As part of the “Global Narrative of the Türkiye Brand: Turkish TV Series” programme, which kicked off at a hotel in Ataşehir with opening remarks by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran, a panel entitled "A Public Diplomacy Success Story: Turkish TV Series” was held. The panel was moderated by the Director-General of Cinema at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Birol Güven, and featured remarks by the President of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) Mehmet Daniş, the Deputy Director-General of the Turkish...
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On the occasion of the 955th anniversary of the Victory of Manzikert, the Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled "The Victory of Manzikert in Its 955th Year" and a book launch event for "The Victory of Manzikert: Turkish Prowess in Warfare and Artistic Aesthetics". The programme kicked off with opening remarks by the Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran. It was emphasised that the Victory of Manzikert was not merely a military achievement but also a cultural movement that carried the Turkish nation’s vision of civilisation into Anatolia. Serving as an opportunity for younger...
The ''Global Narrative of the Türkiye Brand: Turkish TV Series'' programme, to be organised by our Directorate in İstanbul on 28 August, aims to discuss the TV series industry's contribution to Türkiye’s public diplomacy and to develop a roadmap for the future. Turkish TV series, which have gained immense popularity internationally in recent years, have been exported to more than 170 countries, reached more than 1 billion unique viewers, and become a major public diplomacy actor for Türkiye. Organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications to discuss this issue and bring representatives of the TV...
To commemorate the 955th anniversary of the Victory of Manzikert, the Directorate of Communications is organising a panel discussion titled “The Victory of Manzikert on Its 955th Anniversary” and a book launch event. The programme will commence at 09.00 on 27 August 2026 at the headquarters of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, where the Directorate’s publication, Malazgirt Zaferi: Türklerin Savaş Hüneri ve Sanat Estetiği (The Manzikert Victory: Turkish Prowess in Warfare and Artistic Aesthetics), will be presented to the public for the first time. The panel discussion entitled "The Victory of Manzikert on Its 95...
The longstanding bonds of friendship between Türkiye and Japan were further strengthened through a gastronomy workshop held in Tokyo. The “Turkish Cuisine Workshop in Tokyo”, organised to promote cultural exchange between Türkiye and Japan, foster mutual interest between the peoples of the two countries, and strengthen Türkiye’s cultural diplomacy capacity, was hosted by the Yunus Emre Institute in Tokyo. Highlighting the unifying power of gastronomy, the programme introduced the Japanese public to the centuries-old culinary heritage of Turkish cuisine. The programme was attended by members of diplomatic missions and Japan’s cultural and artistic community, as...
The STRATCOM Roundtable and STRATCOM Public Forum, organised in cooperation with the Directorate of Communications and the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Tokyo, brought together representatives from public institutions, international organisations, technology companies, think tanks, and academia in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Held as part of the International Strategic Communications Summit (STRATCOM Summit), the STRATCOM Roundtable, themed "The Changing Global Order in the Era of Emerging Technologies", and the STRATCOM Public Forum, titled "Navigating Economic Security in an Era of Geopolitical Competition", addressed the multidimensional impact of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, on the global order,...
Prof. Ferhat Pirinççi, Deputy Head of Communications at the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, held a series of meetings on strategic communication, public diplomacy and the media during his visit to Japan for the STRATCOM Roundtable programme. As part of the programme, Deputy Head of Communications Pirinççi held a bilateral meeting with Hiroaki Ichiba, Director of Global Communications at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office, during which they discussed enhancing cooperation between Türkiye and Japan in strategic communication, as well as countering disinformation, disaster communication and crisis management. The meeting emphasised the importance of sharing the two...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications organised the “Hacı Bektaş Veli Commemoration Events International Media Programme” in the Hacıbektaş district of Nevşehir. The programme brought together 20 members of the press from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Greece, offering international media representatives an opportunity to gain first-hand insight into Bektashism, an important element of the shared cultural and faith heritage that took shape in Anatolia and, over time, spread to different regions, particularly the Balkans. On the first day of the two-day programme, international media representatives attended the Hacı Bektaş Veli Commemoration Events held in...
On 11 August 2026, the first meeting of the Stratcom Roundtable series, co-hosted in Berlin by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications and the Embassy of Türkiye in Berlin, brought together senior public administrators, members of the media, academics, and experts from Türkiye and Germany. Attended by Kasım İleri, the Head of the Department of Strategic Communication and Crisis Management of the Directorate of Communications, and Yankı Kocaefe, the First Counsellor of the Embassy of Türkiye in Berlin, the roundtable addressed topics such as the evolving nature of hybrid threats, opportunities for cooperation between Türkiye and Germany against...