Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran as the new head of the Presidential Communications Directorate.
Duran replaces Fahrettin Altun, who was named a member of the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye. Altun, who held the post since 2018.
He was appointed as a member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policies Council in October 2018 and as deputy foreign minister in May 2024.
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