As part of “Türkiye's Gastrodiplomacy Model: The Heritage Table”, organised by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, local and international journalists hosted in Hatay were introduced to Antakya künefe, which holds a geographical indication registration from the European Union (EU). On the second day of the programme organised by our Directorate, local and international journalists were taken on a tour of the city's historical sites. Within this scope, journalists first visited the Necmi Asfuroğlu Archaeology Museum, which houses a single-piece floor mosaic covering 1,050 square metres, accompanied by a guide. The journalists then visited the St Pierre Church,...
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With the support of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, the “Turkish Vibe Zone” event and experience venue has been launched in Los Angeles under the slogan “Türkiye is Here” as part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Located within Gloria Molina Grand Park and spanning 3,050 square metres, the venue will host various activities aimed at promoting Türkiye, including live screenings of matches featuring the Turkish National Football Team and media engagement activities, through 26 June. Drawing significant attention on its opening day, the “Turkish Vibe Zone” attracted not only Turkish visitors but also supporters from other countries in the...
A panel titled “From The Hague to Ankara: NATO’s Future in a Transforming Global Security Environment” was organised in The Hague by our Directorate of Communications in cooperation with the Clingendael Institute. As part of the events carried out by our Directorate of Communications in various allied countries in Europe ahead of the Extraordinary Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government, which will be hosted by Türkiye in Ankara on 7-8 July 2026, a panel titled “From The Hague to Ankara: NATO’s Future in a Transforming Global Security Environment” was organized in cooperation with the Netherlands-based Clingendael...
The Directorate of Communications will organise the "New Communication Technologies and the Family" Panel on 23 June 2026 at 09:00. The panel will take place at the Conference Hall of the Directorate. Please click here to register.
The “Turkish Cuisine Week” event was held in Vienna, the capital of Austria, by the Embassy of Türkiye to Vienna. As part of Turkish Cuisine Week, organised by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications under the auspices of First Lady Emine Erdoğan, spouse of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an event was held at the Austrian Representative Office of the Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV). The event organised by Türkiye’s Embassy in Vienna was attended by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Vienna Gürsel Dönmez, Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in...
The Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled “Managing Strategic Uncertainties Ahead of the Ankara Summit” in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, in cooperation with the Atlantic Council of Finland. Ahead of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, which will take place in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026, the Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye has been organising NATO-focused programmes in the capitals of NATO member states. Conducted in cooperation with leading think tanks in those countries, the series has previously been held in Madrid, Paris, London, Warsaw, Washington, Rome, and Brussels. The eighth event in the...
The Directorate of Communications moved its official English website to the blockchain infrastructure. This blockchain release from the Directorate of Communications is available at cbiletisim.eth.link. The Directorate of Communications launched its official English website, accessible directly through blockchain infrastructure, independent of any central server or third-party intermediary. Citizens and foreign users can access this release, which was implemented for the first time in the world by a public institution, at cbiletisim.eth.link. This release marked the final link in our Directorate of Communications' year-long digital transformation effort. The process, which began with the aim of incorporating artificial...
The Directorate of Communications has redefined the standards of digital sovereignty, transparency, and efficiency in public administration through visionary projects implemented over the past year. We have built a secure, domestic, sustainable, and public-facing artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem while simultaneously achieving a historic milestone as the first public institution in Türkiye to secure our institutional publication archive using Ethereum blockchain infrastructure and the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) protocol. Solidifying our presence in the Web3 space, we have deployed our own smart contract on the Ethereum network and registered the official cbiletisim.eth ENS domain name. Our AI Transformation Under...
The Directorate of Communications held an event in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, within the scope of “Turkish Cuisine Week” taking place from 21 to 27 May under the auspices of First Lady Emine Erdoğan, the spouse of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The event introducing the Turkish table culture and traditional flavours took place at Türkiye’s ambassadorial residence in London. Türkiye’s Ambassador to London Osman Koray Ertaş, Türkiye’s Consul General in London Hasan Ulusoy, the Embassy’s Communications Counsellor Büşra K. Aktuna and London Yunus...