President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski. During the conversation, cooperation in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19), bilateral relations and regional issues were discussed.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan thanked the representatives of different religions in Turkey for their support to the National Solidarity Campaign. Erdoğan called Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew, Syriac Orthodox Church's Metropolitan for Istanbul and Ankara Yusuf Çetin, Chief Rabbi of Turkey Ishak Haleva, the Head of Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey Sahak Masalyan and the Co-Chair of the Turkish Jewish Community Erol Kohen. During the phone conversations, President Erdoğan thanked the representatives of different religions in Turkey for their support to the National Solidarity Campaign.
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that Turkey continued to take new measures in the fight against coronavirus and that the Ministry of Health developed the “Pandemic Isolation Tracking Project” in this context. In posts on his Twitter account, Altun said, “We continue to introduce new measures in our fight against coronavirus. Our latest step has been the “Pandemic Isolation Tracking Project’ developed by our Ministry of Health. With this project, we are now stronger against the virus! We are self-sufficient, Turkey.” Director of Communications Altun also shared a video about the “Pandemic Isolation Tracking Project”. The video...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 8, 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 1 million 490 thousand, more than 87 thousand people lost their lives and more than 320 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 247,768 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...
I congratulate with my sincerest feelings our Jewish citizens on the occasion of Pesach, one of the most important religious holidays of Judaism. On the occasion of Passover, I would like to reemphasize that mutual affection and respect serve as the basis of peace and serenity in the society. While our country is fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the entire world, our august nation has once again shown that it can overcome every hardship in unity and solidarity. I thank our Jewish citizens who have supported the National Solidarity Campaign, which we have launched in a spirit...
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a video about the National Solidarity Campaign launched by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the call “We are Self-Sufficient, Turkey”. In a thread on his Twitter account, Altun said, “We are struggling hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder through state-nation integration; we continue to be the hope of the world, the conscience of humanity, the prayer of the oppressed. We are grateful to all those who continue to contribute to this prayer, this conscience, this hope.” The video shared by Altun said the following: “If asked what it is like to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the phone. During the phone conversation, Erdoğan and Xi discussed the ways of cooperation in the fight against Covid-19 as well as bilateral relations.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “The state has been taking all necessary measures and we have mobilized all our means against this pandemic that threatens the health of our nation,” in his letter sent within the packages distributed to citizens aged 65 and over in line with the measures against coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Erdoğan's letter addressed to citizens was also included in the package of hygiene kits prepared under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology for free distribution to citizens over 65 years of age in line with the measures against Covid-19 pandemic. In his letter,...
A video conference titled “COVID-19 Experiences and International Cooperation in Fight against the Pandemic” was organized by the Directorate of Communications. The opening speech of the video conference, which was broadcast live on Youtube channels of the Directorate in both Turkish and English, was made by Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun. Turkey's Ambassador to Beijing Abdulkadir Emin Önen, Turkey's Ambassador to Rome Murat Salim Esenli and Turkey's Ambassador to Seoul Durmuş Ersin Erçin gave a speech in the video conference, which was moderated by Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) Director of Security Studies Murat Ye...