First Lady Erdogan shared on her social media account a post about Turkey’s first space traveler Geziravcı, who will serve on the International Space Station (ISS).

First Lady Erdogan, who shared her post with the hashtag “Be Proud of Turkey,” made the following assessments:

“I wholeheartedly congratulate Albert Geziravci, who will make Turkey’s first spaceflight within the scope of the national space program, and I wish him success in his work on the International Space Station.

To wave our red flag beyond the horizon to achieve another dream goal. “It is a big thing for all of us,” “It is a pride and a joy for us, and I believe that this historic journey will lead to many priorities in light of the vision of the Turkish Century, and I would like to thank everyone who contributed.”

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Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Mehmet Özhaseki shared a video on his social media account about earthquake housing in a correctional area in Gaziantep that was affected by the February 6 earthquakes.

In the video, a citizen named Medina says, “God bless our state.” Drawing attention to his words, Özhaseki said, “Since the earthquakes of February 6 until today, the state and the nation have cooperated.

We have healed our wounds together, completing our strong and safe homes one by one and we hope that under the leadership of our people.

“Mr. President, we will make our disaster-hit cities more beautiful and disaster-resistant than before.”

From the February 6 earthquakes until today, the state and the nation have cooperated. We healed our wounds together and built our strong and safe homes one by one.

In the video, which includes the opinions of citizens affected by the earthquake, one of the earthquake victims said that while they believed they could create a new system in a period of up to 20 years.

They were surprised by the construction of homes within a year and said, “Homes have been built where people can lay their heads before the end of the year. God bless our state.”

One of the earthquake victims said:

“The houses are very beautiful. May God bless you a thousand times. Our condition did not make us miserable or humiliated.” In the video, other earthquake victims also expressed their relief because the houses were complete and beautiful.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s wife, Emine Erdogan, said “ceasefire now, peace now” in her blog post about “Bulletproof Dreams: Gaza Children’s Artists’ Exhibition,” which aims to draw attention to the human tragedy in Gaza through the eyes of children.

First Lady Erdogan said, in a post on her social media account with the slogan “#OneHeart for Palestine,” “It is very unfortunate that we continue the call we made to the world for Palestinian children 14 years ago for a future worthy of human dignity.” .

“In 2023… how many more generations will be sacrificed in order to build a lasting and sustainable peace in the Palestinian territories?” “We will wait for this to happen? Ceasefire now, peace now.”

Mrs. Erdogan also included in her post pictures of the exhibition that opened in Taksim Square yesterday.

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Head of the Turkish Presidency’s Communications Department, Fahrettin Altun, said that Turkey’s Anti-Disinformation Center plays a very important role in exposing disinformation campaigns and false information within the framework of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

This came on Monday in a speech at the opening of the 51st edition of the Association of Asian and Pacific News Agencies (OANA) conference, which was hosted by Anadolu Agency at its headquarters in Istanbul.

Altun pointed out that this meeting provides the opportunity to discuss issues related to disinformation and information warfare in light of the latest developments in the region.

He said, “The role of journalists and media institutions is very important in an era dominated by uncertainty and tensions.”

He noted that the responsibilities of journalists are not limited only to preparing news, but also include confronting dangerous disinformation campaigns launched by various parties.

He added: “We have seen that in the absence of responsible journalism, misinformation can exacerbate existing crises and endanger human lives and the social order.”

He continued: “But let us be clear, the struggle for the truth is not only the responsibility of our colleagues in the journalism sector. As consumers of information, each one of us must be vigilant and cautious about misleading information, especially in this digital age.”

He pointed out that “facts are the first victim of wars and conflicts,” and said that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reveals how important it is to combat disinformation at the international level.

He touched on the importance of the role played by the Anti-Disinformation Center of the Turkish Presidency’s Communications Department in exposing misleading information in the context of the recent Israeli-Palestinian escalation.

He stated that preliminary data indicate that 74% of the verified Twitter (X) accounts published misleading information in the first days of the Israeli-Palestinian escalation.

He pointed out that the same thing was observed in the first days of the war in Ukraine, and continued, “This situation may continue to appear in future conflicts in different parts of the world.”

He pointed out that the Turkish Center for Combating Disinformation plays a very important role in exposing disinformation campaigns and false information within the framework of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

He added: “We are doing our best to prevent information wars from becoming a new front in this conflict.”

He added: “If there is any hope of ending tensions and hostilities, then those who fight disinformation and false information play an important role in that.”

For the seventeenth day, the Israeli army continues to target Gaza with intense air strikes that destroyed entire neighborhoods, killing 5,087 Palestinians, including 2,055 children and 1,119 women, and wounding 15,273 people, according to the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. There is also an unspecified number of missing people under the rubble.

While the Hamas movement killed more than 1,400 Israelis and wounded 5,132, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health, it also captured more than 200 Israelis, including high-ranking military personnel.

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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that the gendarmerie command in Muğla and Çanakkale had arrested 19 people suspected of organizing migrant smuggling operations.

This came in a statement published by Minister Yerlikaya on his account on social media.

It indicated that the police chiefs in the provinces of Muğla and Çanakkale carried out an operation to combat organized smugglers.

Yerlikaya indicated that 19 of those involved in organizing migrant smuggling operations, including a foreigner, were arrested.

And 17 of them were arrested, and judicial control decisions were issued against two of them.

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The White House and a large number of celebrities and media outlets around the world refused to pay Twitter to obtain the account verification mark next to their name on the popular social networking platform.

