Organized by the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidential Administration, the two-day summit focused on how geopolitical conflicts, technological changes and crisis of confidence affect the global economy and governance system, Anadolu Agency reported.
Struggle over narratives
The forum was held under the theme “Fracture in the International System: crises, narratives and the search for order” and provided a platform for discussing not only the political but also the economic consequences of global turbulence. Participants noted that overlapping crises – from military conflicts to inflationary pressures and energy instability – are shaping a new economic reality in which information flows become a cost and risk factor.
According to the speakers’ assessments, the rise of misinformation and the use of artificial intelligence in the media environment directly affects financial markets, investment decisions and the sustainability of national economies. In this environment, strategic communications are becoming a tool for managing expectations – along with monetary and fiscal policy.
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz said the global system is facing a “permanent crisis” where security, economic, climate and migration factors intersect.
“Today, threats do not come with tanks but through manipulation,” emphasized Burhanettin Duran, head of Turkey’s Communications Authority.(Anadolu Ajansı).
Special attention was paid to Turkey’s role as a mediator and “hub” of global flows – both diplomatic and economic. Ankara, according to participants, seeks to use strategic communications to strengthen its position in the redistribution of global value chains and political influence.
At the end of the summit, the participants agreed that in the context of fragmentation of the global economy, the struggle for interpretation of events – from conflicts to macroeconomic decisions – is becoming no less important than the events themselves, forming a new architecture of global competition.
