The Panel on “Invisible Walls: Diverse and New Layers of Digital Inequalities in Algorithmic Culture” will take place on 22 October 2026 at Mehmet Akif Ersoy Conference Hall. The opening will begin at 09:30.
During the panel, digital inequalities will be addressed through the lenses of new media use and trust in information by older adults, representation and access in the context of disability, artificial intelligence ethics in scientific research, global power dynamics, and the platform ecosystem in Turkey.
Date: 22 October 2026
Opening: 09:30
Venue: Mehmet Akif Ersoy Conference Hall

Presentations
9.30 Openning Speeches Prof. Dr. Uğur Sadioğlu – Dean Faculty of Communication
            Prof. Dr. Serhat Kaymas- Department Chair of Radio Tv and Cinema

“Information Ecologies of Older Adults: Media Repertoires, Architectures of Trust and Infodemic Practices During COVID-19”
Prof. Mutlu Binark — Hacettepe University
Prof. Özgür Arun — Akdeniz University
Assoc. Prof. Duygu Özsoy Taylan — Mersin University
Dr. Beren Kandemir — Çankaya University
“Disability from the Physical World to Digital Environments: An Examination of Representation, Access and User Experiences”
Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Yasemin Özkan Berksun — Çukurova University
“The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Research”
Prof. Zeynep Özarslan — Çukurova University
“Which Artificial Intelligence? Politics, Culture and Global Power Asymmetries”
Assoc. Prof. Erman Demir — Başkent University
Asst. Prof. Serra Sezgin — Ankara Bilim University
Prof. Mutlu Binark — Hacettepe University
“The Platform Ecosystem in Türkiye: Debating Digital Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty”
Assoc. Prof. Sevda Ünal — Çukurova University
Moderator: Prof. Mutlu Binark

Panel coordinators: Prof. Dr. Mutlu Binark and Research Assistant Toygar Ercan