Prof. Ferhat Pirinççi, Deputy Head of Communications at the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, held a series of meetings on strategic communication, public diplomacy and the media during his visit to Japan for the STRATCOM Roundtable programme.
Announcements & Activities
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications organised the “Hacı Bektaş Veli Commemoration Events International Media Programme” in the Hacıbektaş district of Nevşehir. The programme brought together 20 members of the press from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Greece, offering international media representatives an opportunity to gain first-hand insight into Bektashism, an important element of the shared cultural and faith heritage that took shape in Anatolia and, over time, spread to different regions, particularly the Balkans. On the first day of the two-day programme, international media representatives attended the Hacı Bektaş Veli Commemoration Events held in...
On 11 August 2026, the first meeting of the Stratcom Roundtable series, co-hosted in Berlin by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications and the Embassy of Türkiye in Berlin, brought together senior public administrators, members of the media, academics, and experts from Türkiye and Germany. Attended by Kasım İleri, the Head of the Department of Strategic Communication and Crisis Management of the Directorate of Communications, and Yankı Kocaefe, the First Counsellor of the Embassy of Türkiye in Berlin, the roundtable addressed topics such as the evolving nature of hybrid threats, opportunities for cooperation between Türkiye and Germany against...
The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) will be held from 9 to 20 November 2026 at the Antalya COP31 Area in Antalya, Türkiye. Press accreditation will be required for media representatives wishing to attend, cover and report on COP31, hosted by Türkiye. 1. Press Accreditation Press accreditation for media representatives covering COP31 will be administered by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Media accreditation is reserved for media professionals working in print, photography, radio, television, film, news agencies and online media who represent...
The launch programme for the “Social Media Guide for Civil Administration Authorities” and the panel on “Public Communication in the Digital Age” were held by the Directorate of Communications. The programme opened with remarks by Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi, and the Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran. The use of digital platforms in civil administration, cybersecurity measures, crisis management and strategies for combating disinformation were addressed through a comprehensive approach encompassing academic, technical and media perspectives. The panel discussed the importance of public communication in the digital age and the key considerations that provincial administrators should take into...
PRESS ACCREDITATION ANNOUNCEMENT 1. GENERAL INFORMATION The 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026) will be held from 5 to 9 October 2026 at the Antalya Nest Congress Center, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, hosted by the Turkish Space Agency (TUA), and co-hosted by SAHA Istanbul. Press accreditation will be required for media representatives wishing to attend, cover and report on IAC 2026, one of the leading international events of the global space ecosystem. 2. PRESS ACCREDITATION Press accreditation for media representatives covering IAC 2026 will be administered by the International...
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...
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...
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...