President Erdoğan: There will be no VAT on books, magazines and newspapers anymore

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Atatürk Culture Center in Istanbul.

A MAGNIFICENT MONUMENT BEFITTING ISTANBUL

“We will work hard and complete the construction of the Atatürk Culture Center in just two years,” President Erdoğan said, adding: “We will thus have built a magnificent monument befitting Istanbul, the capital of history, civilization and culture.”

President Erdoğan noted: “We are building a monument that will symbolize our resolve to usher in a bright future for our country against those seeking to doom it to darkness. The Atatürk Culture Center will be a memorial of victory against the Jacobin mentality that is at odds with the people’s values.”

ZERO VAT ON BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

Also giving good news in arts and culture, President Erdoğan stated: “With a law to be discussed this week at the Parliament, the zero-VAT practice on books and periodicals will be expanded to cover both the publishers and the sellers. To put it more clearly, there will be no VAT on books, magazines and newspapers anymore.”

VISIT TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF TAKSIM MOSQUE

Following the groundbreaking ceremony of the Atatürk Culture Center on the Taksim Square, President Erdoğan paid a visit to the construction site of the Taksim Mosque. During the visit, President Erdoğan posed for photos with construction workers and offered them bagels and chestnuts he bought from a nearby vendor on the Istiklal Avenue.