General Information 41st Ministerial Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) will be hosted by the Republic of Türkiye in İstanbul Congress Center on November 1-4, 2025. The members of the press who want to follow the meeting are required to complete their accreditation applications by uploading the requested documents to the system via https://akreditasyon.iletisim.gov.tr no later than October 17, 2025, until 3.00 pm. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration. Accreditation a) Application for Press Members Holding the Official Press Credential No documents...
Announcements & Activities
The Presidency’s Communication Centre (CİMER), operating under our Directorate, was recognised in two categories at the International Public Relations Association’s (IPRA) "Golden World Awards for Excellence"—widely regarded as the “Oscars of Public Relations”. The awards won by CİMER were presented at the ceremony held on October 3 in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The Directorate of Communications has added yet another award to its growing list of national and international accolades, earned through projects implemented under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s communication vision. Through its efforts to cement the mission of CİMER as a...
As part of an initiative coordinated by the Directorate of Communications, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statement “A Fairer World Is Possible” was displayed on the LED screens at New York’s iconic Times Square.
The Presidency's Directorate of Communications held a panel at the Turkevi Centre (Turkish House) in New York titled 'The Search for Justice in the International System,' during which panellists discussed alternatives to the current UN Security Council system, stalled by the way its five permanent members (the P5) exercise their veto powers. Moderated by Prof Kılıç Buğra Kanat, a researcher and author at SETA, the panel featured panellists including Prof Mehmet Akif Kireçci, a member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council and Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara Social Sciences...
At the panel titled “Gaza: The Litmus Test of Humanity”, organised by the Directorate of Communications, participants discussed the media coverage of the genocide in Gaza and the international reactions against Israel. Head of Communications Duran, who made the opening speech of the panel, said that Israel has pursued its oppression and occupation in Palestinian lands for decades, trampling international law, conventions, and humanitarian values, and carrying out an all-out massacre. The panel, moderated by TRT World’s Middle East correspondent Nizar Sadawi, featured Yusuf Özhan, Deputy Director-General and Editor-in-Chief of Anadolu Agency (AA); Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, politician...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will host the panel “Gaza: The Litmus Test of Humanity.” The panel will take place on September 17, 2025, at the Conference Hall of the Directorate of Communications, starting at 10:00 a.m. Click here to register.
The Presidency's Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled "From Roots to Horizons: The Story of Türkiye's Rising Defence Industry," moderated by Mete Çubukçu. Speaking at the panel, TAI CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu said, "We are discussing KAAN, HÜRJET, and our other vehicles not only with those lagging behind in technology, but also with European countries considered to be ahead of us." ROKETSAN CEO Murat İkinci emphasised that there was a strong ecosystem in Türkiye, and said, "There is a very robust defence industry ecosystem in Türkiye. Europe does not have the supply chain that...
The book ''From Roots to Horizons: The Story of Türkiye's Rising Defence Industry,'' prepared by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, has been presented to the public. The book describes the Turkish defence industry's mission to strengthen national security, promote economic development, and contribute to peace-oriented diplomacy. In the book's foreword, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wrote, "We have set out with the dream of a Türkiye that casts its own cannon, builds its own ships, and develops its own UAVs, UCAVs, missiles, radar systems, satellites, software, and ammunition. This dream has now become a reality....
The Turkish Defence Industry International Media Programme, organised by the Directorate of Communications, continues in Ankara and İstanbul. 33 defence editors and reporters from 23 countries are participating in the programme. The programme aims to share the vision of the Turkish defence industry's past, present, and future with the international public. On the first day of the programme, journalists visited ASELSAN, FNSS, and TAI in Ankara and met with senior officials. Ahmet Akyol, General Manager of ASELSAN, briefed journalists on the activities carried out in the defence industry. Akyol, who provided information about the Steel Dome defence...