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Erdoğan announces Türkiye's aid delivery to flood-hit Bangladesh

Türkiye has initiated the delivery of humanitarian aid to Bangladesh, where severe flooding has impacted over 5 million people, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Wednesday.

"We are extending Türkiye's helping hand to our friend and brother Bangladesh, which is going through hard times due to the flood disaster," Erdoğan stated on X.

Erdoğan extends condolences to Bangladesh's Yunus over deadly floods

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan extended his condolences to the head of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammed Yunus, on Tuesday, following the deadly floods in Bangladesh.

During a phone call, Erdoğan also discussed bilateral relations and various regional and global issues with Yunus, according to a statement by the Turkish Communications Directorate on X.

Rules-based global system collapsed in Gaza, Erdoğan says

The rules-based global system as well as human conscience and morality have all collapsed in Gaza with Israel's mass killing of tens of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, alerting the international community that the world is passing through its hardest ever crises.

Haniyeh assassination: Erdogan holds a memorial service at Hagia Sophia

A symbolic ceremony for Ismail Haniyeh will be held today at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul during the midday prayer, nearly simultaneously with his funeral in Doha.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the ceremony, while the prayer will be led by Ali Erbaş, head of the Directorate of Religious Affairs.

Türkiye blocks access to Instagram

Türkiye on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said, following censorship accusations against the U.S. company by Türkiye's  communications director.

The BTK communications authority said in a post on its website that "instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024", without adding further details.

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