Politics · Turkey · 22 hrs ago
Erdoğan warns that technology power brokers are targeting young people
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at an event marking the 75th anniversary of the İlim Yayma Cemiyeti in Istanbul.
He warned that powerful figures in the technology industry, whom he called “tech oligarchs,” want to shape the future according to their interests.
Erdoğan said young people are a target, as technology and artificial intelligence increasingly affect daily life.
He also pointed to recent incidents in schools, saying they showed the threat posed by ideas he associated with these technology elites.
He called for young people to be protected and educated to use technology while keeping their national and moral values.
He described young people connected with the TEKNOFEST technology festival and the İlim Yayma Cemiyeti as a key source of confidence.
He said raising young people takes time and effort, and that the goal is to help them learn, think and create without losing their sense of responsibility and humanity.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that technology power brokers he called “techno-oligarchs” are targeting young people.
He said artificial intelligence and technology are reshaping life and that these figures want to shape the future according to their interests.
Erdoğan linked recent troubling incidents at schools to what he described as the harmful influence of this mindset.
He said young people should be protected and that the “TEKNOFEST generation” would be the country’s strongest safeguard.
He urged young people to embrace new technology without losing their national identity and values.
- Who
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke about technology power brokers and young people.
- What
- Erdoğan warned that “techno-oligarchs” are targeting young people and said they should be protected from their influence.
- When
- October 10, 2026, according to Dünya; Sabah published its report on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- The İlim Yayma Cemiyeti 75th Year gathering at the Istanbul Congress Center.
- Why
- Erdoğan said technology and artificial intelligence are changing life, while technology power brokers seek to shape the future according to their own interests.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tekno oligarkların hedef kitlesi de gençlerimiz oluyor.
En büyük güvencemiz Teknofest gençliği olacaktır
Erdoğan spoke at the İlim Yayma Cemiyeti 75th Year gathering in Istanbul.
Sabah published its report on Erdoğan’s warning about technology power brokers targeting young people.
- Speaker
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Event
- İlim Yayma Cemiyeti 75th Year gathering
- Venue
- Istanbul Congress Center
- Technology concern
- Erdoğan referred to artificial intelligence and the growing influence of technology.
- Proposed safeguard
- The “TEKNOFEST generation
Sources
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