The longstanding bonds of friendship between Türkiye and Japan were further strengthened through a gastronomy workshop held in Tokyo. The “Turkish Cuisine Workshop in Tokyo”, organised to promote cultural exchange between Türkiye and Japan, foster mutual interest between the peoples of the two countries, and strengthen Türkiye’s cultural diplomacy capacity, was hosted by the Yunus Emre Institute in Tokyo. Highlighting the unifying power of gastronomy, the programme introduced the Japanese public to the centuries-old culinary heritage of Turkish cuisine. The programme was attended by members of diplomatic missions and Japan’s cultural and artistic community, as...
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The STRATCOM Roundtable and STRATCOM Public Forum, organised in cooperation with the Directorate of Communications and the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Tokyo, brought together representatives from public institutions, international organisations, technology companies, think tanks, and academia in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Held as part of the International Strategic Communications Summit (STRATCOM Summit), the STRATCOM Roundtable, themed "The Changing Global Order in the Era of Emerging Technologies", and the STRATCOM Public Forum, titled "Navigating Economic Security in an Era of Geopolitical Competition", addressed the multidimensional impact of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, on the global order,...
Prof. Ferhat Pirinççi, Deputy Head of Communications at the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, held a series of meetings on strategic communication, public diplomacy and the media during his visit to Japan for the STRATCOM Roundtable programme. As part of the programme, Deputy Head of Communications Pirinççi held a bilateral meeting with Hiroaki Ichiba, Director of Global Communications at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office, during which they discussed enhancing cooperation between Türkiye and Japan in strategic communication, as well as countering disinformation, disaster communication and crisis management. The meeting emphasised the importance of sharing the two...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications organised the “Hacı Bektaş Veli Commemoration Events International Media Programme” in the Hacıbektaş district of Nevşehir. The programme brought together 20 members of the press from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Greece, offering international media representatives an opportunity to gain first-hand insight into Bektashism, an important element of the shared cultural and faith heritage that took shape in Anatolia and, over time, spread to different regions, particularly the Balkans. On the first day of the two-day programme, international media representatives attended the Hacı Bektaş Veli Commemoration Events held in...
On 11 August 2026, the first meeting of the Stratcom Roundtable series, co-hosted in Berlin by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications and the Embassy of Türkiye in Berlin, brought together senior public administrators, members of the media, academics, and experts from Türkiye and Germany. Attended by Kasım İleri, the Head of the Department of Strategic Communication and Crisis Management of the Directorate of Communications, and Yankı Kocaefe, the First Counsellor of the Embassy of Türkiye in Berlin, the roundtable addressed topics such as the evolving nature of hybrid threats, opportunities for cooperation between Türkiye and Germany against...
The 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) will be held from 9 to 20 November 2026 at the Antalya COP31 Area in Antalya, Türkiye. Press accreditation will be required for media representatives wishing to attend, cover and report on COP31, hosted by Türkiye. 1. Press Accreditation Press accreditation for media representatives covering COP31 will be administered by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Media accreditation is reserved for media professionals working in print, photography, radio, television, film, news agencies and online media who represent...
The launch programme for the “Social Media Guide for Civil Administration Authorities” and the panel on “Public Communication in the Digital Age” were held by the Directorate of Communications. The programme opened with remarks by Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi, and the Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran. The use of digital platforms in civil administration, cybersecurity measures, crisis management and strategies for combating disinformation were addressed through a comprehensive approach encompassing academic, technical and media perspectives. The panel discussed the importance of public communication in the digital age and the key considerations that provincial administrators should take into...
PRESS ACCREDITATION ANNOUNCEMENT 1. GENERAL INFORMATION The 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026) will be held from 5 to 9 October 2026 at the Antalya Nest Congress Center, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, hosted by the Turkish Space Agency (TUA), and co-hosted by SAHA Istanbul. Press accreditation will be required for media representatives wishing to attend, cover and report on IAC 2026, one of the leading international events of the global space ecosystem. 2. PRESS ACCREDITATION Press accreditation for media representatives covering IAC 2026 will be administered by the International...
Reports and policy recommendations prepared following the working group meetings held as part of the Second Communications Council, organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, were discussed during the final session of the day under the theme “Digitalisation, Society and Cultural Production.” In the final session, moderated by Olga Şanlı Gerger, Head of the Department of Translation at the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, reports and policy recommendations prepared by different working groups were shared with the public, while Prof. Mehmet Emin Babacan, Dean of Marmara University’s Faculty of Communication; Prof. Enderhan Karakoç, Dean of Ankara Yıldır...