The Mehter Band (Ottoman Military Band) of the Ministry of National Defence performed at Times Square, one of New York City’s busiest landmarks, as part of the 43rd Turkish Day Parade organised this year in New York under the coordination of the Directorate of Communications. Colonel Deniz Ergün, Commander of the Mehter Band of the Ministry of National Defence, told an Anadolu Agency correspondent that the Mehter Band represents the voice of the heroic Turkish army echoing across continents from history to the present day. Expressing his satisfaction with the strong public interest during the performance, Ergün...
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Organised this year for the 43rd time under the auspices of our Directorate of Communications, the Turkish Day Parade was held in New York City, United States, on 16 May 2026, attracting strong participation and great enthusiasm. Bringing together thousands from the Turkish-American community and different cultural backgrounds, the events showcased Türkiye’s cultural heritage, hospitality, and strong messages across the streets of New York. The 43rd Turkish Day celebrations got underway with a flag-raising ceremony at Bowling Green Park on Wall Street on 15 May 2026. The Turkish and American flags were raised side by side during the ceremony, symbolising the friendship...
A flag-raising ceremony was held prior to the 43rd Turkish Day Parade, which is to take place tomorrow in New York City under the auspices of the Directorate of Communications and coordinated by the Federation of Turkish-American Associations (TADF). Türkiye's Consul General in New York, Muhittin Ahmet Yazal, along with numerous Turkish citizens and representatives of Turkish schools, associations, and non-governmental organisations, attended the flag-raising ceremony at Bowling Green Park on Wall Street. At the ceremony, following a moment of silence and brief speeches, the Turkish flag was raised to the mast amid great jubilation at the renowned financial...
The Directorate of Communications organised a panel in Washington titled "The Turkish American Alliance at the Heart of NATO’s New Geopolitics" in cooperation with the SETA Foundation. Ahead of the Extraordinary Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government scheduled to take place in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026, the Directorate of Communications has been organising NATO-themed events in major capitals worldwide. The first event in this series of programmes, organised in cooperation with think tanks in the host countries, was held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, on 3–4 March 2026; the second in Paris, the capital of France, on 11 March 2026; the...
In cooperation with the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW), a panel in Warsaw titled "The Future of NATO and Poland-Türkiye Defence Cooperation" was organised by our Directorate of Communications. The Extraordinary Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government will be held in Ankara on 7-8 July 2026, hosted by Türkiye. On the occasion of the summit, the Directorate of Communications is organising events across the capitals of various allied European countries. In this regard, in cooperation with the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW- Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich), a panel titled "The Future of NATO and Poland-Türkiye...
Under the coordination of our Directorate, the Turkish Day Parade and a series of cultural events will be held in New York City, the United States, on 15–16 May. First organised in 1981 in response to the assassination of Turkish diplomats by the Armenian terrorist organisation ASALA in the United States, the Turkish Day Parade has since continued as a longstanding tradition and will be held for the 43rd time this year. In addition to strengthening the unity and solidarity of the Turkish-American community, the events organised within the scope of the Turkish Day Parade aim to further reinforce economic and cultural...
Filming for the Gaziantep leg of the documentary “Where Is the Herd Going?”, produced as part of the “Silk Road Caravan” initiative carried out under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change in cooperation with the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the UNCCD, has been completed. The "Silk Road Caravan", which set off from Erzurum as part of the documentary "Where Is the Herd Going?", commissioned by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), reached Gaziantep on the sixth day of its...
The Directorate of Communications has completed the process of securing its institutional publication archive through decentralised digital storage technology. A total of 130 official publications prepared in various fields, particularly strategy, diplomacy, communication, history and culture, were permanently stored on the Pinata infrastructure via the IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) protocol using the institution’s internal resources. The cryptographic proof of this storage process was also recorded on the Ethereum blockchain. Thanks to the smart contract deployed on the Ethereum network, the authenticity of each publication can be independently verified. The authenticity of each publication can be transparently verified on...
The Directorate of Communications organised a comprehensive environment and climate media tour in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, between 9 and 11 May 2026. The second leg of the media tour, the first of which was held in İstanbul and Kocaeli on 27–29 March 2026, took place in Hatay and İstanbul. Held under the title “Road to COP31: Sustainable Future International Media Program,” the organisation aimed to raise international media awareness ahead of the COP31 Summit, which Türkiye will host in November. A total of 18 foreign journalists from 12 countries — the United Kingdom, Hungary, Spain, South Korea, Italy, Serbia,...