Türkiye's Cevdet Yılmaz calls for stronger Turkic media ties against disinformation

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz said Friday that Türkiye aims to strengthen the Turkic world's resilience against disinformation and increase its international visibility through closer media cooperation. Speaking at the Turkic World Dialogue Forum, organized by Türkiye's Communications Directorate, he spoke as Ankara prepared to assume the rotating chairmanship of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). The forum was held alongside the 13th OTS Summit in Ankara.

Yılmaz highlighted cooperation in strategic communication, digital transformation and cultural integration. He cited regular meetings of media and information ministers, the Media Coordination Committee and the Union of Turkic News Agencies, established in 2023. He also welcomed guidelines for using the 34-letter Common Turkic Alphabet, adopted in Astana in June, as an important step toward linguistic and cultural ties.

Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran stressed the need for high-quality digital content in Turkic languages so that artificial intelligence systems reflect the region's own perspectives. Turkish lawmaker Fuat Oktay said the Turkic world has a population of about 250 million, an economy exceeding $2.5 trillion and foreign trade approaching $1 trillion.