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....
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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...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications will host a panel entitled “From Roots to Horizons: The Story of Türkiye’s Rising Defence Industry” tomorrow in Ankara. The panel “From Roots to Horizons: The Story of Türkiye’s Rising Defence Industry” will take place on August 29, 2025, at the Conference Hall of our Directorate, commencing at 10:00 a.m.
At the Türkiye Pavilion of EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, held in Osaka, Japan, the Panel on the “101st Anniversary of Türkiye–Japan Relations” took place with the participation of a large local and foreign audience, as well as journalists, NGO representatives, and government officials. The panel was moderated by Prof. Kılıç Buğra Kanat, Member of the Security and Foreign Policies Council of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and Director of SETA Washington. The speakers included former Japanese Ambassadors to Ankara Nobuaki Tanaka and Yutaka Yokoi, along with Prof. Nobuo Misawa from Toyo University. During...
Applications are now available for the "Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media" competition, which will be held for the tenth time this year. Written or filmed works by foreign journalists showcasing various aspects of Kazakhstan will be evaluated. In this competition, open to foreign media organizations, freelance journalists, online media workers, and bloggers, informational, analytical, cultural, entertainment, documentary, and other materials about Kazakhstan issued between 1 August 2024-1 August 2025 will be evaluated. All publications other than Kazakh, Russian, and English must be submitted with a translation into one of the aforementioned languages. Written materials are expected to be limited to 300...
The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications has officially joined Next Sosyal, Türkiye’s national and domestically developed social media platform. Click here to access accurate information quickly and reliably.
A panel titled "July 15 Through the Eyes of Witnesses: A Night to Remember" was organised by the Directorate of Communications. The final panel, "July 15 Through the Eyes of Witnesses: A Night to Remember," was moderated by Hüseyin Arslan, Research Assistant from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University. During the panel, July 15 veterans Safiye Başpınar Bayat, Üzeyir Civan, and witness Taha Koyuncu shared their experiences that night. July 15 Veteran Safiye Başpınar Bayat said, "July 15 is a symbol of a struggle, a stance and a defence. As a...
Our Directorate organised a panel titled "The Legal Process of July 15th". In the panel moderated by Cem Duran Uzun, Lecturer at Ankara Medipol University Faculty of Law, July 15th Association Chairman of the Board İsmail Hakkı Turunç, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University International Relations Department Faculty Member Assoc. Prof Şuay Nilhan Açıkalın and July 15 Coup Trials Platform Chair Avukat Mehmet Alagöz participated as speakers. In his recollection of the events that transpired on the night of July 15th, İsmail Hakkı Turunç stated, "They harboured aspirations to conclude these treasons in the country and fragment the country...
The Directorate of Communications organised a panel titled "Democracy Watch: Türkiye After July 15." The panel, which was moderated by TRT Haber Anchor Oya Eren, included Prof. Murat Yeşiltaş of Ankara Social Sciences University's Department of International Relations, Prof. Atilla Yayla of İstanbul Medipol University's Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Prof. Özden Zeynep Oktav of İstanbul Medeniyet University, and journalist Halime Kökce. Prof. Yeşiltaş stated that Türkiye emerged as a country capable of rebuilding its security depth after July 15. Stating that the change in the national security strategy was shaped by the steps taken...