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“We endeavor to strengthen our healthcare infrastructure through our investments and incentives”

Speaking at the 12th Turkish Medical World Congress and TÜSEB Aziz Sancar Science, Service and Incentive Awards Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: “We endeavor to strengthen our healthcare infrastructure through our investments, supports and incentives. Especially, with domestic production model in health, instead of importing our medical equipment and devices, we produce them ourselves.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the 12th Turkish Medical World Congress and TÜSEB Aziz Sancar Science, Service and Incentive Awards Ceremony in Istanbul. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

First Day of Turkic World Dialogue Forum concludes

The Turkic World Dialogue Forum, organised by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, was held in Ankara on the margins of the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), hosted by Türkiye. The Forum, held in Ankara on 30 October under the theme “From Ideas to Dialogue, Onwards”, began with opening remarks by Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye Dr Cevdet Yılmaz and Head of Communications Prof. Burhanettin Duran. More than 40 speakers from OTS member and observer states, as well as various countries around the world, participated in the panel discussions and roundtable meetings held on...

MİT Director Kalın speaks at Turkic World Dialogue Forum

İbrahim Kalın, Director of the National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), spoke at a special session entitled “The Turkic World and the Vision of the Future from a Civilisational Perspective”, organised by the Directorate of Communications as part of the Turkic World Dialogue Forum. Speaking at the special session moderated by Prof. Kılıç Buğra Kanat, Member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council, Kalın stated that the three main pillars of thought that had united the ancient Turkic lands of Central Asia and carried their legacy into the present were statecraft, unity in language and thought,...

TİKA President Eren addresses panel on “From a Common History to a Common Future: TİKA’s Development Vision in the Turkic World”

The President of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), Abdullah Eren, delivered a presentation entitled “From a Common History to a Common Future: TİKA’s Development Vision in the Turkic World” at the “Turkic World Dialogue Forum”, organised by the Directorate of Communications. Speaking at the Turkic World Dialogue Forum, Eren said that, since gaining independence, the Turkic states have made significant progress in strengthening political stability, enhancing economic resilience, and developing institutional structures. Presenting data on the economic development of the countries of the Turkic world, Eren noted that per capita national income in Azerbaijan and...

President Erdoğan receives Azerbaijani FM Bayramov

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Ceyhun Bayramov on the sidelines of the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States at the Presidential Complex. Source: Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye

Head of Communications Duran’s statement on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Türkiye

Presidency's Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, shared a post on his NSosyal account regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s official visit to Türkiye on 31 October 2026. In his post, Head of Communications Duran stated the following: “President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine will pay a working visit to Türkiye on 31 October 2026 at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the talks to be held in İstanbul, the leaders will discuss the potential steps to further enhance bilateral cooperation between Türkiye and Ukraine, as well as regional and international developments, with a particular emphasis on the...

Head of Communications Duran comments on Turkic World Dialogue Forum held under theme “From Ideas to Dialogue, Onwards”

Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran shared his reflections on the Turkic World Dialogue Forum, held under the theme “From Ideas to Dialogue, Onwards” as part of the 13th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States, in a post on his NSosyal account. Head of Communications Duran also noted: “At the opening of the Turkic World Dialogue Forum, which we organised in Ankara as the Directorate of Communications under the theme ‘From Ideas to Dialogue, Onwards’ as part of the 13th Summit of the Organisation of Turkic States, we discussed the shared history of the Turkic world, cooperation in the field...

Chair of GNAT Foreign Affairs Committee Fuat Oktay speaks at Panel on “Parliamentary Diplomacy for Regional Stability and Unity: The TÜRKPA Perspective”

Fuat Oktay, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) and AK Party Member of Parliament for Ankara, spoke at the panel entitled “Parliamentary Diplomacy for Regional Stability and Unity: The TÜRKPA Perspective”, held as part of the Turkic World Dialogue Forum organised by the Directorate of Communications. During the panel's opening address, Oktay, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, remarked that the Turkic world must determine its own future and liberate itself from the influence of others as much as possible. Describing the...