Announcements & Activities

“Digitalisation, Society and Cultural Production” session held at Second Communications Council

Reports and policy recommendations prepared following the working group meetings held as part of the Second Communications Council, organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, were discussed during the final session of the day under the theme “Digitalisation, Society and Cultural Production.” In the final session, moderated by Olga Şanlı Gerger, Head of the Department of Translation at the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, reports and policy recommendations prepared by different working groups were shared with the public, while Prof. Mehmet Emin Babacan, Dean of Marmara University’s Faculty of Communication; Prof. Enderhan Karakoç, Dean of Ankara Yıldır...

‘‘Institutional Structures, Education and Working Life’’ session held at Second Communications Council

During the third session of the day, the reports and policy recommendations prepared following the working group meetings organised by the Directorate of Communications as part of the Second Communications Council were discussed under the theme ''Institutional Structures, Education and Working Life". The session, moderated by Ahmet Erdem Erbek, Chief Legal Counsel of the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, featured the public presentation of reports and policy recommendations prepared by various working groups. Presentations on the working groups' findings were delivered by Prof Edibe Sözen Çetintaş, Rector of Maltepe University; Prof Yusuf Adıgüzel, Rector of Anadolu University; Sezai...

“Media, Journalism and Broadcasting” session held at Second Communications Council

Reports and policy recommendations prepared following the working group meetings held as part of the Second Communication Council, organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, were discussed during the second session of the day under the theme “Media, Journalism and Broadcasting". During the session, moderated by Dr Zeynep Zelan, Head of the Press and Publications Department at the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, reports and policy recommendations prepared by various working groups were presented to the public. Professor Mehmet Sezai Türk, Dean of the Faculty of Communication at Hacı Bayram Veli University; Osman Küçükdalak, Media Coordinator at the Presidency's...

“Strategic, Political and Public-Oriented Communication” session held at Second Communications Council

On the second day of the Second Communications Council, organised by the Directorate of Communications, the reports and policy recommendations prepared following the working group meetings were reviewed.   During the first session, held under the theme “Strategic, Political and Public-Oriented Communication” and moderated by International Media Coordinator at the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications Dr. Gözde Kirişçioğlu, reports and policy recommendations prepared by different working groups were shared with the public, while Associate Professor Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı, Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Türkiye; Professor Gül Rengin Küç...

“Hagia Sophia: A Monument of the Conquest, the Heart of a Civilisation That Transcends the Ages” Panel Held in İstanbul

The Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled “Hagia Sophia: A Monument of the Conquest, the Heart of a Civilisation That Transcends the Ages" to mark the sixth anniversary of the reopening of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque for worship. Among the speakers at the panel titled “Hagia Sophia: A Monument of the Conquest, the Heart of a Civilisation That Transcends the Ages,” held at the International University of Türkiye for Islam, Science and Technology and moderated by the Head of the Press and Publications Department at the Directorate of Communications, Dr Zeynep Zelan, were the Minister of Culture...

“National Will and Democratic Resilience: The 10th Anniversary of 15 July” panel held in Bosnia and Herzegovina

As part of the panel series organised by the Directorate of Communications to mark 15 July Democracy and National Unity Day, the “National Will and Democratic Resilience: The 10th Anniversary of 15 July” panel was held at the historic Vijećnica Library in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Attended by officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina, representatives of Turkish institutions and organisations, and numerous guests, the event began with the opening of a photo exhibition portraying the events of the night of 15 July and the Turkish nation’s struggle for democracy.  Following a tour of the exhibition, participants watched the...

15 July International Media Programme Held in İstanbul

An "15 July International Media Programme" was held at the İstanbul Governor's Office with the participation of international media representatives, supported by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, to mark the tenth anniversary of the Fetullah Gülen Terrorist Organisation's (FETO) coup attempt of 15 July 2016. As part of the programme commemorating the tenth anniversary of 15 July Democracy and National Unity Day, 41 international media representatives from 21 countries—including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Korea, Morocco, Ethiopia, Poland, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Nigeria, Montenegro, Uzbekistan, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, and the Turkish Republic of Northern...

Roundtable on Media, Communication and Diplomacy Held in Jakarta

As part of the “Roundtable on Türkiye–Indonesia Bilateral Relations in the Fields of Media, Communication and Public Diplomacy”, organised under the coordination of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, the existing cooperation between the two countries in the fields of media, communication and public diplomacy, as well as opportunities for new joint initiatives, were discussed. The roundtable was attended by Prof. Talip Küçükcan, the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and ASEAN; ReşatUğur Karacan, the Counsellor of...

“National Will and Democratic Resilience: The 10th Anniversary of 15 July” panel held in Nigeria

As part of the 15 July Democracy and National Unity Day commemorations, the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications held the Nigerian leg of its panel series titled "National Will and Democratic Resistance: 10th Anniversary of 15 July" in the capital, Abuja. The event, which was attended by many academics, journalists, citizens, diplomats, and representatives of civil society, discussed the treacherous coup attempt by the Fetullah GülenTerrorist Organisation (FETO) on the night of 15 July 2016, which targeted the constitutional order, and the democratic resistance of the Turkish nation in the protection of the national will. During the ...