Global Public Diplomacy Network-GPDNet was founded by public and cultural institutions of nine countries (Philippines, Sweden, Korea, Taiwan, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Singapore and Turkey) including Yunus Emre Enstitü, in Seoul capital of South Korea in 2014. The number of countries reached to 10 as Hungary joined the network. GPDNet was established with the aim of enabling the knowledge exchange in theoretical and practical fields and making bilateral or multilateral projects between cultural and public diplomacy institutions across the world on October 23^rd 2014, as institute representatives signed “Global Public Diplomacy Institutions Memorandum of Understanding”.

Ongoing Operations concerning Our GPDNet Term Presidency

Yunus Emre Enstitüsü was appointed as 2016-2019 term president of Global Public Diplomacy Network in Third General Assembly organised in Poland on June 24-25 2016. Global Public Diplomacy Network aims to ensure the healthy development of global public regarding interest of humanity through public diplomacy and cultural diplomacy it incorporates, and establish an efficient communication platform based on exchange of know-how and experience, where concerned institutions and organisations of countries working in this area. The primary goal was determined as expanding the network by participation of other countries and representatives by way of designing bilateral and multilateral projects in this respect.

The fourth Global Public Diplomacy Network General Meeting will be hosted by our Enstitü in Istanbul in 2017. Represented by Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, Turkey is a founding and permanent member of the network works towards a sustainable global expansion and development, and aims to gather all similar institutions and organisations worldwide which carry out public and cultural diplomacy activities and ensure them to create a shared platform by way of experience exchange.

Current member country and organisations of the network: Poland, Adam Mickiewicz Institute (IAM), Turkey, Yunus Emre Enstitüsü (YEE), Taiwan, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCK), South Korea, Korea Foundation (KF), Philippines, National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Singapore, Singapore International Foundation (SIF), Sweden, Swedish Institute (SI), Hungary, Balassi Institute (BI), Nigeria, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Portugal, Camoes Institute (IC).