The IV Global Media Forum held in Shusha since July 13 has been in the spotlight of Turkish media. Leading newspapers and news platforms of the brotherly country widely covered the forum, President Ilham Aliyev's speech, as well as the restoration and construction works carried out in Karabakh.
Modern.az reports that journalists working in various Turkish media organizations highly appreciated the organization of the forum in their reports and impression articles prepared from Shusha.
Cabbar Şıktaş, founder and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Yeşil Iğdır" published in Iğdır, evaluated the IV Shusha Global Media Forum as "an international media platform organized with high professionalism" in his article. He particularly drew attention to President Ilham Aliyev's question-and-answer session, which lasted for nearly three hours, and called the head of state's detailed answers to questions from journalists from various countries without any notes one of the most memorable moments of the forum.
Cabbar Şıktaş also emphasized that he made his fourth visit to Shusha, noting that the large-scale restoration and construction projects carried out in the city and in Karabakh in general amazed him with each visit.
The publication presented President Ilham Aliyev's speech at the forum with the headline "Aliyev: 'We are stronger together' message." The article widely conveyed to readers the head of state's open answers to questions from international media representatives, his views on Turkey-Azerbaijan relations, the Zangazur corridor, the Russia-Ukraine war, and regional processes. The publication also evaluated the forum's bringing together nearly 160 journalists and media representatives from 53 countries as an important platform created by Azerbaijan for international media dialogue.
The Turkish newspaper "Pusula", operating in Erzurum, also presented the Shusha Forum to a wide readership. The material prepared by the publication highlighted the main discussion topics of the forum, the importance of media diplomacy, the fight against disinformation, and international information cooperation issues.
The newspaper also specifically emphasized the session attended by President Ilham Aliyev within the framework of the forum, noting that the open dialogue with international media representatives was one of the most striking parts of the event.
The materials published in the Turkish media also specifically emphasize that Shusha has become an important platform for international media dialogue, and that foreign journalists' on-site monitoring of the reconstruction works carried out in Karabakh contributes to the formation of an objective perception of Azerbaijan.
It should be noted that nearly 160 media representatives, experts, and officials from 53 countries of the world are participating in the IV Shusha Global Media Forum on the topic "The Mission of Media in Promoting Peace: Restoring Truth and Rebuilding Trust."
