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NEW HEAD FOR GOVERNMENT COMMS AS ALTUN OUSTED
Media, Internet and Culture Jul 11, 2025

NEW HEAD FOR GOVERNMENT COMMS AS ALTUN OUSTED

After shaping Turkey’s Pravda-style media landscape as head of the Directorate of Communications since 2018, Fahrettin Altun has been appointed chair of the Human Rights and Equality Institution, a move that looks like a demotion.Deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran replaces Altun.

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