TRT Haber to chair ABU News Group
Mr. Ahmet Görmez, the news coordinator of TRT Haber, has been elected Chair of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) News Group. His success follows the election of TRT Director General Prof. Mehmet Zahid Sobacı as the President of ABU in November 2023.
Mr. Görmez was unanimously elected Chair of the ABU News Group during the annual meeting of the group held in Bangkok. Representatives from Japan's NHK and Australia's ABC were elected for the vice-chair positions.
Serving more than half of the world’s population as the biggest global broadcasting union, the ABU has 240 members in 65 countries. Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT) is Full Member of the union since 1964.
TRT will host the 61st ABU General Assembly and Associated Meetings in October 2024 in İstanbul, which is poised to become a landmark event that celebrates the 60th anniversary of both the ABU and TRT.
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