TRT World Forum to be held in Istanbul in October

ISTANBUL

TRT World Forum will be held in Istanbul on Oct. 3-4 with the theme "Envisioning Peace and Security in a Fragmented World", according to a statement on Tuesday.

TRT said the forum will host more than 600 leading politicians, business people, academics, activists, journalists, opinion leaders, intellectuals and policy makers.

It added that global issues will be discussed at the two-day forum.

TRT Director General Ibrahim Eren said the forum was held for the first time last year and later accepted as one of the most prestigious and high profile meetings in the region.

Reporting by Zeynep Rakipoglu:Writing by Fatih Hafiz Mehmet