Announcements & Activities

Press Release: 17th Vayadugu International Handicraft Fair (October 25-November 3, 2024, Burkina Faso)

17TH VAGADUGU INTERNATIONAL HANDICRAFT FAIR (October 25-November 3, 2024, Burkina Faso)   17th Vagadugu International Handicraft Fair (SIAO) will be held in Burkina Faso between October 25-November 3, 2024. Members of the media wishing to follow the fair can contact SIAO for participation issues with the information below. E-mail: salonsiao@ymail.com; sabaadama10@gmail.com;            mariam.ouedraogo@commerce.gov.bf; Tel: (+226) 70 14 91 76/ (+226) 57 13 00 23 Internet address: www.siao.bf Respectfully announced.

Messages from Türkiye to UN decorate streets of New York

Our Directorate coordinated the projection of visuals displaying Türkiye's calls for reform at the UN on digitally equipped vehicles and placed them on the busiest streets and areas of New York. "Beyond Five: Building a Global System for Everyone," "A Global System Beyond Five: A Fairer Future for Everyone", "A Reformed UN for a Fairer World," "Türkiye: A Partner in Humanitarian Aid and Sustainable Development," "For a Fair World, Together in Every Step," and "Building Bridges of Humanity for a Better Tomorrow" were among the mottos for the visuals driven around by digital screen trucks in...

Stratcom Public Forum held in New York

The Directorate of Communications organized the "Stratcom Public Forum," the first international event of the Strategic Communication Summit, in New York, where a thorough discussion of strategic communication's role in the face of global uncertainties took place. At the panel held at the New York Yale Club, with the theme "Strategic Communication in the Era of Global Uncertainties," experts and academics discussed current issues in strategic communication and crisis management approaches and shared their experiences with examples.  In her opening speech delivered via video, United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, Melissa Fleming, said that the UN is fighting...

Press Release: Accreditation for the 79th UN General Assembly High-Level Week

  PRESS RELEASE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL WEEK (New York, USA)           The official cameramen and photographers of the Turkish delegation attending the 79th UN General Assembly High-Level Week must complete their accreditation procedures by September 13, 2024. The process of receiving the cards  and accreditation of the photographers and cameramen who will take part in the delegation and the invited press members who will travel to New York on the presidential plane will be followed by our Permanent Mission in coordination with our Communications Counselor's Office.        ...

“Visual Journalism Interaction Program” for Libyan Journalists starts

The "Visual Journalism Interaction Program," organised for Libyan journalists by the Directorate of Communications and Anadolu Agency (AA), has started at the AA Workshop. Libyan journalists participating in the program held at the AA Workshop at AA Headquarters will receive training from their colleagues who have gained experience in the field. In her opening speech, Zeynep Bayramoğlu Öztürk, Director of AA Academy, expressed her pleasure in hosting the journalists for whom they have prepared a special training program. Highlighting that AA continues its journey under the motto “Heralding a Changing World,” Öztürk emphasised that AA is one...

Directorate of Communications publishes the book “Who Is To Blame? The Present Cannot Be Separated From the Past”

The Presidency's Directorate of Communications published a book titled “Who Is To Blame? The Present Cannot Be Separated From the Past” in order to reveal the background of the Cyprus issue. In his introduction to the book, President Erdoğan referred to the Cyprus issue as “a multifaceted phenomenon in the realm of international relations that has been the subject of extensive negotiation and has yet to be resolved.” "In order to contribute to a solution, it is imperative to document and explain the historical context and comprehend the sociological fabric of the island, which has been moulded by numerous...

Directorate of Communications organises Panel on “July 15: Victory of the Nation”

The Presidency's Directorate of Communications held a panel titled "July 15: Victory of the Nation." At the opening of the panel held at the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmuş and Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun delivered speeches. Moderator of the first session titled “July 15 Through the Perspective of International Law”, Chairperson of the Turkish Maarif Foundation Prof Birol Akgün wished Allah's mercy upon those who were martyred on July 15. Referring to the role of the citizens who thwarted the coup attempt, Akgün said, "If they had not made this...

July 15 Events Abroad

Various events are being organised in many countries as part of the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day. United Kingdom Vehicles equipped with LED screens displaying images and texts about the resistance and struggle of the Turkish people against the July 15 coup attempt travelled through the streets of London. These LED screen vehicles drove across locations where ministries, state institutions, the parliament, and historical and touristic monuments are located. They emphasised FETÖ's July 15 coup attempt and the Turkish people's battle against it. Starting from one of the city's most famous squares, Piccadilly, the LED screen vehicles toured Oxford Street,...