A) General Information Under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and hosted by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, the fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF), which will bring together official and non-governmental actors and address global and regional issues, will be held on April 17-19, 2026 at the NEST Convention Center in Antalya, with the theme of "Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties”. The Directorate of Communications will carry out accreditation procedures for press members who would like to cover the Forum, which will be attended by Heads of States and Governments, Ministers, opinion leaders, diplomats, business people, academics, think tanks,...
Announcements & Activities
On 16 February 2026, Directorate of Communications will organise the panel ''Türkiye–Ethiopia Relations: A Century of Diplomacy, Everlasting Friendship'' in Addis Ababa. To mark the centenary of Türkiye–Ethiopia diplomatic relations, which began with our country’s establishment of its first embassy on the African continent in 1926, a panel will be organised to assess bilateral relations both within the context of the Horn of Africa and on a global scale. At the panel to be held, critical issues such as the historical background of relations between the two countries, the assessment of the current bilateral cooperation, and potential areas...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates on February 16-17, 2026. Media representatives wishing to cover this visit independently should complete their accreditation process promptly via the website: https://www.nma.gov.ae/en/services. Respectfully announced.
As part of the "Construction of the Century: The Recovery Vision of a Strong Türkiye Panel," organised by the Directorate of Communications, the session "From Disaster to Recovery: Public Coordination and Transformation on the Ground" was held. The panel, held at the Directorate of Communications Conference Hall and moderated by Prof. Abdulmenaf Turan of Ankara University’s Faculty of Applied Sciences, featured Deputy Minister of Interior Münir Karaloğlu, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Sayan, Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services Sevim Sayım Madak, and Prof. Nurcan Meral Özel, member of the Presidential...
The "Construction of the Century International Media Programme," organised by the Directorate of Communications on the occasion of the third year of the 6 February earthquakes, offered an opportunity for 32 international press members from 11 countries, who had reported from the region during the earthquake, to examine the construction and revitalisation process on-site. The delegation, consisting of journalists from the USA, Germany, China, South Korea, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Azerbaijan, was selected particularly from those who personally witnessed the disaster on 6 February 2023. Marking the third year of the disaster, participants gained a comparative insight into...
The Directorate of Communications will host the "Construction of the Century: The Recovery Vision of a Strong Türkiye". The panel will commence at 10:00 on 9 February 2026 at the Conference Hall of the Directorate of Communications. Please click here to register for the panel.
The International Media Coordination Office of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye organised a media programme for members of the international press on the occasion of the third anniversary of the 6 February earthquakes centred in Kahramanmaraş. As part of the programme, a press tour was held at the historic Duraklı Mosque in Kahramanmaraş, with 32 journalists from 11 countries in attendance. The current stage reached at the waqf mosque—restored and revitalised following rehabilitation works carried out by the Directorate General of Foundations under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism—was presented to the international...
Within the scope of a programme organised by the International Media Coordination Office of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, 32 members of the press from 11 countries reviewed the efforts undertaken in Hatay after the 6 February 2023 earthquakes. As part of the third anniversary of the 6 February earthquakes, the International Media Coordination Office of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications organised a media programme to enable the international press to see on-the-ground efforts in the earthquake-affected region. During the programme, 32 members of the press from the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Azerbaijan...
On 3 February, the "Roundtable Meeting on Regional Security and Stability: Shared Responsibilities in the Islamic World" was held in Riyadh in collaboration with the Presidency's Directorate of Communications and the Gulf Research Centre (GRC) think tank. The meeting, focusing on the multidimensional security challenges confronting the Islamic world recently, combined strategic analyses, academic assessments, and policy-focused perspectives concerning the Middle East and Gulf region. The roundtable stressed that regional security challenges must be handled not solely through military measures but also through political dialogue, humanitarian considerations, and the strengthening of mutual trust. The meeting, moderated by Prof. Kılıç Bu...