The Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled "A Fairer World is Possible" in Madrid, the capital of Spain. José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, former Prime Minister of Spain, delivered the panel's opening remarks. Zapatero highlighted that Türkiye's admission to the European Union (EU) would have been most appropriate during the time when relations were at their most favourable, particularly in 2005 and 2006, when enthusiasm was notably high. He also expressed that the failure to achieve this was an oversight, noting, "Had Türkiye been a member of the EU, the conflicts we are presently facing might have been averted....
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The “Journalism for Juniors (J4J)” Mobile Journalism Workshop was held in Russia with the collaboration of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), the Directorate of Communications, and the Yunus Emre Institute. The workshop took place in the Russian capital, Moscow, on 17–18–19 May. As part of the training programme, 20 students received instruction on introductory journalism, disinformation, fact-checking, social media content production, written and oral storytelling, mobile journalism, field production, video shooting with mobile devices, and mobile video editing. Upon completion of the training, students deployed in teams to generate their own video projects by employing the mobile journalism abilities...
The "Communication Training Programme" was organised in collaboration with the Directorate of Communications and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' (TRNC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The "Communication Training Programme," held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Uğur Umar Conference Hall, kicked off with opening remarks by Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of TRNC, Ali Murat Başçeri, Türkiye's Ambassador to Nicosia, and Assoc. Prof Bora Bayraktar, Head of the Strategic Communication and Crisis Management Department of the Presidency's Directorate of Communications. In his speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TRNC, Ertuğruloğlu,...
The BRICS Summit will be held on 6-7 July 2025 at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Members of the media wishing to follow the event in question are required to complete their accreditation procedures until June 22, 2025. It is expected that the accreditation of the official press members who will attend the Summit will be done together with the official delegation members of the participating countries. For detailed information on accreditation procedures and the meeting, please visit https://brics.br/en/news/accreditation-for-the-rio-de-janeiro-brics-summit. For press accreditation, please contact registration.press@brics.br e-mail...
The "Turkish Festival" held in Chicago in the US state of Illinois has ended after three days. Organised for the second time at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Chicago, the event was held with Anadolu Agency (AA) serving as its global communication partner. Speaking to an AA reporter at the festival’s conclusion, founding committee member Halil Demir remarked, “At this stage, I understand that the Turkish Festival has truly become an integral part of Chicago’s cultural landscape.” Expressing his satisfaction with the fact that the Turkish community, as a minority in the United States,...
The "Somali Journalists Delegation Training Program" was held in Ankara from May 19 to 25 under the coordination of the Directorate of Communications. The training programme, crafted for members of the press and bureaucrats working in the field of media in Somalia, featured subjects such as combating disinformation, broadcasting in times of crisis, and media ethics. The delegation visited our Directorate, met with Turkish academics and exchanged views on media cooperation between the two countries. The programme provided a comprehensive introduction to the activities, organisational structure, roles and responsibilities of the Directorate, along with elaborate information on strategies to counter disinformation,...
The Directorate of Communications held a panel titled "Stratcom Public Forum: A Fairer World is Possible" in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The event opened with the screening of a promotional video themed "Stratcom Public Forum." This was followed by a video message from the Presidency's Head of Communications, Prof. Fahrettin Altun, which had been specially prepared for the panel and shared with participants. The panel, moderated by Prof. Selver Buldanlıoğlu Şahin from Boğaziçi University, featured a distinguished line-up of speakers, including Yönet Can Tezel, Ambassador of Türkiye to Sweden; Prof. Isa Blumi from...
General Information The 51st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be hosted by the Republic of Türkiye in İstanbul (Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center) on June 21-22, 2025. The members of the press who want to follow the meeting are required to complete their accreditation applications by uploading the requested documents to the system via https://akreditasyon.iletisim.gov.tr no later than June 3, 2025, until 3.00 pm. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration. Accreditation a) Application for Press Members Holding the Official Press Credential No...
The Panel "Beyond Alliance: Rethinking the US-Türkiye Relations in a Changing World", organised by the Directorate of Communications as part of the "Turkish Day Parade" events, was held in New York, USA. Before the first session of the panel began, a brief video presentation was shown on the history and current situation of Turkish-American relations, followed by a video message from the Presidency's Head of Communications, Prof Fahrettin Altun, in which he addressed the panellists and participants. Head of Communications Altun stated that the globe is witnessing profound changes across multiple fields, ranging from security to economy, humanitarian crises...