Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of June 03, 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 6 million 522 thousand throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: “Turkey has conducted a total of 2,155,349 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 166,422, while 4,609 citizens have lost their lives and 130,852 patients have...
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Communications Director Fahrettin Altun spoke by phone with U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield earlier this afternoon. The Director expressed his concerns about violent attacks targeting employees of Turkish media outlets, including TRT World, and received assurances that the United States administration regretted said incidents and would monitor the situation. Reiterating that peaceful protests were legitimate and violence was categorically illegitimate in democracies, Communications Director Altun stressed that FETÖ and ANTIFA, which cooperates with PKK-YPG terrorists in Syria, have been supporting acts of violence in the United States. Turkey continues to work closely with the United States, our friend and NATO...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of June 02, 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 6 million 443 thousand throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: “Turkey has conducted a total of 2,103,044 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 165,555, while 4,585 citizens have lost their lives and 129,921 patients have...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is chairing the meeting of the National Security Council at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/120359/national-security-council-convenes-under-president-erdogan-s-chairmanship
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of June 02, 2020, 00:15. 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 6 million 332 thousand throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: “Turkey has conducted a total of 2,070,719 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 164,769, while 4,563 citizens have lost their lives and 128,947 patients have...
In a post he shared on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made a statement regarding a young man named Barış Çakan, who has lost his life during a fight that broke out, as he warned a group of persons for listening to loud music, while the adhan was being called at the weekend in Ankara. Stating that everybody has been deeply saddened by the death of Barış Çakan, Altun said that the sorrowful incident that occurred has been thoroughly investigated and that the required judicial process has been initiated. Altun pointed out that the deliberate...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of May 31, 2020, 22:30. 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 6 million 221 thousand throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: “Turkey has conducted a total of 2,039,194 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 163,942, while 4,540 citizens have lost their lives and 127,973 patients have...
Addressing the youth on World No Tobacco Day, President Erdoğan said: “We should raise awareness among the youth about the hazards of tobacco, alcohol and drugs in order to look to the future with confidence.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed via videoconference the youth and athletes on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day. Voicing his appreciation for the pioneering role the youth assume in combatting tobacco, President Erdoğan stated that these efforts by the youth are now of greater importance given the ongoing fight against the pandemic. Underlining the fact that those most affected by the...
Delivering remarks at the opening ceremonies of Yeşilköy Prof. Murat Dilmener Emergency Hospital and Hadımköy Dr. İsmail Niyazi Kurtulmuş Hospital in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “Our city hospitals, the number of which has reached 11, have become a model on a global scale in terms of their construction and operation methods and their service quality. Similarly, I believe the emergency hospitals, which we constructed within 2 months during the pandemic and put into service, are an exemplary model, as well.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks at the opening ceremonies of Yeşilköy Prof. Murat...