The head of the Turkish Presidency's Communication Department, Fahrettin Altun, said that journalists should not abandon the principle of supporting the ethics of the media and the press with the aim of combating disinformation.
"It is only possible to implement society's right to receive complete information through accurate journalism," Altun said on Tuesday in a panel discussion entitled "Accurate Journalism in Exceptional Times in the Context of Media Ethics" in the Turkish capital, Ankara. He continued, “Accuracy is an indispensable value in terms of media ethics and journalism ethics.
He added that it is "necessary" to adhere to ethical values in journalism since the flow of information and news has increased in today's world.
He continued, "In the post-truth era in which we live, digitization has caused a significant decline in mass communication processes, in addition to the opportunities it provides."
On the impact of disinformation, Altun said, "Today, disinformation appears as a threat to individual, social and national security more and more every day."
Altun stressed that Turkey was one of the countries most exposed to misinformation in the international arena, saying, "We know very well that the antidote to lies, distortion, and misinformation is the truth."
The Turkish official stated that combating disinformation is a "national duty," noting that Anadolu Agency and the Turkish TRT network play an important role in this regard.
Altun emphasized that "Truth is a concept that forms the basis of media ethics. Whether it takes place in traditional or digital media, the only goal of journalism should be truth."
4 candidates for the presidential race in Türkiye
The head of the Supreme Election Commission in Turkey, Ahmet Yener, announced that it was decided to accept the candidacy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the head of the Republican People's Party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the Homeland Party, Muharram Ince, and the candidate of the "Ata" Sinan Ogan coalition, for the presidency.
The head of the Supreme Election Commission in Turkey, Ahmet Yener, announced that it was decided to accept the candidacy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the head of the Republican People's Party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the Homeland Party, Muharram Ince, and the candidate of the "Ata" Sinan Ogan coalition, for the presidency.
Yener said, during a press conference held on Monday at the authority's headquarters, that the period for submitting candidate papers, which began on March 22 to run for the presidential and parliamentary elections, ended on Monday at 8:00 pm local time.
According to the timetable of the Supreme Elections Committee, the appeal process is scheduled to begin with the publication of the list of provisional presidential candidates in the Official Gazette tomorrow, Wednesday. The final list of presidential candidates will be published in the Official Gazette on March 31.
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