Pakistan, Turkiye agree on joint PTV-TRT broadcasts

ISTANBUL (APP): Pakistan and Turkiye have agreed to collaborate on joint broadcasts between PTV and Turkish state broadcaster TRT, including the telecast of Turkish dramas in Pakistan.

According to APP, Federal Minister of Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture Attaullah Tarar met Turkish Presidency’s Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun on Saturday and discussed strengthening cooperation in the media sector, promoting public diplomacy and eliminating Islamophobia.

They also discussed measures to counter disinformation and misinformation, exchanged media delegations, and prepared joint productions.

Both sides agreed to telecast Turkish dramas like Ertugrul Ghazi in Pakistan, including a joint broadcast of PTV and Turkish state TV “TRT.”

Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Turkish Directorate of Communications also agreed to form a working group and appoint focal persons from both sides.

Also Read: PM Shehbaz Sharif advises President to summon joint session

The minister said that Pakistan and Turkiye have historical and fraternal relations and that there are vast possibilities for cooperation in the field of media.

Tarar said public relations would be more stable with enhanced media cooperation between the two countries.

Cooperation and joint ventures in the field of entertainment and tourism were also discussed in the meeting.

By preparing joint productions between Pakistan and Turkiye, the cultural exchanges between both countries will be enhanced, Attaullah Tarar said, adding, “We have to make the young generation aware of the historical relationship between Pakistan and Turkiye”.

The minister invited Professor Fahrettin Altun to visit Pakistan, who expressed a keen interest in the development of media in Pakistan.

He said Turkish drama Ertugrul Ghazi gained great popularity in Pakistan and Pakistani artists and musicians were very popular in Turkiye. Media cooperation in both countries will help in the fight against Islamophobia and misinformation, he remarked.

The minister thanked Prof Altun for the coverage of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in Turkish media.