ANKARA, Turkey, Nov 07, 2023 (BSS) - The "24th Term War Journalism Training" has started on Monday here with the participation of 25 journalists from 15 different countries including Bangladesh.

Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkish Police Academy and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) jointly organized the two-week course, which aims to train newsmen for covering wars, disasters, and other extraordinary situations.

To mark the commencement of the new training program, an opening ceremony was held at the Anadolu headquarters here.

In the event, AA News Academy Director Alptekin Cihangir Isbilir, Police Academy Deputy Director Fatih Inal, TIKA Training Project Coordinator Mustafa Hasim Polat spoke with the presence of other officials from different agencies.

In his speech, Isbilir said that journalists' role is not just to document the incident of wars and conflicts but also to raise early warning mechanisms before they happen, prevent conflicts, and minimize civilian casualties.

Highlighting the escalation of conflicts and extraordinary situations worldwide day by day, he pointed out that 46 journalists, including four women, were killed in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The Police academy deputy director also enunciated the training program.

TIKA coordinator presented "what is propaganda and what is news", advising the trainees to focus on reporting the truth and be the voice of the truth in the face of propaganda.

After the speeches, a souvenir photograph was taken to mark the training program.