The exhibition "İstanbul: One City, a Thousand Perspectives," organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, has opened in Paris, the French capital. The opening ceremony for the exhibition "İstanbul: One City, a Thousand Perspectives" was held at the historic Le Réfectoire des Cordeliers in Paris. Organised by the Directorate of Communications, the exhibition featured works by 29 artists across a range of artistic disciplines, including modern miniature, illumination, painting, watercolour, illustration, "çini" (traditional Turkish tile art) and digital art. Curated by miniature and illumination artist Leyla Kara, the exhibition showcases works depicting İstanbul’s major historical landmarks, including the Hagia...
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The Directorate of Communications and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation, and Climate Change organised the fourth media tour on the environment and climate from 13 to 16 October 2026. İstanbul and Muğla hosted the fourth leg of the media tours held as part of COP31. 20 foreign press members invited from 15 countries, namely the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia, Croatia, Lithuania, Serbia, Egypt, Morocco and Bulgaria, were hosted in Türkiye as part of the "Road to COP31: Sustainable Future International Media Programme," organised in the run-up to COP31, which Türkiye will host in...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will organise the exhibition “İstanbul: A City, a Thousand Perspectives” in Paris on 19–20 October 2026. Held in Paris, a major international centre for art and culture, the exhibition aims to showcase Türkiye’s cultural richness and contemporary artistic production to French and international audiences, enhance İstanbul’s cultural visibility on the global stage, and contribute to Türkiye’s international cultural and artistic outreach and cultural diplomacy. The exhibition will bring together a selection of works by artists working across various disciplines, including modern miniature painting, illumination, painting, watercolour, illustration, ceramic tile art and...
The 8th Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Officials in Charge of Media and Information of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), held in Kazakhstan, addressed the development of media cooperation among member states, combating disinformation and the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the media sector. The 8th Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Officials in Charge of Media and Information of the OTS was held at the Palace of Independence in Astana, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan. Türkiye was represented at the meeting by the Presidency's Deputy Head of Communications of the Republic of...
The Directorate of Communications will conduct accreditation procedures for members of the press wishing to cover the 29 October Republic Day celebrations. Accreditation Members of the press wishing to cover the events must complete their accreditation applications by 12.00 noon on Monday, 26 October 2026, via http://akreditasyon.iletisim.gov.tr, uploading the required documents to the system. Personnel assigned to live broadcast vehicles must also register in the system and obtain accreditation in the same manner as members of the press. a) Members of the Domestic Press Journalists who do not hold a press card must upload a letter of assignment issued by...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change will organise the fourth in a series of environment and climate media tours in İstanbul and Muğla on 13–16 October. As part of the international media programme titled “Towards COP31: A Sustainable Future”, organised in the run-up to COP31, which Türkiye will host in November, 20 foreign journalists invited from 15 countries, namely the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia, Croatia, Lithuania, Serbia, Egypt, Morocco and Bulgaria, will be hosted in Türkiye. Through the programme, Türkiye’s...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” in Lefkoşa, the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Ahead of the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), to be hosted by Türkiye on 29–30 October 2026, the Directorate of Communications has been organising a series of panels in OTS member and observer countries. The fifth event in the series, which began in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and continued in Baku, Tashkent and Bishkek, was held in Lefkoşa, the...
ATTENTION TO THE RESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PRESS MEMBERS The annual press card renewal process for international journalists working in Türkiye will begin on October 12, 2026, at https://akreditasyon.iletisim.gov.tr Journalists must use the same email address and password they used in previous applications to log in. Applications with different email addresses will not be accepted. First-time users must register in the system before applying. Before their applications, journalists need to obtain their work permit or work permit exemption documents for 2027 from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. These documents must be uploaded during the application. Applications without a...
Ahead of the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), scheduled to take place in Ankara on 29–30 October 2026, the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications is continuing its series of panels entitled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” across OTS member and observer states. The fifth panel in the series, which began in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and continued in Baku, Tashkent and Bishkek, will be held in Lefkoşa, the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), on 12 October 2026. The programme, comprising a panel and a press conference,...