The “Values of Türkiye” and “Portrait of the Türkiye Brand in Figures” exhibitions, organised by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications as part of the NATO Summit, brought together Türkiye’s cultural heritage, international achievements, and strategic capabilities with domestic and international visitors. Prepared by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications as part of the NATO Summit held in Ankara on 7–8 July, the exhibitions were presented at various locations across the capital with the aim of promoting Türkiye to the international community through a comprehensive and multidimensional perspective. Hosted in areas frequented by Turkish and foreign...
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1,800 workstations, 40 editing rooms and over 100 live broadcast points – 54 of which are fixed – have been made available at the International Media Centre set up at the Nation's Library of the Presidency for the 36th NATO Leaders' Summit. As part of the summit to be held on 7–8 July, around 2,500 journalists, television crews, photojournalists, digital media representatives, and international broadcasters from all over the world will be working in Ankara. A NATO task force was set up to oversee media and broadcasting activities, accreditation processes, promotional activities, crisis communication, and public diplomacy practices throughout the summit. In this context, a total of 850 personnel,...
The overseas event series organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications ahead of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, to be held in Ankara on 7–8 July, has concluded. The initiative was launched to inform international public opinion ahead of the Summit and to share Türkiye's perspective on its role within NATO and on the Alliance's current security challenges. The series came to a close with the programme held in Zagreb on 2 July, following events organised in the capitals of 13 NATO Allied countries: Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Poland, the United States, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands,...
The Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled “Burden Sharing and Alliance Cohesion: What to Expect from Ankara NATO Summit” in cooperation with the Institute for Development and International Relations in Zagreb. The Presidency's Directorate of Communications has been organising NATO-themed events in the capitals of various NATO allies ahead of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit scheduled to take place in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026. The different stages of the series of programmes, carried out in cooperation with think tanks and institutions in the respective countries, were held successively in various capitals such as Madrid, Paris, London, Warsaw,...
The Directorate of Communications organised a panel discussion entitled "From the Baltic to the Mediterranean: Connecting NATO's Strategic Flanks" in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in collaboration with the Geopolitics and Security Studies Centre (GSSC). Ahead of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, which will take place in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026, the Directorate of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye has been organising NATO-focused programmes in the capitals of NATO member states. This series of programmes, carried out in collaboration with think tanks in the respective countries, was held in Madrid, Paris, London, Warsaw, Washington, Rome, Brussels,...
As part of the working visit by officials of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Əmək və Əhalinin Sosial Müdafiəsi Nazirliyi) to Türkiye, a comprehensive evaluation meeting was held at the Directorate of Communications in the fields of press, public relations, and strategic communication. During the meeting, where the reflections of the strong cooperation between the two brotherly countries in the field of communication were discussed, the Azerbaijani delegation was informed about the duties and responsibilities of the Directorate of Communications, its institutional...
In line with the traffic arrangements for the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, to be held in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026, maps showing the routes that will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic and the alternative routes available for public use are now accessible via harita.iletisim.gov.tr, made available by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications.
Organised by the Directorate of Communications with the aim of enhancing the visibility of the cultural heritage of Turkish cuisine at both national and international levels, strengthening Türkiye’s capacity for gastrodiplomacy and developing cooperation in the field of public diplomacy, the third event in the series entitled "Türkiye's Gastrodiplomacy Model: The Heritage Table" was held in Afyonkarahisar. Held on the basis of the understanding that Turkish cuisine is not merely a collection of dishes but also a repository of historical memory, cultural interaction, the tradition of sharing and civilisational heritage, the programme featured panels, workshops, cooking...
The Directorate of Communications organised a roundtable meeting entitled “Rethinking Regional Security in NATO: Resilience, Cooperation and the Türkiye–Bulgaria Nexus” in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, in collaboration with the think tank Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD). Ahead of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, which is due to take place in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026, the eleventh event in a series of programmes organised by the Directorate of Communications in the capitals of NATO member states, in collaboration with think tanks in the respective countries, was held on 25 June 2026 in Sofia, the capital of...