Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran met with Nayden Vladislavov Todorov, the Minister of Culture of Bulgaria, in İstanbul on the margins of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM Summit) 2026. In a post on his NSosyal account regarding the meeting, Duran said: "As part of our engagements on the second day of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM Summit), we held a meeting with Nayden Vladislavov Todorov, Minister of Culture of Bulgaria. During our meeting, we exchanged views on the role of cultural diplomacy in strategic communication, on strengthening cultural interaction between our countries, and on new opportunities...
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Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran met with Zahir Uddin Swapon, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting of Bangladesh, in İstanbul on the margins of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM Summit) 2026. In a post on his NSosyal account regarding the meeting, Duran said: "On the margins of the STRATCOM Summit 2026, we held a meeting with Zahir Uddin Swapon, Minister of Information and Broadcasting of Bangladesh. During our meeting, we addressed opportunities for mutual cooperation in the fields of media and communication, the accurate informing of the public, and the strengthening of communication networks on a global scale. Under...
Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Nadezhda Neynsky in İstanbul on the margins of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM Summit) 2026. In a post on his NSosyal account regarding the meeting, Duran said: "On the margins of the STRATCOM Summit 2026, we held a meeting with Nadezhda Neynsky, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. During our meeting, we addressed the communication aspect of Türkiye-Bulgaria relations, public diplomacy cooperation, and the accurate and effective communication of regional developments to the international public. We consider diplomacy and communication to be two vigorous...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential Council Chairman Denis Bećirović at Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Istanbul. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Vice President of the National Intelligence Academy (MIA) Hakkı Uygur spoke at the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM) 2026 in a panel titled “From Regional Tensions to Global Fractures: The Strategic Implications of the Iran War.” Uygur said that any discussion of Iran and U.S.–Iran relations must begin with 1953, noting that the military coup orchestrated by the United Kingdom and the United States in Iran during that period led to a deep-rooted sense of mistrust. He stated that the successful coup enabled Mohammad Reza Shah to rule the country with absolute power for 25 years, while also radicalising the Iranian...
Following the conclusion of the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM) 2026, the Presidency’s Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, made statements and responded to questions from journalists. In his statement, Head of Communications Duran said: ''We take pride in the successful conclusion of STRATCOM Summit 2026, following two days of intensive and fruitful panels. At the summit, a wide range of critical issues were addressed, from international security and strategic communication to diplomacy, global cooperation, international challenges and agendas. By sharing their views in light of current geopolitical developments, participants added a valuable perspective to the summit. The rapid changes across the...
Chief Advisor to the President on Foreign Policy and Security, Akif Çağatay Kılıç, participated as a speaker in the panel titled "Strategic Communication in the Age of Uncertainty: Crises and New Balances" at the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM), held under the theme "Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives and the Search for Order." Kılıç began his speech by congratulating Head of Communications Duran for organising the summit and responded to the panel moderator's question, "Is there more conflict today, or are we more connected?" by citing global communication issues. Kılıç noted that historically there...
Director of the National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) İbrahim Kalın delivered remarks at the session titled “A New Paradigm in Communication: Information, Power, and Narrative,” held within the framework of STRATCOM 2026, organised under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives, and Search for Order.” In his address, Kalın noted that since the pandemic, the world has been passing through multiple critical thresholds, crises, and ruptures. He underlined that the Russia–Ukraine war has entered its fifth year, with no clear outlook yet as to how it will conclude. He further stated that Israel’s attacks on Gaza,...
Haluk Görgün, Secretary of Turkish Defence Industries, delivered a speech at the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM), held under the theme “Disruption in the International System: Crises, Narratives, and Search for Order,” entitled “Shaping the Security Architecture of the Future: The Role of the Turkish Defence Industry.” In his speech, Haluk Görgün stated that information is now a weapon of war and that for this reason, the defence industry and strategic communication are no longer separate domains; they are both constitutive elements of the security architecture. Drawing attention to the fact that what sustains a frontline...