President of the World Health Tourism Council, MP Dr. Ahmet Savaşan, in his message published on the occasion of July 11 Press Day, said, “I congratulate the Press Day of the loyal employees of the Turkish Cypriot press.”.

President of the World Health Tourism Council, MP Dr. Ahmet Savaşan, In the message he published on the occasion of Press Day, he emphasized that the understanding and habits of journalism have changed in the TRNC in parallel with the world with the effect of the developing technologies and the information and communication age we live in since Saded, which entered our lives as the first newspaper in Turkish Cypriot history on July 11, 1889.

“Noting that the discourse ”The Press is the Common Voice of the Nation" best explains the mission of the press in terms of enlightening the society Ahmet Savaşan, He stated that the Turkish Cypriot press has successfully fulfilled its duty of being the eyes, ears and voice of the nation in every period of history and contributing to the right of the public to receive information within the understanding of principled and impartial journalism.

“NEWS HAS BECOME AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY WITHOUT INTERRUPTION...”

Stating that the information age has changed every sector, Savaşan emphasized that the age we are in has also affected the journalism sector with its reader/viewer/listener habits. Savaşan said, “News is no longer just written, visual or audio, but has become a combination of all these, which the reader or viewer can access quickly and easily from anywhere without paying any fee, constantly updated and presented continuously 24 hours a day with different tools.”.

“THE INFORMATION FIELD MUST BE SUPERVISED”

Pointing out that the correct implementation of the Press Labor Law is extremely important Ahmet Savaşan, Savaşan emphasized the need to systematize the journalism-news relationship in accordance with the conditions of the new age, without compromising the principles of adherence to ethical rules and accuracy, which are the most important and fundamental features of the journalism profession, when we think in the context of the internet - social media - social networking sites. Savaşan also pointed out the importance of supervising the information field.

“I WISH THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICES TO OUR PEOPLE BY REMAINING LOYAL TO ETHICAL VALUES”

Ahmet Savaşan At the end of his message, he said “I congratulate the Press Day of the loyal employees of the Turkish Cypriot Press with my most sincere wishes and wish them to continue their services to our people with the awareness of the importance of the duty they undertake to enlighten the society, in a fair, transparent, impartial, public interest-oriented manner and most importantly, within the framework of democratic principles, by adhering to the ethical values required by the press profession.”.