The “Women, Society and the Future Panel” was held at the Conference Hall of the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications. The panel began with opening remarks from Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran. The panel was moderated by Prof. Emine Sare Aydın, a faculty member of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Istanbul Ticaret University. Speaking at the panel, Prof. Aydın emphasised that the issue of women cannot be confined solely to debates on equality, stating, “The issue of women is not merely a matter of equality. It is also a matter of justice and equity;...
Announcements & Activities
The “Women, Society and the Future” Panel will be organised by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications. The panel will begin at 10:15 on 9 March 2026 at the Conference Hall of the Directorate of Communications. Please click to register for the panel.
March 18th Martyrs’ Day Commemoration and Gallipoli Naval Victory Ceremonies (18 March 2026, Çanakkale) 1. GENERAL INFORMATION The ceremonies to mark Martyrs' Day Commemoration and Gallipoli Naval Victory Ceremonies will take place on March 18, 2026 in Çanakkale. 2. ACCREDITATION Members of the press who wish to cover the ceremonies should apply for accreditation, by uploading the required documents to the system from the address http://akreditasyon.iletisim.gov.tr, no later than 12 March 2026, 3 pm. a. Members of the national press who do not carry a press card are required to upload a letter of authorization from their media organization (letter headed, officially signed by an...
The Presidency's Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled "Memory and Truth: 28 February and Disinformation" in the Directorate's Conference Hall. The panel began with opening remarks by Prof. Burhanettin Duran, the Presidency's Head of Communications. Moderated by Prof. Nebi Miş, the General Coordinator of SETA, the session titled "28 February: Perceptions and Realities" was concluded with contributions from Leyla Şahin Usta, the Ankara MP; Yasin Şamlı, Head of the Istanbul No. 2 Bar Association, Attorney; and Okan Müderrisoğlu, the Ankara Representative of Sabah Newspaper. Furthermore, Head of Communications Duran shared a post on his NSosyal account regarding the "Memory and...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will organise the panel entitled “Memory and Truth: 28 February and Disinformation.” The panel will commence at 10:30 a.m. on 2 March 2026 at the Conference Hall of our Directorate. Please click here to register for the panel.
The Directorate of Communications hosted a panel titled “Türkiye’s Role as a Peacekeeper in Conflict Zones from a Media Perspective” in Ankara. The panel was moderated by Kasım İleri, Head of the Strategic Communications and Crisis Management Department at the Directorate of Communications. Among the speakers were TRT Deputy Director General Ahmet Görmez; Anadolu Agency (AA) Foreign News Coordinator Ogün Duru; and journalists Mete Çubukçu, İbrahim Nassır, Ghida Fakhry and Rena Netjes. Deputy Director General of TRT Görmez stated that nearly 300 of his colleagues have been martyred in Gaza by Israel to...
The Presidency's Directorate of Communications organised a panel entitled “Panel on Türkiye–Somalia Relations Amid Global Transformation” in Ankara on 25 February 2026. During the panel, political, economic and strategic transformations unfolding at the global level were addressed, and the current state of relations between Türkiye and Somalia, their future outlook and potential areas of cooperation were comprehensively evaluated. The panel provided an opportunity to exchange views on further enhancing diplomatic, economic and humanitarian ties between the two countries. The event, which commenced with a video screening, featured opening remarks delivered by Prof. Burhanettin Duran, the Presidency's Head of...
A panel will be held by the Directorate of Communications on 25 February 2026 at the Presidency's Directorate of Communications Conference Hall in Ankara to discuss the current state of Türkiye–Somalia relations and to comprehensively explore potential areas for future collaboration. The panel will address the current state of cooperation, the historical context of bilateral relations, and the future of the relationship from a strategic perspective. Türkiye–Somalia relations have been consistently enhancing within the framework of deep-rooted political solidarity and a multidimensional partnership model. The bilateral relationship, revitalised by Türkiye’s humanitarian assistance to Somalia in 2011,...
Members of the press who wish to cover the Constitutional Referendum to be held in Kazakhstan on 15 March 2026 are required to complete their accreditation applications by 10 March 2026, in accordance with the information provided on the website below. Accreditation Application Link: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/1164655?lang=en Respectfully announced.