1. GENERAL INFORMATION Commemoration Ceremonies of the 111. Anniversary of the Çanakkale Land Battles will be held on 24-25 April 2026 at the Çanakkale Martyrs' Monument, martyrs' cemeteries and other monuments and cemeteries. 2. ACCREDITATION Accreditation will be given for members of the press who wish to follow the ceremonies in question. Anzac Ceremonies On 25 April 2026, the press accreditation of the Anzac ceremonies will be given by the Australian side, and members of the press wishing to follow the event will be able to access detailed information, contact points, and accreditation process via https://www.dva.gov.au/media/departmental-media-releases/anzac-day-2026-commemorations-in-turkiye-and-france-call-for-media-accreditation. Accreditation for...
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World leaders and government officials will convene at the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026), to be held on 17–19 April under the main theme “Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties" under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. First held in 2021, this year’s edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum will focus on the theme "Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties". The Forum is expected to bring together over 20 heads of state and government, nearly 15 deputy heads of state and government, more than 50 ministers—over 40 of whom are foreign ministers—and more than 460 high-level participants, including 75...
A panel titled ‘NATO and the Changing Security Environment’ was held as part of the conference ‘NATO’s Ankara Moment: Strategic Positioning for a Resilient Alliance’, organised in Ankara in cooperation with the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications and the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA). The panel, moderated by Prof. Murat Yeşiltaş of Ankara Social Sciences University, featured Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security, Akif Çağatay Kılıç; Academic Director of the Türkiye Observatory at the Centre for International Political Studies Dr. Valeria Giannotta; Associate Research Fellow at the Institute...
The conference titled ‘NATO’s Ankara Moment: Strategic Positioning for a Resilient Alliance’ was held in cooperation between the Directorate of Communications and the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA). The event was attended by Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler, Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Levent Gümrükçü, and General Coordinator of SETA Foundation Prof. Nebi Miş, Anadolu Agency Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Director General Yusuf Özhan, as well as numerous guests. The event began with a video presentation highlighting NATO's importance. In his remarks, Minister of...
The "NATO's Ankara Moment: Strategic Positioning for a Resilient Alliance" conference programme will be held in cooperation with our Directorate of Communications and SETA. The programme will start on 9 April 2026, at 9:30 a.m., at the Ankara Sheraton Hotel & Convention Centre.
The 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will be held at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Center from April 15–19, 2026, hosted by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. The meeting will be attended by Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the GNAT, as well as foreign parliamentary speakers, Turkish and foreign parliamentarians, senior bureaucrats, and heads of foreign missions. The general theme of the meeting has been set as “Nurturing hope, securing peace and ensuring justice for future generations" Within the framework of the Assembly, meetings of the IPU’s standing committees and relevant parliamentary bodies will be held;...
A comprehensive climate-focused media programme was organised by the Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye in Istanbul and Kocaeli between 27 and 29 March 2026. Ahead of the COP31 Summit, which Türkiye will host in November, the “Road to COP31: Sustainable Future International Media Program” was held to raise awareness across the international media landscape. The programme brought together 17 international journalists invited from eight different countries. Within the scope of the programme, Türkiye’s environmental and climate policies, its vision for sustainable development, and domestically developed technologies in this field were presented to members of...
Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and the Search for Order,” the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM 2026) featured a panel titled “Voices of the Narrative: The Struggle for Truth on the Ground.” The panel featured Ahmad ALNAOUQ, Journalist and International Human Rights Advocate from Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, Catherine FIANKAN-BOKONGA, President of the Association of Accredited Journalists at the UN (ACANU), Mustafa Mohammed Albadri HASSOUNA, Senior Photojournalist from Anadolu Agency, Chris WHITE, Freelance Journalist from the UK, and Yevgeniya GABER, Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council as speakers. The panel titled “Voices of the Narrative: The...
Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and the Search for Order”, International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM 2026) featured a panel titled "Rethinking Soft Power in an Age of Fragmentation: Influence and Limits". Moderated by İpek TEKDEMİR, Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor of Belgium, the panel featured Kubanychbek OMURALIYEV, Ambassador, Secretary General of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), Nayden TODOROV, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, Klaus JURGENS, Director at Economyfirst Limited London, Dr. Nancy SNOW, TÜBİTAK Visiting Distinguished Professor of Science Diplomacy and Mediation, Başkent University, and Myeongmook...