ANKARA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked Mother’s Day on Sunday with a message for mothers.
“Our mothers are our most valuable assets,” he said in a statement issued by his office.
Turkey’s Family and Social Policies Minister Aysenur Islam also celebrated mothers in a statement. “The happiness of the mother, the mother’s peace of mind and their smiling faces are above everything else,” she said.
Islam added that society needs socially active, well-educated, confident, strong and productive mothers.
Turkey celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.
