, as stated in the endowment of Fatih Sultan Mehmet. I wish this decision to be beneficial to...
The Presidential Decree on the transfer of the administration of Hagia Sophia to the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey and on the opening of Hagia Sophia to worship has been promulgated on the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey. The Decree stated that the Tenth Chamber of the Council of State of the Republic of Turkey repealed Cabinet Decree No. 1934 on the conversion of the Hagia Sophia Mosque to a museum. The Decree stated that the administration of Hagia Sophia Mosque was transferred to the Presidency of Religious Affairs and the mosque was opened to worship pursuant to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is going to address the nation today at 20:53. Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post on his social media account, saying, “Our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is going to address the nation today at 20:53.”
In a post shared on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that he had filed a lawsuit against the newspaper Cumhuriyet for the article they published that distorted the facts and violated privacy. Indicating that he found it necessary to make a statement regarding the allegations made by the IPI (International Press Institute), Altun said, “The IPI on Tuesday misrepresented a lawsuit, which I have recently filed against the newspaper Cumhuriyet, as part of an alleged media crackdown in Turkey. I categorically reject this claim.” In his post, Altun stated the following: “Here’s what the IPI...
On the fourth anniversary of the Epic of July 15, events to be also attended by President Erdoğan will be organized in order to ensure that the nation’s victory is not forgotten. Ministries, public institutions, universities and non-governmental organizations are set to organize events under the coordination of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications in many countries, especially in Turkey, in order to commemorate and tell about the nation’s legendary fight against the coup attempt by FETO on July 15. President Erdoğan’s Schedule on July 15 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's schedule on July 15 will begin by placing flowers...