President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a message on Tuesday celebrating World Theater Day. ''An artistic perspective toward love, respect and truth on the basis of universal values is an effective tool of education for our children, youth as well as the whole community," Erdogan said in a statement. Praising the role of theaters in developing societies, Erdogan vowed to continue efforts to enrich and protect Turkey's artistic and cultural heritage and transfer them to the next generations. Erdogan also said that the importance a country attaches to its artists is a benchmark of its advancement. Since 1962 World Theater Day has...
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Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun commemorated Muhsin Yazicioglu with mercy on the 10th anniversary of his passing. Prof. Altun shared a photo of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Muhsin Yazicioglu on his Twitter account, and wrote the following: “Muhsin Yazicioglu, the brave son of Anatolia and a man with a cause who was in love with his country and nation, always stood by democracy, law and justice throughout his political life. I commemorate him with mercy on the 10th anniversary of his passing.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan watched the football match between Turkey and Moldova in the UEFA EURO 2020 qualifiers. President Erdoğan was accompanied by Minister of Youth and Sports, Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, and President of Turkish Football Federation, Hüsnü Güreli. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/102693/president-erdogan-watches-turkey-moldova-football-match
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke during a campaign rally in the province of Muş in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. “Some still seek to surround us with a terror corridor by giving out thousands of truckloads of weapons” Underlining that there is no difference between the struggle waged on these lands a century and the one being waged now in Syria, Iraq and the Mediterranean, President Erdoğan said: “Whatever we fought for 104 years ago in Çanakkale, we are giving our all for the same cause now...
Sportswear giant Nike will set up a factory in the eastern Turkish province of Agri, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. In a campaign rally in the province ahead of the March 31 local elections, Erdogan said the factory will provide employment to people. "We will make Agri the most important textile production center. I have a message to all of our textile suppliers. An international firm, Nike is coming to Agri to establish a factory and provide employment to 5,000 people," Erdogan said. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/sportswear-giant-nike-to-set-up-factory-in-turkey/1429365
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday applauded the humane stance of the people of New Zealand following last week's twin mosque attacks in Christchurch city. “The people of New Zealand gave a lesson of humanity to those who did not get their share of humanity,” Erdogan told a live broadcast in Istanbul. At least 50 Muslims were killed and as many injured on March 15 when a terrorist -- identified as Australian-born Brenton Tarrant, 28 -- entered the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch and shot worshippers in cold blood, including four children younger than 18. Hundreds of people gathered in...
Addressing citizens in Istanbul, President Erdoğan underlined that efforts targeting Turkey are doomed to failure and said: “In solidarity with our people, we will continue to preserve Istanbul, where an era ended and a new one started, as an Islamic and Turkish city till the end of the world.” President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan along with Chairman Devlet Bahçeli of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) attended a joint campaign rally of the People’s Alliance in the province of Istanbul in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. 1.6 million...
Turkish president on Saturday joined the “Hello Brother” social media campaign, which refers to the final words of the first victim in New Zealand mosque attacks. Terror victim Haji Daoud Nabi, 71-year-old Afghan national, said "Hello Brother" to the gunman -- who massacred dozens of innocent Muslims in al-Noor Mosque -- moments before being shot dead at the entrance of the mosque. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared a video on his Twitter account with #HelloBrother and greeted Nabi, who became a symbol of innocence on social media. Erdogan also retweeted videos shared by prominent Turkish football teams and the country...
President and Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke during a campaign rally in the capital Ankara in the run-up to the local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Making remarks on the upcoming local elections, President Erdoğan pointed out that they have introduced 120 billion Turkish liras’ worth of investments and services in Ankara over the past 17 years in various areas including education, healthcare and transportation, and noted: “We will elevate Ankara and Turkey on the pillars of education, healthcare, justice and security.” “We have made Ankara the heart of defense industry” Citing some of the investments...