"100 Years Later: The Great War" International Panel Held

Bahçeşehir University Center for Civilization Studies (MEDAM) and TRT World Television held an international event on the First World War, its effects and its aftermath.

The program "100 Years Later: The Great War", held in English in a panel format, was attended by Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın and TRT General Manager İbrahim Eren, as well as Bahçeşehir University Board of Trustees Chairman Enver Yücel as host.

"TÜRKİYE HAS NEITHER EXPLOITED NOR BEEN EXPLOITED"

In his speech, Bahçeşehir University Board of Trustees Chairman Enver Yücel said that the Turks lost many things in the First World War but did not lose their honor.

Noting that colonial states have clearly not given up their colonial mindset, Yücel said: "Türkiye has neither been exploited nor exploited others. Coming from such a culture, we have to be different with our civilization and culture. We will develop, we will grow as Türkiye, but we will not forget these things, nor let them be forgotten. We serve more than 150,000 students across Türkiye. We give this and documentaries like this to our children from a very early age, and we attach importance to learning and teaching them."

"WHAT MATTERS IN BROADCASTING IS WHAT IS NOT TOLD"

Taking the podium, TRT General Manager İbrahim Eren pointed out that what matters in broadcasting is not what is told but what is not told, and said that countries generally prefer to tell historical events from their own perspective.

"HISTORY ALLOWS US TO BUILD TODAY BY UNDERSTANDING YESTERDAY"

Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın, one of the program's guests, also took the podium and gave a speech.

Saying "History makes it possible to build today and tomorrow by understanding yesterday," Kalın highlighted how important history is for the future with the words: "We can build our future by knowing our stories and not forgetting them."

After the speeches, the program continued with a Q&A session and the session was then closed. At the closing, Bahçeşehir University Board of Trustees Chairman Enver Yücel presented gifts to Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın and TRT General Manager İbrahim Eren.

The aim of the international program was to examine and discuss the effects and consequences of the First World War and their reflections on the present day.