The International Strategic Communication Summit (Stratcom Summit '23), organised for the third time this year by the Directorate of Communications, was held in Istanbul on November 24–25. This year, the Summit was organised under the theme "Global Response to Hybrid Threats: Stability, Security, Solidarity" and President Erdoğan addressed the participants via video message. The summit, which began with the opening remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and the Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, was also attended by Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations, via video message. The Summit hosted prominent figures such as...
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The panel on "New Areas of Conflict, Crises, and Risks in the 21st Century" was held as part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (Stratcom Summit'23), which the Directorate of Communications organised in Istanbul. Dr. Maria Saifuddin Effendi from Peace and Conflict Studies of the Pakistan National Defence University, Jovana Radosavljevic, Executive Director of the Kosovo New Social Initiative, Dr. Daria Isachenko, Türkiye/CATS Associate from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber, Senior Fellow from the Atlantic Council Türkiye, delivered speeches at the panel moderated by Klaus Jürgens, Director of Economyfirst...
As part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (Stratcom Summit'23), which our Directorate organised in Istanbul, the panel titled "Reality Through the Lens of Truth: Unveiling Humanitarian Crises and Conflicts" was held. Valeria Giannotta (PhD), the Director of Observatory on Türkiye of CeSPI, moderated the panel and Saadet Oruç, Chief Advisor to the President of Türkiye; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Vasilisa Stepanenko; TRT World international news anchor and correspondent Jaffar Hasnain; and researcher Rena Netjes spoke at the panel. Saadet Oruç began her speech by stating that Israel attacked more than 64 Palestinian journalists in Gaza during their efforts to...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon at Dolmabahçe Office in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/150311/president-erdogan-meets-with-lebanese-pm-mikati-
Addressing an event on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, President Erdoğan said: “As the state, we have made the elimination of violence against women our basic policy. Accordingly, we founded the Ministry of Family and Social Services in 2011. Closely following, frankly supporting and, when necessary, getting personally involved in the works of the Ministry, we have demonstrated that we stand with women.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at an event held in Istanbul on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. President Erdoğan noted that numerous events...
As part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (Stratcom Summit'23), which our Directorate organised in Istanbul, the panel on "Communicative Complexities in Hybrid Crises" was held. The panel was moderated by Prof. Timothy Sellnow from the University of Central Florida, and the speakers on the panel included Dr. Deanna Sellnow from the same university, Prof. Marc D. David from the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, Dr. Steven Venette from the University of Southern Mississippi, and Dr. Corina Daba Buzoianu from the Romanian National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. Prof. Deanna Sellnow from Central Florida University explained what was learned...
As part of the International Strategic Communication Summit (Stratcom Summit'23), which our Directorate organised in Istanbul, the panel on "New Fronts to Hybrid Threats" was held. Moderator Jordan Morgan, Director of Programmes at Forward Thinking, led a panel discussion featuring David F. J. Campbell, Associate Professor for Comparative Political Science at the University of Vienna; Toshiya Hoshino, Professor at Osaka University's Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP); Roden Hoxha, Executive Director at the Albanian Centre for Quality Journalism (ACQJ); and Karim Elgendy, Senior Fellow at Chatham House. Morgan argued that the "deliberate spread of misinformation" is one of the...
The International Strategic Communication Summit (Stratcom Summit'23), held in Istanbul by our Directorate, featured an address by the Minister of Information of Lebanon, Ziad Makary. Minister Makary emphasised how Türkiye's media legacy "sets a global precedent" for innovation and collaboration. Makary elaborated on the fundamental components of the strategy devised by the Ministry of Information of Lebanon to counter disinformation, stating that it threatens the very fabric of communities and social cohesion. Makary said that the Ministry's strategy seeks to "mitigate the public's exposure to fake news and diminish its adverse impacts", in addition to promoting a culture of...
In a video message sent to the 9th World Halal Summit and the 10th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Halal Expo, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan underlined that they will make sure that the halal sector attains the status that it merits in Türkiye. President Erdoğan welcomed the participants and wished that the summit and the expo would be auspicious for the countries and the Islamic world. Stating that he believes that the discussions to be held during the summit will open new horizons for companies, institutions and consumers in the halal sector, which is getting gradually stronger,...