Directorate of Communications

Fahrettin Altun, Director of Communications Directorate. Photo: Communications Directorate's Facebook Account

"This is not the first time that Reuters, an apparatus of perception operations and systematic manipulation targeting Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey, publishes misleading and fake news," Altun wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as "Turkiye," with the U.N. late on June 1 accepting the demand.

The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird, turkey, and some negative connotations that are associated with it.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over phone, the country's Directorate of Communications said on Feb. 21.

The two leaders discussed steps to improve Turkey-Iran cooperation in economy, transportation, security, and other areas.

Erdoğan also reiterated the will to boost Turkey-Iran relations.

Turkey's Defense Industry Executive Committee on Dec. 2 stressed that the technology-oriented and research-and-development-based defense industry policies would continue gaining speed.

The conquest of Istanbul was celebrated on May 29, 567 years after Fatih Sultan Mehmet gained victory in Istanbul, with a special program in Hagia Sophia.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism organized "Conquest Feast in Hagia Sophia" in coordination with the Turkish Presidency Directorate of Communications as part of celebrations throughout the day.

Turkey's president and the head of NATO on May 14 discussed via telephone the novel coronavirus and steps to take in the post-pandemic period, according to a statement by Ankara's presidential Directorate of Communications.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Jens Stoltenberg also discussed the latest developments in Syria and Libya.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss Syria and Libya, an official statement said on Dec. 29.

According to the statement issued by Turkey's Directorate of Communications, the two leaders also addressed the bilateral relations and regional developments.

Seven foreigners described Turkey in their own languages in a video titled "Turkey's Expats," prepared by the Directorate of Communications.