Distinguished
Ambassadors and Members of the Diplomatic Corps,

Ladies
and Gentlemen,

• It is my
  honor to participate in the 5^th
  World Media Summit and on this occasion to visit the beautiful city of
  Guangzhou for the first time.

• Türkiye, throughout
  history has been an integral part of
  Asia’s historic and cultural spheres. Today, in terms of cultural, economic and
  political relations, Türkiye continues to be the gateway between Asia and
  Europe.

• By taking
  its unique location at the crossroads of
  three continents, Asia, Europe and Africa, Türkiye prioritizes increased
  connectivity and economic cooperation.

• In this vein, in 2010, we put forth the Middle
  Corridor initiative.
• This
  Corridor starts
  from Türkiye, crosses the Caucasus, the Caspian Sea, the Central Asian
  Republics and finally reaches China.
• Similarly,
  in 2019, we announced the “Asia Anew
  Initiative” with a view to enhance
  our relations with the Asian countries in all spheres on the basis of
  common interests and objectives.

• Under the
  scope of these two initiatives, Türkiye aims to build a strong connection
  between the most western and most eastern ends of the Asian continent.

• We hope that these initiatives will enable the countries of Asia to
  enhance win-win cooperation in
  political, socio-cultural and economic dimensions.

• We also
  believe that they will contribute to the efforts for ensuring peace, stability and sustainable development
  in our region and beyond.

Dear guests,

• The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),
  proposed by His Excellency President Xi Jinping a decade ago; also embraces the historic trend of economic
  globalization and addresses countries’ development needs for development
  and modernization.

• Türkiye supports this important Initiative from the very beginning.

The Belt and Road Initiative,
together with the Middle Corridor
and Asia Anew initiatives show that
both Türkiye and China, as two great civilizations, clearly understand the significance
of multidimensional connectivity in today’s world.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would like to point out that, with the rapid development of mass
communication technologies, media and
online resources have become indispensable components of connectivity. As some of the speakers have
already pointed out yesterday, social media has evolved into a source of
news and information.

• However, it also has turned into a
  platform for disinformation activities including spreading biased and often
  false information. New technologies such as generative AI can exacerbate
  the situation and serve as a tool for those looking to distort facts and
  engage in disinformation.

• Unfortunately,
  we continue to observe that certain
  third parties’ media organs may distort the wordings and images when
  broadcasting news about an event or a country. My country suffered too much
  from such distortion. This observation also
  concerns China to some extent.

• A very
  recent example of the biased and false
  reporting is the coverage of certain western media organs of the ongoing crisis in Palestine.

• It has
  been nearly two months since the clashes began. And the bleeding wound in Gaza has reached an irreversible stage.

• A
  nation is under the threat of being
  completely annihilated.

• We
  highly appreciate the valuable efforts
  displayed by China to bring this catastrophic situation to an end,
  especially during their Security Council
  Presidency.
• Like
  China, Türkiye continues its diplomatic
  initiatives for the immediate cessation of hostilities between the two
  sides.

• We also render every effort to ensure unrestricted humanitarian aid is delivered to Gaza.

• We
  believe that a just and lasting peace in the Palestine issue will only be
  realized by the implementation of a
  two-state solution.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

• At this
  point, I must underscore the power of
  the media during such a crisis.

• Media is
  indeed one of the most effective tool and source for understanding the real dynamics of complex crisis, as the
  one in Gaza.

• As long as
  the international community has access to unbiased and real time information,
  they will exert greater pressure for
  upholding peace.

• Nevertheless,
  faced with such a grave suffering,
  media should always follow the moral
  compass of humanity. In
  today's environment of rampant disinformation, ethical journalism has
  become more important than ever.Because when someone loses their
  moral compass, they will be obliged to wander
  in uncharted waters.

Dear Guests,

• To better
  understand and obtain unhindered information about each other, it is important
  to use our own media channels and
  encourage cooperation among them.

• This will help
  dispel myths and misconceptions,
  counteract propaganda and prevent
  the spread of false information.

• It will also
  shatter the biased echo chambers
  that sometimes trap wider audiences.

• We are pleased to have established such a
  partnership with China.

• To name some
  examples;
  • Türkiye’s
    mainstream news channel NTV and China
    Media Group have already worked together on several occasions.
  • CRI, which is part of China Media Group, has a radio
    channel in Türkiye since a decade.
  • Our national broadcaster TRT and national news agency Anadolu Agency have
    representatives in Beijing. They provide information about China from its
    source to the Turkish public.

• It would be
  mutually beneficial to forge closer cooperation
  between these Turkish media corporations and their Chinese counterparts, such as Xinhua news agency, CCTV, CGTN as
  well as media organs at local level.

• I have no
  doubt that a new phase of cooperation in the media domain will further enhance
  the strong historical and people to
  people bonds between our countries.

• And our journey of joint development will
  enable greater prosperity to us all!

Thank you!