The Presidency's Directorate of Communications held a panel at the Turkevi Centre (Turkish House) in New York titled 'The Search for Justice in the International System,' during which panellists discussed alternatives to the current UN Security Council system, stalled by the way its five permanent members (the P5) exercise their veto powers. Moderated by Prof Kılıç Buğra Kanat, a researcher and author at SETA, the panel featured panellists including Prof Mehmet Akif Kireçci, a member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council and Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara Social Sciences...
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At the panel titled “Gaza: The Litmus Test of Humanity”, organised by the Directorate of Communications, participants discussed the media coverage of the genocide in Gaza and the international reactions against Israel. Head of Communications Duran, who made the opening speech of the panel, said that Israel has pursued its oppression and occupation in Palestinian lands for decades, trampling international law, conventions, and humanitarian values, and carrying out an all-out massacre. The panel, moderated by TRT World’s Middle East correspondent Nizar Sadawi, featured Yusuf Özhan, Deputy Director-General and Editor-in-Chief of Anadolu Agency (AA); Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, politician...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will host the panel “Gaza: The Litmus Test of Humanity.” The panel will take place on September 17, 2025, at the Conference Hall of the Directorate of Communications, starting at 10:00 a.m. Click here to register.
The Presidency's Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled "From Roots to Horizons: The Story of Türkiye's Rising Defence Industry," moderated by Mete Çubukçu. Speaking at the panel, TAI CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu said, "We are discussing KAAN, HÜRJET, and our other vehicles not only with those lagging behind in technology, but also with European countries considered to be ahead of us." ROKETSAN CEO Murat İkinci emphasised that there was a strong ecosystem in Türkiye, and said, "There is a very robust defence industry ecosystem in Türkiye. Europe does not have the supply chain that...
The book ''From Roots to Horizons: The Story of Türkiye's Rising Defence Industry,'' prepared by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, has been presented to the public. The book describes the Turkish defence industry's mission to strengthen national security, promote economic development, and contribute to peace-oriented diplomacy. In the book's foreword, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wrote, "We have set out with the dream of a Türkiye that casts its own cannon, builds its own ships, and develops its own UAVs, UCAVs, missiles, radar systems, satellites, software, and ammunition. This dream has now become a reality....
The Turkish Defence Industry International Media Programme, organised by the Directorate of Communications, continues in Ankara and İstanbul. 33 defence editors and reporters from 23 countries are participating in the programme. The programme aims to share the vision of the Turkish defence industry's past, present, and future with the international public. On the first day of the programme, journalists visited ASELSAN, FNSS, and TAI in Ankara and met with senior officials. Ahmet Akyol, General Manager of ASELSAN, briefed journalists on the activities carried out in the defence industry. Akyol, who provided information about the Steel Dome defence...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will host a panel entitled “From Roots to Horizons: The Story of Türkiye’s Rising Defence Industry” tomorrow in Ankara. The panel “From Roots to Horizons: The Story of Türkiye’s Rising Defence Industry” will take place on August 29, 2025, at the Conference Hall of our Directorate, commencing at 10:00 a.m.
At the Türkiye Pavilion of EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, held in Osaka, Japan, the Panel on the “101st Anniversary of Türkiye–Japan Relations” took place with the participation of a large local and foreign audience, as well as journalists, NGO representatives, and government officials. The panel was moderated by Prof. Kılıç Buğra Kanat, Member of the Security and Foreign Policies Council of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and Director of SETA Washington. The speakers included former Japanese Ambassadors to Ankara Nobuaki Tanaka and Yutaka Yokoi, along with Prof. Nobuo Misawa from Toyo University. During...
Applications are now available for the "Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media" competition, which will be held for the tenth time this year. Written or filmed works by foreign journalists showcasing various aspects of Kazakhstan will be evaluated. In this competition, open to foreign media organizations, freelance journalists, online media workers, and bloggers, informational, analytical, cultural, entertainment, documentary, and other materials about Kazakhstan issued between 1 August 2024-1 August 2025 will be evaluated. All publications other than Kazakh, Russian, and English must be submitted with a translation into one of the aforementioned languages. Written materials are expected to be limited to 300...