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The "Armenian Genocide" is an allegation that has nothing to do with the facts and is based solely on political considerations, Turkey's communications director said on April 20.

Turkey's communications director met the assistant to Azerbaijan's president in the country's capital Baku on April 10.

A probe has been launched into Republican People's Party (CHP) lawmaker Ali Mahir Başarır over his remarks regarding the Turkish army, the chief public prosecutor's office in Ankara announced on Nov. 30.

"The army was sold," Başarır said on private broadcaster Habertürk on Nov. 28, criticizing the government over the privatization of a national tank factory.

Turkey on Aug. 15 slammed remarks by the presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate calling for Washington to interfere in domestic Turkish politics.

A top Turkish official on June 12 slammed Twitter's decision to suspend thousands of accounts from Turkey, calling it an attempt to smear the government.

Twitter announced overnight the suspension of over 7,000 accounts from Turkey.

Thanks to Turkey's reforms and investments in the health sector, many people benefited from the health services during the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to the country's communications director.

Turkish and British officials have refuted some media reports in the U.K., on personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased from Turkey, which were claimed to be "useless" after failing safety tests.

Turkey has shown an "exemplary" stance during the novel coronavirus outbreak, that claimed the lives of thousands around the globe, the country's communication director said on April 27.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Jan. 3 chaired a meeting to discuss recent developments in the region.

Following the Istanbul meeting, held in the Dolmabahçe Palace, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said the meeting discussed recent developments in Iraq, Libya and Syria, as well as the recent U.S.-Iran row.

The Turkish government provides millions of Syrians with health care and education and a multilateral political solution is needed and demonizing Ankara won't help, wrote Turkey's Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun in an article he penned for Foreign Policy magazine on Aug. 24.