Turkish first lady hosts NATO leaders’ spouses in Ankara

First lady Emine Erdoğan hosted the spouses and partners of leaders attending the 36th NATO Summit in Ankara on Wednesday, calling for stronger safeguards for children in the digital world.

Erdoğan welcomed the guests at Çankaya Mansion, where they attended a roundtable titled “Children, Technology and Security: Protecting the Next Generation.”

Addressing the meeting, Erdoğan said child safety should not be treated as an additional setting on digital platforms, but as “the first principle of design.”

“The black box of algorithms must be opened, and technology companies must submit the social impact of their products to independent audit,” she said.