The session "Resolute State, Secure Public in the Fight Against Drugs" was held at the “Secure Türkiye: A Resolute State in the Fight Against Drugs Panel" conducted in the conference hall of Our Directorate. "Resolute State, Secure Public in the Fight Against Drugs," the first session of the “Secure Türkiye: A Resolute State in the Fight Against Drugs Panel, was held under the moderation of Zeynep Zelan, Head of the Press and Publications Department of the Presidency's Directorate of Communications. Speaking at the panel, Assoc. Prof Muhammed Emin Demirkol, Director General of Public Health at the Ministry of...
Announcements & Activities
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will hold the panel “Secure Türkiye: A Resolute State in the Fight Against Drugs Panel.” The panel will commence at 09:00 on 29 January 2026 at our Directorate's Conference Hall. To register for the panel, please click here.
The Presidency's Directorate of Communications organised a panel on "Responsibility, Freedom, and Security in Social Media". The panel, moderated by Head of the Public Diplomacy Department of the Directorate of Communications Oğuz Güner, took place in the Conference Hall of the Directorate and began with opening remarks by the Presidency's Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran. The panel hosted AK Party Deputy Chairman and Founding Chair of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye's Digital Media Commission, Hüseyin Yayman, Dean of the Faculty of Communication at Ankara University, Prof. Fatih Keskin, Culture and Heritage (KÜME) Foundation Technology...
The Munich Security Conference will be held in Munich, Germany, from February 13 to 15, 2026. Media representatives wishing to cover the event are required to complete their accreditation procedures by 19 January 2026 via https://pressportal.securityconference.de. Official camera crews, however, will be able to complete their accreditation procedures later, due to their status as delegation members. Respectfully announced.
The Directorate of Communications organised the "Journey of Journalism Photo Exhibition" in the Exhibition Hall of the Presidency's Directorate of Communications to present the historical journey of journalism through visual storytelling, pass it on to future generations, and make the memorable moments of press professionals visible. The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through time, from the past to the present, with photographs documenting significant moments in our country's press history. Comprising black-and-white and colour photographs compiled from the archives of the Directorate of Communications and Anadolu Agency, the exhibition features 59 photographs that shed light on journalistic activities between 1923 and 2024...
The opening of the exhibition “Tell Me Myself: Miniature Art in the 21st Century”, organised in cooperation with the Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye and the Yunus Emre Institute, was held in Rome, the capital of Italy. The exhibition will be open to visitors between 8–15 January 2026. Curated by Leyla Kara Yücel, the exhibition features works by artists from Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Iran, and the Netherlands, and was inaugurated with broad participation. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Elif Çomoğlu Ülgen, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Rome, expressed her gratitude to the Directorate...
Serving as a key bridge in state–citizen communication, the Presidency's Communication Centre (CİMER) received 5.5 million applications in 2025, maintaining strong engagement with citizens and responding to 96.8 per cent of all submissions. Accessibility was further enhanced through digitalisation initiatives and the mobile application, while CİMER was also honoured with two international awards.
Hosted by our Directorate, the "Turkic States Forum on Combating Disinformation" was held in Ankara, bringing together senior officials and communication experts from the member and observer states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). The Forum, which addressed joint strategies to combat disinformation and cooperation opportunities, opened with remarks by Deputy Secretary General of the OTS Ömer Kocaman (PhD) and Head of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Burhanettin Duran. This was followed by keynote addresses delivered by Executive Director of the Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ahmad Ismayilov, Vice Minister...
On 15 December 2025, the Directorate of Communications organised a round table and the Türkiye-Korea Strategic Partnership and Beyond Panel to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Türkiye's participation in the Korean War. As part of the "Türkiye Meetings" held in Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK), a roundtable, exhibition opening, and panel programme were organised to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Türkiye’s participation in the Korean War. The event addressed the historical friendship forged during the Korean War and its current and strategic dimensions between the two countries. At the roundtable meeting, participants emphasised...