Member states of the Organization of Turkic States will strengthen cooperation in the media sector against the spread of disinformation and false news in the age of artificial intelligence.
Ömer Kocaman, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization of Turkic States, assessed the outcomes of the 8th meeting of ministers and senior officials responsible for media and information, held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
New programs being prepared for media cooperation
Kocaman said digital development and artificial intelligence were among the main agenda items of the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States held this year in Turkistan, Kazakhstan. He said various programs and projects had begun to be prepared in this context.

Noting that digital development and artificial intelligence affect almost every field, from transportation to media, Kocaman said the meeting addressed how cooperation suited to the age of artificial intelligence could be developed in the media sector.
“Artificial intelligence brings various challenges along with numerous opportunities. We may face more complex and organized forms of false news and disinformation. We evaluated how we can strengthen interaction in these areas and how we can benefit from one another’s capabilities.”
2027 action plan adopted
The meeting adopted a 2027 action plan containing programs and projects to be implemented in the media sector in response to the new challenges of the age of artificial intelligence. Kocaman said the initiatives included in the plan would be implemented in 2027.
Kocaman said Türkiye had proposed establishing an interaction network among broadcasters and media outlets, adding that the member states of the Organization of Turkic States had welcomed the initiative.

Media cooperation to be discussed at Ankara summit
Kocaman announced that media cooperation would be one of the key agenda items of the Organization of Turkic States summit, which will be held in Ankara this year under the theme “Turkic Era: Unity in Language, Thought and Action.” The outcomes of the Astana meeting will be presented to the leaders of the member states at the summit.
Kocaman said the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications of Türkiye would hold a dialogue forum as part of the summit, adding that representatives from the media sector of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States, as well as executives of media organizations and relevant institutions, were expected to attend.
The possibility of inviting representatives from other friendly and brotherly countries to the forum was also being considered. Kocaman said the forum would contribute to evaluating the organization’s work, sharing experience in the media sector and promoting the organization’s programs and projects to the international public.