President Abdullah Gül hosted TRT General Manager İbrahim Şahin as well as a committee of foreign student representatives at the Çankaya Palace in honor of April 23rd Children's Day festivities.

President Gül told the delegation of international students, "For Atatürk to dedicate this day in honor of children was the work of great foresight."

The president, who is actively involved in social networking, also shared that the number of followers on his Twitter account has now surpassed the three million mark. With 3,001,530 followers, President Gül is the second most popular president on Twitter after U.S. President Barack Obama.