Directorate of Communications

In Turkey, the Directorate of Communications (Turkish: İletişim Başkanlığı) was established with the Presidential Decree No. 14, published in the Official Gazette No. 30488 dated 24 July 2018.[1] It replaced the now-defunct Press, Publishing and Information General Management (Basın-Yayın ve Enformasyon Genel Müdürlüğü) and is affiliated with the Office of the President of Turkey. Among its duties are directing the country's foreign promotion activities, and managing promotional efforts of the state.

Directorate of Communications
İletişim Başkanlığı
Agency overview
Formed24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)
Preceding agency
  • Basın-Yayın ve Enformasyon Genel Müdürlüğü
Agency executive
Parent departmentOffice of the President of Turkey
Websiteiletisim.gov.tr

With its main objective aimed towards "strengthening the Turkish brand", the directorate undertakes actions on behalf of the public to offer a qualified representation of Turkey in both national and international level.

List of presidents

Name Tenure started Tenure ended
1 Fahrettin Altun 24 July 2018 Incumbent

References

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