Turkish adviser lauds Anadolu Agency training programs

Dilara Zengin, Anadolu Agency

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Hatice Karahan, senior economic adviser to Turkish president, calls Anadolu Agency programs 'productive diplomacy works'

The training programs of Anadolu Agency for foreign journalists show Turkey's depth and strengthen academic standards in foreign countries, Assoc. Prof. Hatice Karahan, who is a senior economic adviser to the Turkish president, told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.

Karahan called the programs "productive diplomacy works" after she gave a lesson in “Economy and Finance Journalism Training”, which had been jointly organized by the Anadolu Agency News Academy and Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency.

"Economy and finance training is important to prove that Turkey is a leading country in this area, and it also strengthens public diplomacy [JB emphasis]," she said.

She said participants not only get to learn in detail about economy and finance, but they also found an opportunity to reflect on Turkish economy’s truer and more objective picture.

"Trainees were keen to increase their knowledge of economy and finance; their attitude was positive as lessons proceeded; this is a success of Anadolu Agency News Academy," she said.

A total of 25 journalists from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia, Mongolia, and Tajikistan were trained under the scope of Economy and Finance Journalism Training program by Anadolu Agency's editors and experts from Turkey's Central Bank, Turkish Statistical Institute, Economy Ministry, and Science, Industry, and Technology Ministry.

Lessons on technology’s effect on financial markets, news sources, writing news methods, photography, and graphic were given in Russian and Turkish.

The program will continue until Friday, at the end of which participants will receive certificates.

Anadolu Agency organizes training programs in several journalism areas such as war, photo, corporation, diplomacy, energy and international.