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It was launched today, Friday, in the city Istanbul Activities of the Turkish TRT Channel Forum, with the slogan “Prosperity Together… Responsibilities, Measures and Solutions”, where the Gaza tragedy topped its agenda, in the presence of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan In his speech, by the way, he stressed the protection of journalists in Gaza.
The two-day forum, in its seventh edition this year, brings together a number of speakers, including internationally known academics, politicians, non-governmental bureaucrats, think tank experts, and journalists from different geographical regions of the world.
In addition to President Erdogan, the head of the Communications Department of the Turkish Presidency, Fakhruddin Altun, and the General Director of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), Mehmet Zahid Sobagi, participated in the opening session.
According to Sobaji, more than 150 speakers from all over the world are participating in the forum, noting that “Palestine is at the top of its agenda.”
In 9 sessions, the forum discusses many political and media issues, most notably “The Vision of Turkey’s Century… Turkey as an active element in building the world order,” “Israel’s war in Gaza… The humanitarian crisis and the prospects for peace,” and “The return of geopolitics… Competitions.” And restoring alliances in the new century.
Among the media issues discussed by the forum are government media in the digital world, in addition to reshaping the global economy, and artificial intelligence that knows everything: creative potential or a devastating disaster?
It also discusses the issue of “working towards effective multilateralism” at the United Nations, “empowering humanity… addressing social crises and inequality,” and “the link between food security, water and energy.”
Gaza is present
The ongoing human tragedy in the Gaza Strip since last October 7, and the accompanying developments and continuing Israeli attacks on civilians, were present in the halls and activities of the forum, where a number of attendees wore the Palestinian keffiyeh, as an expression of their solidarity with the Palestinians and the residents of Gaza in particular.
This interest was evident in the speakers’ words, as they emphasized the extent of the human tragedy in the Strip.
At the opening session, the organizers also showed a video clip about the suffering of Palestinian children during the war, to highlight the extent of pain and destruction in the Strip.
Media gangs
In his speech at the opening of the forum, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked, “Where are the famous Western newspapers regarding what is happening in Gaza?” He considered that what he described as “global media gangs” condone the brutality against the people of Gaza, and are trying to give legitimacy to committing massacres against journalists. Under the pretext that they are from the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation).
He pointed out that Israel did not only kill women and children, but also killed media professionals, pointing out that more than 70 media professionals were killed in the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a devastating Israeli war for more than two months.
Erdogan stressed that “directed media poses a threat to people’s awareness, as well as a threat to democracy.”
He added, “I appeal to the media to act based on reason, conscience, and conscience, not lies and fallacies.”
He stressed that the press, especially the free press that does not rent its pen and screen to global powers, has become an indispensable need for democracies.
Erdogan pointed out that “neither the Holocaust nor the rejection of anti-Semitism justify silence about Israeli crimes.”
He concluded, “If we cannot prevent Israel’s brutality, no one anywhere in the world will feel safe.”
Misinformation campaigns
For his part, the head of the Communications Department of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Fakhruddin Altun, said that the media has turned “in the era of the unknown in which we live” into an essential element in international politics and an important factor in national security.
Altun stressed that Turkey did not surrender to what he described as “misinformation campaigns” during the past ten years, but rather sent strong messages to the international media and public opinion.
Alton touched on the developments in Gaza, saying, “Thank God we exposed hundreds of Israel’s lies at the national and international levels, and instead provided the real information.”
It is noteworthy that the TRT Forum in Istanbul began for the first time in 2017, and included more than 8,500 guests and 651 speakers from many countries over a period of 6 years. It also included 30 protocol letters, 52 open sessions and 59 round-table meetings.
