Communications Directorate

Palestinian children run as they flee from Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 6, 2023.

Türkiye's communications director, Fahrettin Altun, marked the first anniversary of what he described as the Israeli "genocide" in Gaza on Monday with a strong condemnation, urging global intervention.

Türkiye's top security council has urged international actors to take immediate action to halt Israel's ongoing military operations.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has dismissed media reports claiming that the personal data of millions of people had been stolen.

"There is currently no issue in Türkiye regarding data theft," Uraloğlu told reporters on Sept. 16 in the capital Ankara.

Türkiye's Communications Directorate reported Monday that firefighting teams have tackled 306 forest and rural fires nationwide in the past four days, successfully extinguishing 304.

The directorate lauded the response teams for their rapid and effective actions, referring to them as "heroes of the forest."

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan brought his counterparts from Ethiopia and Somalia together once again in the Turkish capital as part of Ankara's efforts to resolve the problems between the two African neighboring states.

Fidan met with Ethiopia Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie and Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi separately on Aug. 12 before a trilateral meeting.

Türkiye has decided to launch works to develop an integrated multilayered air defense system called the Steel Dome.

The decision was taken at the Defense Industry Executive Committee meeting on Aug. 6 under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and with the participation of senior civilian and military officials.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to express his sorrow over the terror attack in Dagestan, according to a statement by the Communications Directorate.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have reiterated their commitment to the normalization of bilateral relations during a recent telephone conversation.

Israel will one day pay the price for the atrocities it is committing against the Palestinians in Gaza, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, urging once again for a ceasefire and uninterrupted flow of humanitarian assistance to the civilians stranded in the enclave.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday received Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul as Middle East tensions run high.

The meeting at the Dolmabahce palace on the banks of the Bosphorus began shortly after 2:30 pm (1130 GMT) and lasted about two and a half hours.