It has been officially announced that the new presidential compound, which has been built on Atatürk Forest Farm grounds to replace the Çankaya Presidential Compound will be called the 'Presidential Palace'. The announcement was made at midnight, alongside the announcement for the Oct. 29 reception program.

The new presidential compound was tentatively called "Ak Saray," (The White Palace), before it was confirmed as the 'Presidential Palace'.

If the Oct. 29 ceremony and the reception had not been cancelled due to the mining accident which took place on Tuesday, they were -- for the first time -- going to be held at the newly built Presidential Palace in Beştepe, Ankara, instead of being held at the Çankaya Presidential Palace.