Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan don praise dia state broadcaster, TRT, as one kain example of responsible journalism and cultural influence during im speech for di TRT World Forum 2025.

As im dey talk to media professionals and international guests on Friday, Erdogan highlight di plenty work wey TRT dey do. E talk say dem get 17 television channels, 17 radio stations, digital apps, cinema films, documentaries, and news platforms wey dey for different foreign languages.

E mention say TRT World and TRT Arabi, plus dia digital news services wey dey for di world most spoken languages, dey do internet and radio broadcast for 41 languages and dialects, wey dey reach more than half of di world population.

"TRT dey represent our country well well," na wetin Erdogan talk. "For this time wey manipulation don turn normal for media, TRT dey expand di foundation of responsible broadcasting. For di time wey truth dey sacrificed for perception, dem dey give billions of people reality-based alternative."

Erdogan still talk about how TRT dey lead for di television drama sector. E point out say Turkish series dey get billions of viewers for di whole world. TRT-produced dramas dey show for over 110 countries and for more than 50 languages, wey dey help people from different regions learn Turkish and understand Türkiye history, culture, and national values.

TRT dey promote family-oriented content

As e dey talk about society matter, Erdogan warn about di threat wey dey face di family institution. "Everybody sabi say di family dey under serious attack," na wetin e talk. "Distorted relationships, deviant trends, and unions wey no respect human nature dey promoted through digital platforms. Social media dey add fire to dis wahala. Di family institution, wey na man and woman, dey like say dem wan scatter am."

E criticise how dem dey make "all forms of immorality" look normal in di name of freedom. E talk say people dey expose dia private life just to get likes without shame.

Erdogan call for more focus on productions wey go promote nationhood over individualism, solidarity over selfishness, and real connections over virtual ones – make dem dey prioritise human and humane values.

E praise TRT efforts to promote family-oriented, clean content for both traditional and digital platforms. "I dey appreciate TRT drive to spread clean, family-focused programming," na wetin e talk.

Di annual TRT World Forum dey bring policymakers, academics, and media professionals from di whole world together to discuss di big challenges wey di world dey face. Dis year, dem focus on morality, justice, and reform for di global order.