Media representatives accredited to cover the event to be held at the Martyrs' Monument on April 24, 2026, as part of the Commemoration Ceremonies of the 111th Anniversary Çanakkale Land Battles, can obtain their accreditation cards from the Directorate of Communications Çanakkale Regional Directorate until the end of working hours on Wednesday, April 23, 2026. Accreditation cards can be obtained from Eceabat İskele Cafe between 08:00 and 08:30 on the day of the ceremony (April 24, 2026). Vehicles for transportation to the ceremony area will depart from Eceabat İskele Cafe, designated as the press gathering point, between 08:00 and 08:30. Respectfully announced. Contact Phone Numbers: Aydın ÖNCÜ ...
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The Directorate of Communications has published President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's opening speech at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) as a book in Turkish, English, and Arabic. The ADF, which has critical importance in terms of peace diplomacy and constitutes one of Türkiye's global brand assets, brought together more than 20 heads of state and government, nearly 15 deputy heads of state and government, over 50 ministers —including more than 40 foreign ministers)— and more than 460 high-level officials, including 75 representatives of international organisations, from over 150 countries this year. Many other guests, including academics and students, also attended the event. In his speech at...
A panel titled “Strategic Communications for Managing Uncertainties” was held as part of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) 2026. Moderated by Senior Correspondent at Al Jazeera English TV, Resul Serdar Ataş, the panel featured the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of Anadolu Agency (AA), Serdar Karagöz, Deputy Head of Communications Ferhat Pirinççi, Director of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme, Jamil Ahmad, Visiting Distinguished Professor at TÜBİTAK in the field of Science Diplomacy and Mediation, Nancy Snow, and Co-Founder and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Middle...
1. GENERAL INFORMATION Commemoration Ceremonies of the 111. Anniversary of the Çanakkale Land Battles will be held on 24-25 April 2026 at the Çanakkale Martyrs' Monument, martyrs' cemeteries and other monuments and cemeteries. 2. ACCREDITATION Accreditation will be given for members of the press who wish to follow the ceremonies in question. Anzac Ceremonies On 25 April 2026, the press accreditation of the Anzac ceremonies will be given by the Australian side, and members of the press wishing to follow the event will be able to access detailed information, contact points, and accreditation process via https://www.dva.gov.au/media/departmental-media-releases/anzac-day-2026-commemorations-in-turkiye-and-france-call-for-media-accreditation. Accreditation for...
World leaders and government officials will convene at the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026), to be held on 17–19 April under the main theme “Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties" under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. First held in 2021, this year’s edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum will focus on the theme "Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties". The Forum is expected to bring together over 20 heads of state and government, nearly 15 deputy heads of state and government, more than 50 ministers—over 40 of whom are foreign ministers—and more than 460 high-level participants, including 75...
A panel titled ‘NATO and the Changing Security Environment’ was held as part of the conference ‘NATO’s Ankara Moment: Strategic Positioning for a Resilient Alliance’, organised in Ankara in cooperation with the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications and the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA). The panel, moderated by Prof. Murat Yeşiltaş of Ankara Social Sciences University, featured Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security, Akif Çağatay Kılıç; Academic Director of the Türkiye Observatory at the Centre for International Political Studies Dr. Valeria Giannotta; Associate Research Fellow at the Institute...
The conference titled ‘NATO’s Ankara Moment: Strategic Positioning for a Resilient Alliance’ was held in cooperation between the Directorate of Communications and the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA). The event was attended by Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler, Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Levent Gümrükçü, and General Coordinator of SETA Foundation Prof. Nebi Miş, Anadolu Agency Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Director General Yusuf Özhan, as well as numerous guests. The event began with a video presentation highlighting NATO's importance. In his remarks, Minister of...
The "NATO's Ankara Moment: Strategic Positioning for a Resilient Alliance" conference programme will be held in cooperation with our Directorate of Communications and SETA. The programme will start on 9 April 2026, at 9:30 a.m., at the Ankara Sheraton Hotel & Convention Centre.
The 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will be held at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Center from April 15–19, 2026, hosted by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. The meeting will be attended by Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the GNAT, as well as foreign parliamentary speakers, Turkish and foreign parliamentarians, senior bureaucrats, and heads of foreign missions. The general theme of the meeting has been set as “Nurturing hope, securing peace and ensuring justice for future generations" Within the framework of the Assembly, meetings of the IPU’s standing committees and relevant parliamentary bodies will be held;...