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Director of Communications Altun addresses TRT World Forum 2022

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "As indicated by our President, the Century of Türkiye vision heralds a transformation not only for our country but also for our region and the world. We intend to spread democracy, development, peace, and prosperity throughout the world, beginning with our region and country. Our ambition is lofty, but so is our capacity to achieve it." Presidency's Director of Communications Altun spoke at the opening ceremony of the sixth edition of the TRT World Forum, which was held this year at the Hilton İstanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Centre under the theme "Mapping...

President Erdoğan sends video message to Turkuvaz Media Group’s “Türkiye 2023 Summit”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remarked, "God willing, the results of the measures will have broken the back of inflation by the beginning of next year." President Erdoğan delivered a video message to the Türkiye 2023 Summit and Money Talks organised by Turkuvaz Media Group in İstanbul. President Erdoğan, wishing the summit would yield auspicious results, congratulated Turkuvaz Media Group on this event attended by many distinguished figures and thanked all participants whose ideas, presentations, and evaluations contributed to the summit's content. President Erdoğan stated that the world has been enduring a painful period for the past...

President Erdoğan attends 28th General Assembly of TİSK

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 28th General Assembly of the Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK). “I thank everyone, who served within the TİSK since its establishment, for their contributions to Türkiye’s development and growth,” President Erdoğan said. “WE WORKED TO DEVELOP POLICIES WHICH TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE SENSITIVITIES OF ALL SEGMENTS” Noting that when the dialogue between the employers and employees are not strong, and their relations are not conducted in a healthy manner, facing social unrest becomes inevitable, President Erdoğan said: “We are a country that suffered...

Presidents of Türkiye and Azerbaijan address “Fraternal Fist” exercise participants

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan extended their respective military personnel on the successful conclusion of the "Fraternal Fist" Azerbaijan-Türkiye Joint Exercise. Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov and the command echelon of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attended the "Distinguished Observer Day" activities of the "Fraternal Fist" Azerbaijan-Türkiye Joint Exercise along with the Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar and his accompanying delegation. At the conclusion of the exercise, Ministers Akar and Hasanov met with the participating personnel. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called in to address the personnel President Erdo...

Director of Communications Altun speaks at the “Teoman Duralı Symposium”

Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that the late Professor Teoman Duralı was the wealth of the Turkish intellectual and cultural world and said, "We want to know more about him, and we want Türkiye and the entire world to know about him." Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun attended the "Teoman Duralı: A Philosopher in Pursuit of Kutadgu Bilig - International Philosophy-Science Symposium on the First Anniversary of His Passing " held at the Directorate of Communications Conference Hall. Director of Communications Altun stated that the Presidency's Directorate of Communications was greatly honoured to organise this symposium in memory...

Directorate of Communications releases Disinformation Bulletin for November 28 - December 4, 2022

The Disinformation Bulletin, published by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications covering November 28-December 4, featured the "fake news of the week" under seven headings. The bulletin drew attention to the claim titled "Türkiye warned foreign embassies against security threats" and stated that London-based news agency Reuters "added a new one to its fake news about Türkiye with anonymous sources." The bulletin said, "Three western European embassies and a major international organisation said they had been warned by Turkish authorities about possible security threats and asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue," Reuters reported, and...

Directorate of Communications celebrates World Turkish Coffee Day with a Greek post

The Presidency’s Directorate of Communications shared a post in Greek on December 5, World Turkish Coffee Day.   The post shared on the Twitter account of the Directorate of Communications includes, "We are savouring the Turkish coffee that our ancient civilisation delivers to the entire world, combining it with Anatolian wisdom and boiling it in a pot that represents our hearts while being confident that we will never forget it. Today, we celebrate December 5, World Turkish Coffee Day."   A video in Greek with English subtitles was also posted, detailing how coffee from Yemen and Ethiopia arrived in Istanbul in 1453.

Director of Communications Altun shares post on “World Turkish Coffee Day”

Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun shared a post that featured a video on his social media account on the occasion of "December 5, World Turkish Coffee Day". In his post, Director of Communications Altun said, "Today is World Turkish Coffee Day. Turkish coffee, which was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2013, is one of the unique elements of our culture with its distinct brewing method, presentation and taste, and continues to strengthen friendships all over the world. Enjoy." The video points out that every day dozens of varieties of coffee are brewed around the world, and...

Director of Communications Altun: Prejudices are one of the most fundamental elements of inaccurate and incomplete representations of women in the media

Presidency's Director of Communications noted that the more power women have in the media, and the more accurately women are represented in the content of publications, the more opportunity we have to achieve a fairer social order, and said, "We must work together for this. At this point, we are determined to do our part," in his address at the panel titled "Being a Woman in Media" held at AAtölye at the Anadolu Agency General Directorate, Stating that the point is women's employment and the improvement of working conditions in the media sector and the representation of women in...