ISTANBUL, Türkiye, October 17. New formats of cooperation are crucial for solving the problems facing the media, Alexandru Giboi, Secretary General of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA), said at the head office of Demirören Holding in Istanbul, TurkicWorld reports.
He spoke at the presentation ceremony of the www.dhapress.com portal, which is a joint project of Trend News Agency and the Turkish authoritative Demirören News Agency (DHA).
"The world is changing so fast that not everyone always has answers to what is happening. Therefore, partnerships and cooperation are necessary to find solutions. Due to the current moment of uncertainty in the media industry, which is brought on by a number of causes, it is even more crucial. Working together, the media can find a solution to this issue," Giboi said.
The presentation of the www.dhapress.com portal, a joint project of Trend News Agency and influential Turkish news agency Demirören (DHA), was held at the headquarters of Demiroren Holding in Istanbul.
The news stream in Azerbaijani is one of the portal's distinctive features. Azerbaijani news will be presented in Azerbaijani language for the first time in the Turkish media industry.
The www.dhapress.com project is implemented within the framework of the initiative to create a Joint Azerbaijani-Turkish Media Platform put forward by Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The presentation ceremony was attended by Narmina Mustafayeva, Consul General of Azerbaijan in Istanbul; Jalal Korkut, Director General of Demirören News Agency; Ilgar Huseynov, Director General of Trend News Agency; Ahmad Ismayilov, Executive Director of Azerbaijan Media Development Agency; Ismet Sattarov, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Audiovisual Council; Sevil Mikayilova, Member of the Azerbaijani Parliament; Rashad Mejid, Head of the Azerbaijan Press Council; officials and public figures of Türkiye and Azerbaijan; representatives of business circles of the two countries; and leading local and foreign media accredited in Türkiye.
