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President Erdoğan and Iranian President Rouhani talk over the phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the phone. During the conversation between President Erdoğan and Rouhani, cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 outbreak, bilateral relations and regional developments were discussed.

President Erdoğan’s Message on April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day

Following is the message President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued on the occasion of April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day: “I celebrate with my sincerest feelings the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as well as the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day of all the children in Turkey and across the world. April 23, 1920, when the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was inaugurated, is the date when we, in line with the principle, ‘The sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the nation,’ proclaimed our independence and the sovereignty of the national will to...

President Erdoğan holds a meeting with National Football Team players via video-conference

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a meeting with the players of the National Football Team via video-conference. President Erdoğan met with the players of the national football team at Huber Villa in Tarabya at 13.00. Also joining the meeting were Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun and Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın. Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, President of the Turkish Football Federation Nihat Özdemir, Coach of the National Football Team Şenol Güneş, and the footballers were present during the video-conference.

President Erdoğan, French President Macron talk over the phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to French President Emmanuel Macron over the phone.  During the phone conversation, they discussed the global fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as well as bilateral relations and regional developments.

Directorate of Communications announces the situation regarding coronavirus cases around the world

Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 21, 2020, 21:15. 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 2 million 532 thousand, more than 175 thousand people lost their lives and more than 669 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 713,409 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...