President Erdoğan said, "We see COP31, which Türkiye will host, as a major opportunity to translate the global resolve to address the climate crisis into tangible outcomes." The book "Climate Diplomacy", which examines the importance of climate diplomacy in the context of global climate policies and international cooperation, as well as Türkiye’s efforts in this field, has been published by our Directorate. Featuring a foreword by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the book helps strengthen a shared sense of responsibility to address climate change. In his foreword, President Erdoğan highlighted Türkiye’s efforts to...
Announcements & Activities
The Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled "From Zero Waste to COP31: Türkiye’s Climate Diplomacy." The panel at the Directorate of Communications began with opening remarks by Murat Kurum, COP31 President and Minister of Environment, Urbanisation, and Climate Change, and Burhanettin Duran, the Presidency's Head of Communications. The panel was moderated by Assoc. Prof. Merve Özdemir, a faculty member at Yozgat University's Faculty of Communication, and included Halil Hasar, Director of the Department of Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation, and Climate Change; Prof. Abdulmenaf Turan, a faculty member at Ankara University’s Faculty of...
The Directorate of Communications will hold a panel titled "From Zero Waste to COP31: Türkiye’s Climate Diplomacy" on 27 October 2026 in Ankara and will officially launch the book "Climate Diplomacy," prepared in Turkish and English. The panel, which will be held to examine Türkiye’s national policies and practices in combating climate change within the framework of international climate diplomacy and to provide a comprehensive assessment of developments ranging from the Zero Waste approach to the COP processes, will feature opening remarks by Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Murat Kurum and Head of Communications Prof....
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...
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...