Visit of Pope Leo XIV, Head of the Vatican State, to the Republic of Türkiye Pope Leo XIV, Head of the Vatican State, will pay an official visit to the Republic of Türkiye between 27-30 November 2025, covering the cities of Ankara, İstanbul, and Bursa. Members of the press wishing to follow the visit are kindly requested to take note of the following: 1. Press Members Holding a Press Card Turquoise press card holders who are citizens of the Republic of Türkiye, as well as foreign press members permanently accredited in Türkiye and holding a turquoise press card,...
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PRESS RELEASE ATTENTION TO THE RESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PRESS MEMBERS The annual press card renewal process for international journalists working in Türkiye willbegin on October 20, 2025, at https://akreditasyon.iletisim.gov.tr Journalists must use the same email address and password they used in previous applicationsto log in. Applications with different email addresses will not be accepted. First-time users must register in the system before applying. Before their ...
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...
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...