"The New Normal in Global Governance: The Permanence of Crises" panel was held as part of the "International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM) 2026. At the panel held during the summit organised in Istanbul by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, remarks were delivered by Prof. Edibe Sözen Çetintaş, Rector of Maltepe University; Prof. Mehmet Emin Babacan, faculty member at Marmara University; Jonathan Fowler, Director of Communications at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA); Dr Qamar Cheema, Executive Director of the Pakistan-based Sanober Institute; and İsmet Fatih Cancar, Advisor to the member...
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As part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM) 2026, the panel titled "Crisis of Legitimacy and Trust: Perceptions of the International Order" was held. Moderated by Assoc. Prof. Murat Aslan, Faculty Member at Hasan Kalyoncu University and Senior Researcher at SETA, the panel featured speakers including Robert Ford, former U.S. Ambassador; Vincenzo Le Voci, Founder of the Venice Club; Laszlo Vasa, Chief Advisor and Senior Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs; Cüneyt Yüksel, Chairperson of the Justice Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and AK Party MP for İstanbul;...
A panel titled “The Transformation of Global Public Opinion in the Digital Communication Ecosystem” was held as part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM) 2026. Speaking at the panel organised in İstanbul by the Directorate of Communications were President of Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) Mehmet Daniş; MHP Erzurum MP Prof Kamil Aydın; Executive Director of the Azerbaijan Media Development Agency Ahmad Ismayilov; and Secretary General of Jordan’s Ministry of Government Communication Dr Zaid Al Nawaiseh. RTÜK President Daniş noted that news is no longer produced through centralised distribution institutions, but rather through a dispersed,...
Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and Search for Order", the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM 2026) featured a one-on-one session titled “Being the Voice of Conscience Amidst Conflicts.” The session was moderated by Prof. Kılıç Buğra KANAT, Member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council, featuring Tawakkol KARMAN, Journalist and Human Rights Activist from Yemen and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, as a speaker. Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council member Prof. Kılıç Buğra Kanat touched upon the various definitions as to the developments in the international system, noting that some...
A panel titled "Actors and Leader Diplomacy in the Mediation Process'' was held as part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM). At the summit organised by the Directorate of Communications in İstanbul, speakers at the panel included Sultan Raev, Secretary General of the International Organisation of Turkic Culture (TÜRKSOY); Baroness Fiona Hodgson, Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom; and Rania Sedky, Member of the Senate of Egypt. At the STRATCOM Summit 2026, the panel titled "Actors and Leader Diplomacy in the Mediation Process'' was moderated by Prof Talha Köse, President of the Turkish National...
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 “A New Framework for the Global Order: A Strategic Communication Perspective.” The panel, moderated by Alican Ayanlar from TRT World, brought together Fuat Oktay, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and AK Party MP for Ankara; Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; Hamzah Almustafa, Minister of Information of Syria; Zahir Uddin Swapon, Minister of Information and Broadcasting...
Hosted by the Directorate of Communications, the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM), which brings together policymakers, diplomats, communication experts, and media professionals from across the globe, is set to begin. The STRATCOM Summit, to be held in İstanbul on 27–28 March, will host 159 high-level figures from 37 countries and 5 international organisations. In addition to Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, the Summit will be attended by nine ministers from foreign countries, two secretaries‑general of international organisations, and numerous members of parliament from various countries. The Summit, to be hosted by the Presidency’s Head of...
Global leaders, diplomats, and experts are set to gather in Istanbul later this month for the STRATCOM Summit, a major international forum organized by Türkiye’s Presidential Directorate of Communications. The summit will take place on March 27–28, 2026, at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions and rapidly evolving global crises. Held under the global brand STRATCOM Summit, the two-day event aims to bring together heads of state, ministers, policymakers, and leading scholars to discuss the future of the international order, strategic communication, and the management of emerging global challenges. The summit opens with a high-level session featuring Cevdet Yılmaz,...
At the fifth Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM), to be organised this year by our Directorate, discussions will address the war in the Middle East as well as the most profound challenges facing the international system. The Summit, attended by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, and Director of the National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) İbrahim Kalın, along with 11 ministers and more than 60 senior officials from 10 countries, will be held in İstanbul on 27–28 March. Held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives, and Search for Order,” the two-day summit will examine the disruption...