The blue mark is a symbol for verifying the accounts of personalities and institutions on Twitter, but it began to gradually disappear from the accounts, starting in early April, and it will only become available to those who pay an estimated $8 per month.

And the Twitter administration announced a few days ago that it would start phasing out the “old verification program” and removing some “old verification tags” starting from the first of April.

Since its launch in 2009, this blue mark affixed next to the profile name has been one of the basic signs on Twitter, as it was flocked to by account holders wishing to document it, allowing the platform to become a safe forum for stars, politicians, organizations, and journalists.

Dubbed “Twitter Blue” by billionaire CEO Elon Musk, the premium subscription plan allows users, in addition to documentation, to post longer tweets and videos, as well as edit tweets and other exclusive features.

But a number of users, including some with millions of followers, said they would not pay for the new service.

At the forefront of the naysayers was the White House, which confirmed on March 31 that it would not pay for the blue verification badge.

And the White House told its employees in an e-mail that it would not pay for subscribing to the Twitter Blue service, and if they wanted to keep the signs of their verified accounts, they would have to pay for that, according to what Axios confirmed.

Also, NBA star LeBron James said he would not pay Elon Musk for the blue tag.

American football player Michael Thomas also said that he no longer wanted “that blue flag in any way”.

In turn, the American actor, Jack Black, refused to pay for the blue certification mark, saying that “it is not a good thing to pay for it.”

Canadian actor William Shatner also indicated that he would not pay for the certification mark.

Likewise, American singer and actress Dionne Warwick expressed similar dissatisfaction and said, “I don’t pay for a blue badge, this money I can use to get an extra cup of my coffee.”

CNN journalist Larry Madow joined the list of celebrities who lost the authentication tag that accompanied their Twitter account and refuse to pay for its return.

He said, addressing Twitter: “I have no plans to pay for the (Twitter Blue) service at this time, and the same applies to CNN.”

He pointed out that Twitter had informed him that his blue verification mark would “disappear soon”, after 12 years of its existence on the interface of his account.

Madoo warned that this new policy “will make anyone able to create an account in his name and obtain an authentication code only by paying $8.”

Well-known media outlets such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Buzzfeed, Politico, and Fox joined the list of those refusing to pay for Twitter Blue.

Last November, Twitter Blue experienced a chaotic initial launch as people began impersonating major brands and celebrities, paying for blue tick badges in order to make them look authentic, and many pretending to be Musk himself.

This forced Twitter to pause the feature after less than a week before relaunching it the following month.

In a deal with controversy for months, Musk completed, on October 28, 2022, the acquisition of Twitter for $ 44 billion, after which the company witnessed fundamental changes, especially in terms of management.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he will visit the United Arab Emirates to offer condolences on the death of its president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

This came in a press statement made by Erdogan after performing Friday prayers in a mosque in Istanbul.

“I will pay a visit to offer my condolences, God willing,” President Erdogan said.

Erdogan also expressed his condolences on the death of Sheikh Khalifa via a tweet on Twitter.

He said: “I received with great sadness and sorrow the news of the death of the President of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, my dear brother Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

I ask God for mercy on him, and I offer my sincere condolences to the people of the sister Emirates.”

On Friday, the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced the death of the country’s president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the age of 74.

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Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal announced on Thursday his rejection of US billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter for $54.2 per share.

Ibn Talal said in a tweet via Twitter, “I do not think that Elon Musk’s proposed offer to buy Twitter for $54.2 per share comes close to the intrinsic value of the price given its growth prospects.”

“As one of the largest contributors to Twitter, I reject this offer,” the Saudi prince added.

And Alwaleed bin Talal personally and through his company “Kingdom Holdings” is the second largest shareholder in Twitter, the operator of one of the largest social networking sites.

With a stake of about 35 million shares, it constitutes 5% of the company’s total shares.

And Thursday, a regulatory file for Twitter showed that it had received a letter from Musk, the founder and owner of the electric car maker “Tesla”.

It includes an offer to buy the platform at a price of 54.2 per share, with a total value of $41.39 billion.

And in early April, the billionaire and founder of Tesla announced the purchase of a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, making it the largest contributor to the social platform.

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Health Minister Koca shared the weekly map of the number of coronavirus cases by province.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca presented the number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, according to governorates, between February 19 and 25.

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On Saturday, leaders of a number of countries expressed their best wishes for the speedy recovery of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after contracting the Coronavirus.

“It is with sadness that I learned with my wife Olena that the corona tests of Erdogan and his wife were positive,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

“We express our best wishes for safety to Erdogan and Mrs. Amina, and we wish them a speedy recovery,” he added in a Turkish tweet on Twitter.

In turn, the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Arsene Tatar, expressed his best wishes for the safety of Erdogan and his wife Emine, after they were infected with the Coronavirus.

“On behalf of myself and my people, I extend my best wishes for safety to Erdogan and his wife, and I hope that their health improves as soon as possible,” he added in a tweet.

For his part, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made a phone call with Erdogan to check on his health.

The Turkish presidency said in a statement on Twitter that Aliyev expressed his best wishes for a speedy recovery to President Erdogan and his wife Emine.

Earlier on Saturday, Erdogan said that he and his wife, Amina, had conducted tests to detect corona, after feeling mild symptoms, and the result appeared to be positive, and they were infected with the Omicron virus.

And he added, through his account on Twitter: “Praise be to God, I feel mild symptoms, and I will continue to do my work from home, and I am waiting for your prayers.”

And the first lady, Amina, shared the same tweet and commented on her, saying: “With you through thick and thin, God willing, we will recover from the injury as soon as possible, and I ask for your prayers.”

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