A comprehensive climate-focused media programme was organised by the Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye in Istanbul and Kocaeli between 27 and 29 March 2026. Ahead of the COP31 Summit, which Türkiye will host in November, the “Road to COP31: Sustainable Future International Media Program” was held to raise awareness across the international media landscape. The programme brought together 17 international journalists invited from eight different countries. Within the scope of the programme, Türkiye’s environmental and climate policies, its vision for sustainable development, and domestically developed technologies in this field were presented to members of...
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Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and the Search for Order,” the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM 2026) featured a panel titled “Voices of the Narrative: The Struggle for Truth on the Ground.” The panel featured Ahmad ALNAOUQ, Journalist and International Human Rights Advocate from Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, Catherine FIANKAN-BOKONGA, President of the Association of Accredited Journalists at the UN (ACANU), Mustafa Mohammed Albadri HASSOUNA, Senior Photojournalist from Anadolu Agency, Chris WHITE, Freelance Journalist from the UK, and Yevgeniya GABER, Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council as speakers. The panel titled “Voices of the Narrative: The...
Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and the Search for Order”, International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM 2026) featured a panel titled "Rethinking Soft Power in an Age of Fragmentation: Influence and Limits". Moderated by İpek TEKDEMİR, Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor of Belgium, the panel featured Kubanychbek OMURALIYEV, Ambassador, Secretary General of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), Nayden TODOROV, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, Klaus JURGENS, Director at Economyfirst Limited London, Dr. Nancy SNOW, TÜBİTAK Visiting Distinguished Professor of Science Diplomacy and Mediation, Başkent University, and Myeongmook...
Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and the Search for Order”, the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM 2026) featured a panel titled "Women Leaders' Perspectives on Global Crises and the Quest for the Future". The panel, moderated by Dr Nihal Eminoğlu, Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and faculty member at Ankara University, featured speakers including Member of Parliament of Lebanon Halima Kaakour, Member of Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina Rejhana Dervišević, Member of Libya’s High Council of State Majda Alfallah, Cecily Bayliss from Forward Thinking, and AK Party ...
Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and the Search for Order”, the International Strategic Communication (STRATCOM 2026) Summit featured a panel titled "Strategic Communication in the Age of Uncertainty: Crises and New Balances". Speakers on the panel included Chief Adviser to the President on Foreign Policy and Security Ambassador Akif Çağatay Kılıç, Dean of the Faculty of Communication at Marmara University Mehmet Emin Babacan, Founder of the Malaysia Crisis Management Centre Nordin Abdullah, and President of the Centre for International Policy Nancy Okail (PhD). Founder of the Malaysia Crisis Management Centre Abdullah stated...
As part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM) 2026, the panel titled "From Regional Tensions to Global Fractures: Strategic Implications of the Iran War" was held. The International Strategic Communication Summit, organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications in İstanbul, is ongoing. The panel, moderated by Dr. Kadir Üstün, Washington Coordinator of SETA, featured Dr. Ali Vaez, Crisis Group’s Iran Project Director and Senior Adviser; Dr. Hakkı Uygur, Vice President of the National Intelligence Academy; Jon Alterman, Senior Fellow at the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies ...
Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and the Search for Order”, the International Strategic Communication (STRATCOM 2026) Summit featured a panel titled "Future of AI in Strategic Communication: Challenges and Opportunities". The panel, moderated by Anadolu Agency (AA) President and Chief Executive Officer Serdar Karagöz, featured AK Party Eskişehir MP and Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Artificial Intelligence Fatih Dönmez, Head of Cyber Security of the Republic of Türkiye Ümit Önal, Kompass Education Co-Founder and Executive Director Clara Hawking, AK Party Ankara MP Ömer İleri (PhD) and Hungary Today Editor ...
As part of the "International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM) 2026," the panel titled "New Priorities in Climate Diplomacy" was held. A panel titled "New Priorities in Climate Diplomacy" was held as part of the summit, organised by the Directorate of Communications, with the theme "Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives, and Search for Order" at a hotel. The panel, moderated by Prof. Abdulmenaf Turan, advisor to the official office of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), featured speakers including Prof. Ramon Salaverria from the University of Navarra; Prof. Nuran...
On the sidelines of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM 2026), organised in İstanbul by the Directorate of Communications, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Directorate of Communications and the Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. As part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM 2026), organised for the fifth time this year by our Directorate, a "Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the Joint Working Commission and Committees within the Framework of the Türkiye–Azerbaijan Joint Media Platform" was signed between the Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and...