The second session of the "Synthetic Media and Information Security Workshop," organised by the Directorate of Communications and titled "Information Security and Strategic Communication," was held.
The session was moderated by journalist and writer Nil Gülsüm Gül, who stated that information security is not merely a technical issue but also a critical component of social stability and national security.
Speaking at the session, Head of National Cyber Incident Response Centre Mahmut Esat Yıldırım said,
"The target of a cyberattack is the information environment. If the public is not accurately informed, attackers may create an atmosphere of panic."
In his speech, Head of the Anti-Cybercrime Department of the General Directorate of Security Salih Gözüm stated that, with the transformation of digital media into synthetic media, they are now facing a process that was expected ten years down the line.
Head of the Department of Strategic Communication and Crisis Management of the Presidency's Directorate of Communications Assoc. Prof. Bora Bayraktar said in his speech, "Constant communication between the state and the nation is one of the critical factors in times of crisis. Türkiye's Communication Model contributes to this."
The final speaker of the session was the artificial intelligence programme
YZ/CIB/2018-1. The AI program said, "Information presented to the public by AIs using low-quality and biased data poses accountability risks. Information should be obtained from fact-checked sources."