Erdogan once called social media a "knife in the hand of a murderer," now he's on Twitter!

Published February 10th, 2015 - 05:30 GMT
The Twitter amateur debuted his first tweet Monday. (AFP/File)
The Twitter amateur debuted his first tweet Monday. (AFP/File)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted for the very first time Monday on the occasion of World Anti-Smoking Day.

"Remove bad habits, especially cigarettes, from our lives for healthy generations and our country's future," Erdogan wrote.

The president also called on people to be courageous against smoking and to overcome the bad habit.

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