Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that Twitter’s allegations regarding the accounts that they suspended were “fake” profiles created to support President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and that these profiles were managed single-handedly by a central authority were unfounded. In his written statement, Altun reminded that the social media platform Twitter suspended over 7,000 accounts from Turkey with an announcement made at midnight. Altun said, “The allegations that the accounts suspended with an announcement made by Twitter are ‘fake’ profiles designed to support the President and are single-handedly managed by a central authority are untrue”, and stated that the various...
News
Directorate of Communications has sent support packages containing protective equipment and hygiene supplies to members of the press who have made a significant contribution to providing prompt and accurate information to the public by making great sacrifices during the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. During the Covid-19 pandemic, numerous equipment and supplies, ranging from masks and gloves to thermometers and hand sanitizers, were distributed to members of the press in special bags. The packages have also been provided to members of the international press operating in Turkey. The packages also contained the book entitled “Turkey’s Effective Fight Against Coronavirus”...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of June 11, 2020, 23:50. 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 7 million 540 thousand. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 2,500,890 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 174,023, while 4,763 citizens have lost their lives and 147,860 patients have recovered.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan drew attention to "digital awareness" in the post shared on his Twitter account. In his message, Erdoğan stated, "Turkey does not only watch the developing world from afar, we are becoming one of the leading actors of the new era with the steps that we have taken and the investments that we have made in the last 18 years. With the permission of Allah and thanks to the support of our nation, we will develop a strong digital awareness, look to the future more hopefully."
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of June 10, 2020, 23:15. 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 7 million 393 thousand. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 2,451,700 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 173,036, while 4,746 citizens have lost their lives and 146,839 patients have recovered.”
Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun called for “digital awareness” in a post he shared on his Twitter account. In his post with the hashtag #DijitalFarkındalık (digital awareness), Fahrettin Altun made remarks on matters such as the “use of social media in the world and in Turkey,” “digital awareness and cyber homeland,” “digital citizen,” “digital diplomacy,” “digital perception management,” “cyber security” and “artificial intelligence”. Fahrettin Altun noted the following: “We are incorporating our cyber borders into our land-sea-air border areas in today's world, where technology exists in every aspect of our lives and the individual and corporate communication...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Ömer Evrensel and Fatma Evrensel, the father and mother of baby twins Derman and Yiğit, who were born with their heads joined to each other and were brought back to Turkey following an operation performed in London. During the meeting, President Erdoğan expressed his happiness over the successful operation performed on the babies, conveyed his get well soon wishes to their parents and received information about the babies’ state of health. Stating that he and First Lady Emine Erdoğan would continue to be there for...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, President Erdoğan and President Putin discussed steps to be taken in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) and in the post-pandemic period, and bilateral relations as well as the regional issues, including particularly developments in Libya and Idlib.
A post entitled “Why is Idlib important for Turkey?” was shared on the Twitter account of the Directorate of Communications. “Having achieved significant gains on protecting civilians, stopping the refugee flow and the fight against terrorism, Turkey maintains its initiatives as the key country on Idlib’s transformation into a permanent safe zone”, the post said, and also included a video about Idlib. Featuring footage of the tragedy and Turkish Armed Forces' operations in the region, the video underlines that Turkey is the most important actor of resolution for the Syrian civil war, which is about to enter its 10th...