Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran shared a message on his NSosyal account regarding President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's phone call with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of the Government of National Unity of Libya. In his post, Head of Communications Duran noted: "President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of the Government of National Unity of Libya. During the call, President Erdoğan expressed his condolences and deep sorrow over the loss of lives due to the crash of the aircraft carrying Libya's Chief of General Staff, General Mohammed al-Haddad, and his...
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The Presidency's Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran issued a statement regarding the crash of the private jet carrying Libya’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed Al Haddad, four members of his delegation, and three crew members. Head of Communications Duran made the following statement on his NSosyal account: ''On December 23, 2025, a private jet departed Esenboğa Airport at 20:17, carrying Libya's Chief of General Staff Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, four members of his delegation, and three crew members. At 20:33, the aircraft declared an emergency due to an electrical malfunction, notified the air traffic control centre, and requested...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon. The leaders discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Lebanon, as well as regional issues. Underlining that Türkiye has always defended Lebanon's stability and sovereignty, President Erdoğan highlighted the two countries' great potential in the spheres of trade and investment. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye always stands ready to participate in international mechanisms to support Lebanon's security. President Erdoğan also voiced that Türkiye expects a stance from Lebanon that protects the Turkish Cypriots' rights and interests. Noting that Türkiye...
Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran shared a post on his social media account regarding Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech at an event in West Jerusalem, which was also attended by Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and Greek Cypriot leader Christodoulides. In his post Head of Communications Duran stated; "It is ironic for Israeli leaders to speak about imperialistic ambitions of others in this region while they have just committed one of the worst genocides in history. Israel has been a destabilizing force and their long-standing hysteria about Türkiye’s power and influence is simply comical. Under President...
The article titled "Cooperation between Türkiye and South Korea in Building a Fair International Order," penned by the Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, was published in Korean and English in Aju Kyungie, one of South Korea's leading media outlets. The article emphasised that at a time when power balances are being reshaped, the conventional international order is entering a phase of disintegration, and normative values are being eroded, the global system has been drawn into a multi-layered environment of uncertainty. It was noted that intensifying geopolitical competition, asymmetric risks stemming from technological transformation, and problems in energy and...
Speaking at 2025 TÜBA and TÜBİTAK Awards Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “We support all our youth, who learn, teach, produce and seek to contribute to our country, with our National Space Program, National and International Outstanding Researchers Programs as well as our scholarship, internship, training and workshop programs at different levels.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the Awards Ceremony of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) in Ankara. “We support all our youth, who learn, teach, produce and...
The article titled “Cooperation between Türkiye and the Republic of Korea in Building a Fair International Order”, authored by the Presidency's Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran, was published in Korean and English by one of the Republic of Korea’s leading media outlets, Aju Gyeongje. At a time when power balances are being reshaped, the conventional international order is entering a phase of disintegration, and normative values are being eroded, the global system has been drawn into a multi-layered environment of uncertainty. In this age of uncertainty, multidimensional issues, such as intensifying geopolitical competition, asymmetric risks stemming from technological...
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of off-shore platforms, President Erdoğan said: “We manage all the processes, from research and development works to design, from software to mass production, with our indigenous and national resources. Today, we are the world’s biggest 11th country in defense industry exports.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at a ceremony for the commissioning, flag-raising and first steel-cutting ceremony of off-shore platforms at Istanbul Shipyard Command. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Presidency’s Head of Communications of the Republic of Türkiye, Prof. Burhanettin Duran, held bilateral and delegation-level meetings with senior officials from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus during their visit to Türkiye within the scope of the Turkic States Forum on Combating Disinformation. Within this framework, Head of Communications Duran met with Ahmet Ismayilov, Executive Director of the Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Kanat Iskakov, Vice Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Marat Tagaev, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz...