Cevdet Yılmaz's Warning to Youth on Digital Technology and Social Media

Serdar HocamAuthor & Editor

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz stated that while young people should gain digital competencies, they must be careful not to become asocial, noting that social media isolates people.

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Cevdet Yılmaz: "Sosyal medya aslında asosyal medya"

Addressing young people at a university opening program he attended in Konya, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz stated that social media has a structure that isolates people and detaches them from society.

University Program in Konya

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz came to Konya and met with participants at the Necmettin Erbakan University Academic Year opening program. He made important statements at the program held in the Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education Conference Hall.

Social Media and Asocial Life

Emphasizing that young people need to become proficient in digital technologies, especially artificial intelligence, Cevdet Yılmaz drew attention to the fact that social media isolates people. Yılmaz stated that social media actually harbors an asocial structure.

Higher Education and Specialization

Touching upon higher education policies in his speech, Yılmaz stated that they embrace differentiated and specialized university models rather than duplicate institutions. He drew attention to Turkey's educational investments.

Emphasis on Internships and Technology

Stating that they attach importance to strategic technology human resource programs, Yılmaz advised young people to focus on internship and application programs. At the end of the program, Rector Prof. Dr. Cem Zorlu presented Yılmaz with a painting.