The World Decolonization Forum began Monday with prominent international scholars and experts convening in Istanbul to examine the legacy of colonialism and its impact on today's global crises.
The forum, organized by the Istanbul-based Institute Social, brought together participants to discuss the historical roots of contemporary global challenges and the enduring effects of colonialism.
Held under the theme "Decolonizing Knowledge Production and Circulation," the forum will address issues including occupation policies, technological transformations, algorithmic and data colonialism, as well as inequalities in education and culture.
Dr. Esra Albayrak, chair of the NÛN Foundation for Education and Culture and a member of the forum’s scientific committee, delivered a keynote speech at the forum and emphasized that the burden of decolonization lay on the shoulders of humanity.
"We have to tackle this on three levels. One of them is the epistemic level. We have to rewrite knowledge from our own perspective. The history of the United States was written by colonizers. If the history of Palestine is told from the perspective of those who lived there a century ago, the thesis of Clash of Civilizations will collapse," she said.
