
President Erdoğan called Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Hamza Yerlikaya, who watched the final match of European Champion Hatice Akbaş, held in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, and congratulated the athletes and expressed his Olympic goal.
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The success of Turkish athletes in international competitions attracts the President's attention and support is given with congratulatory messages.
President Erdoğan spoke with European champion Hatice Akbaş via the phone of Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Hamza Yerlikaya, who watched the final match in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
Erdoğan congratulated Hatice Akbaş and said, "Hatice, I congratulate you, my daughter. Mashallah, this is your third gold medal today, isn't it, mashallah. From now on, you will be number one in the Olympics. May God help you. Greetings to the whole family. Congratulations. Greetings to the whole family, mother and father." he said. The national boxer also expressed his gratitude to President Erdoğan.
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