In a recent press release, TRT (Turkish Radio and Television) announced that its Director General, Professor Mehmet Zahid Sobaci, has been elected President of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) for a period of three years.
The ABU is the world’s largest broadcasting union. It has 246 members from 65 countries and serves 3.5 billion viewers, more than half of the world’s population.
TRT has been a member of the Board of Trustees – the executive body of the ABU – for eight terms. The Turkish broadcaster also participates in various committees and working groups, including the Planning and Strategy Group, Radio Working Group, Digital Media Working Group, Programme Office, Technical Committee and Technical Office.
Professor Sobacı will lead the Union with three vice-presidents: Yan Chengsheng, Director General of the International Cooperation Department of NRTA (China); Shri Sunil, Additional General Manager and Head of International Relations, Prasar Bharati (India); and Inoue Tatsuhiko, Executive Vice President of NHK (Japan).
Mehmet Zahid Sobacı will assume his role as ABU Chairman for the first time in May 2024 during the 117th Biannual Meeting of the Board of Directors, which will be hosted by Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation MTV Channel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
