A delegation led by the Presidency's Deputy Head of Communications, Ferhat Pirinççi, met with Azerbaijan’s Chairman of the Media and Broadcasting Council, Ahmet Ismayilov. The meeting focused on bilateral media and communication relations, counter-disinformation efforts, digital transformation, and collaborative projects. The delegation from the Directorate of Communications, led by the Presidency's Deputy Head of Communications Ferhat Pirinççi, met with Ahmet Ismayilov, Chairman of the Media and Broadcasting Council, as part of the visit to Azerbaijan. The meeting emphasised that Türkiye's strong connections with Azerbaijan are reflected in collaboration in the field of media and communication....
Announcements & Activities
The second edition of the panel series titled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” will be held by the Directorate of Communications in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Ahead of the 13th Summit of Heads of State of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), to be held in Ankara on 29–30 October 2026, the Directorate of Communications is organising a panel series titled “Turkic World Dialogues: Shared Future, Shared Vision” across OTS member and observer states. Following the first panel held in Astana, the second event in the series will take place in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on 15...
The STRATCOM Roundtable and STRATCOM Public Forum, organised in cooperation between our Directorate and the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Pretoria, brought together representatives from public institutions, international organisations, technology companies, think tanks and academia in Johannesburg. Within the scope of the programme, digital sovereignty, artificial intelligence governance, information integrity, countering disinformation, crisis communication, and areas of potential cooperation between Türkiye and South Africa were discussed. The multidimensional nature of digital sovereignty At the STRATCOM Roundtable, organised under the theme ''Building the Future Together: Türkiye–South Africa Strategic Communication and Cooperation'', it was emphasised...
The Directorate of Communications held a panel titled “Say No to Addiction! Combating Illegal Betting and Gambling Addiction." Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran delivered the opening remarks at the panel. Moderated by Prof. Merih Altıntaş, Member of the Scientific Board of the Turkish Green Crescent Society, the single-session panel featured President of the Council of Higher Education Prof. Erol Özvar, President of the Radio and Television Supreme Council Mehmet Daniş, Deputy Minister of Interior Ali Çelik, Head of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board Hasan Kaymak, and President of the Turkish Green...
The Directorate of Communications will hold the “Japan See Again, 70 Years Later” Photography Exhibition in Tokyo on 14–15 September 2026. The programme will bring together representatives from the fields of diplomacy, culture and the arts, academia and the media, as well as invited guests. Through the universal language of photography, the programme aims to contribute to the shared memory of the two countries and highlight the reflections of Türkiye-Japan friendship in the fields of culture and the arts. As part of the event, an exhibition featuring photographs taken in Japan in 1956 and 1957 by renowned photographer İzzet Keribar will open to visitors....
The seventh episode of the “Crafting Voices: Podcasts on Migration and Communication” series, produced as part of the Voice of Migration: Future Communicators Erasmus+ Project, has been released. The guest of this episode, titled “Media Representation of Muslim Communities: Perspectives from Palermo”, is Antonina Albanese, a migration and international cooperation expert from Italy. The podcast episode explored the representation of Muslim communities in Italy’s mainstream media, with a particular focus on the case of Palermo. The episode also examined the role of media narratives in shaping public perceptions of Islam and Muslim communities, stereotypes and disinformation concerning religious and...
The Directorate of Communications organised a programme titled “A New Era in Türkiye-Somalia Relations: Trust, Cooperation and Strategic Partnership” in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. Held at Aden Adde International Airport, the programme was attended by Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, Somalia’s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud, Coordinator of the Centre for Combating Disinformation (DMM) of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications Deniz Demir, Somalia’s Honorary Consul in Afyonkarahisar Onur Çelik, Director of the Office of the Speaker of the House of the People...
The “Türkiye: A Strong Hub for Investment” media programme was held in İstanbul from 3 to 6 September, in cooperation between the Directorate of Communications and the Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency. Dina Abi Saab, President of the Association of Correspondents Accredited to the United Nations (ACANU) and a senior correspondent at the UN Office at Geneva, and John Zarocostas, a Geneva-based international journalist who participated in the programme, shared their views on the programme and Türkiye with an Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondent. Saab said her visit to İstanbul left her with the impression of a country...
On 10 September 2026, the Directorate of Communications will hold the "A New Era in Türkiye–Somalia Relations: Trust, Cooperation, and Strategic Partnership" Panel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, with the aim of addressing the deep-rooted, multidimensional relations between Türkiye and Somalia in terms of strategic partnership, mutual trust, and cooperation. At the panel, critical issues such as the historical background of relations between the two countries, the strategic dimension of bilateral relations, the current state of bilateral cooperation and areas for further development will be discussed from an academic and holistic perspective. The Presidency's Head of Communications Prof....