Announcements & Activities

The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change will organise the fourth in a series of environment and climate media tours in İstanbul and Muğla on 13–16 October. As part of the international media programme titled “Towards COP31: A Sustainable Future”, organised in the run-up to COP31, which Türkiye will host in November, 20 foreign journalists invited from 15 countries, namely the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil, South Korea, Indonesia, Croatia, Lithuania, Serbia, Egypt, Morocco and Bulgaria, will be hosted in Türkiye. Through the programme, Türkiye’s...

The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” in Lefkoşa, the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Ahead of the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), to be hosted by Türkiye on 29–30 October 2026, the Directorate of Communications has been organising a series of panels in OTS member and observer countries. The fifth event in the series, which began in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and continued in Baku, Tashkent and Bishkek, was held in Lefkoşa, the...

ATTENTION TO THE RESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PRESS MEMBERS The annual press card renewal process for international journalists working in Türkiye will begin on October 12, 2026, at https://akreditasyon.iletisim.gov.tr Journalists must use the same email address and password they used in previous applications to log in. Applications with different email addresses will not be accepted. First-time users must register in the system before applying. Before their applications, journalists need to obtain their work permit or work permit exemption documents for 2027 from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. These documents must be uploaded during the application. Applications without a...

Ahead of the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), scheduled to take place in Ankara on 29–30 October 2026, the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications is continuing its series of panels entitled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” across OTS member and observer states. The fifth panel in the series, which began in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and continued in Baku, Tashkent and Bishkek, will be held in Lefkoşa, the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), on 12 October 2026. The programme, comprising a panel and a press conference,...

Press 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will be hosted by Türkiye in Ankara on 29-30 October 2026. The Congress Center of the Presidential Complex shall be allocated for the press. Members of the press that will cover the Summit are required to complete their accreditation applicationsat https://akreditasyon.iletisim.gov.tr ...

General Information The 42nd Ministerial Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) will be hosted by the Republic of Türkiye at the Istanbul Congress Center from October 31 to November 3, 2026. Members of the press who wish to cover 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 2:00 p.m. on October 23, 2026. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration. Accreditation a) Applications for Press Members Holding an Official Press Credential ...

The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Ahead of the 13th Summit of Heads of State of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), to be hosted by Türkiye on 29–30 October 2026, panels titled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” are being held in various OTS member and observer countries. The fourth event in the panel series took place in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on 1 October 2026, following the first three panels held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan; Baku; and Tashkent, respectively. The...

The 15th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) will be held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on 19–20 October 2026. The accreditation process has commenced for members of the press wishing to cover the meeting. Press Accreditation Press accreditation for the 15th Plenary Session of TURKPA will be handled by the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. Members of the press wishing to cover the meeting on site are required to send the designated form (ANNEX 2) and copies of their passports to press@mfa.gov.kg no later than 5 October 2026. Contact and Further...

The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Ahead of the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), to be held in Ankara on 29–30 October 2026, the Directorate of Communications has been organising a series of panels in OTS member and observer countries. The first event in the panel series in question was held in Astana, the second in Baku, and the third event in the series took place today in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The programme...