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Post by Vizier of Oz on Mar 25, 2009 3:36:21 GMT -5
Armenian radio on the way 22 March 2009 ANKARA - Radio stations in Armenian and Kurdish languages on the state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, or TRT, network will start broadcasting within two or three months, the Anatolia news agency reported over the weekend. In addition to radio stations, TRT will also launch television broadcasts in different languages. TRT first aims to start its Arabic broadcast with Middle East countries as the target audience. TRT is also working on a Persian TV station, which is expected to start broadcasting next year. In cooperation with local TV channels, TRT will broadcast news in English over TRT Anadolu. The broadcast of the news channel will be launched next year. Tarým TV (Agriculture TV), which will mostly broadcast programs about agriculture and stockbreeding, is also among TRT’s projects. TRT’s new TV station, TRT Avaz, started to broadcast in 27 countries in the Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia late Saturday. "TRT Avaz will enable our communication in the region," said President Abdullah Gül, who attended the premiere. TRT Avaz aims to increase Turkey’s recognition and efficiency in the region and cooperation in the Turkish world. During the premiere, Turkish pop star Tarkan and artists from Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan gave concerts. www.hurriyet.de/haberler/daily-news/299290/armenian-radio-on-the-way
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Post by Vizier of Oz on Mar 25, 2009 3:48:00 GMT -5
A Kurdish renaissanceThursday 08 January 2009 Turkey is gradually moving to lift a 1980s ban on the Kurdish language. TRT6, the first state-run 24-hour television channel to be broadcast solely in Kurdish, is a symbol of this change in attitude. Reportages Thursday 08 January 2009 By Assia Shihab (text) / Assia Shihab (video) React (1) Print On January 1, Turkey launched it first 24-hour state-run television station in Kurdish. The channel, called TRT6, marks a change in policy in a country where speaking Kurdish was banned after the 1980 military coup. Slowly, this ban is being lifted, in part thanks to pressure from the European Union. Omer Avci heads the TRT6 studio where foreign movies are dubbed into Kurdish. "For years, we, as Kurds, couldn't speak our own language, only at home or between us. So having TV programmes in Kurdish is really new for us. People still can't believe it! “ Besides dubbing movies, this company produces all kinds of documentaries about Kurdish culture; a culture which is common to at least 12 million people in Turkey but which was scarcely visible on Turkish TV screens and in the media. Ahmet Sel, producer and journalist, details the channel's purpose: "We try to provide the viewers with answers and we try to throw light on issues people are often scarcely informed about. We have programmes dealing with health, economy but also cultural programs... programmes that hadn't been done so far!" In the meantime, Kurdish language has no legal status, it is not taught in schools and its use is strictly controlled. In this Kurdish cultural center in Istanbul, people are suspicious of this channel. Many see its launch as a political manoeuvre by the government: "15 years ago the state wouldn't acknowledge the concept of Kurds, we did not exist for Turkey, so this channel is important. But we all know that local elections will be held in two months, so if the government created this channel with the only aim of gaining Kurdish votes, than it is being dishonest" This is not the view held by Ahmet Sel: "People can say whatever they like, the most important thing is what was achieved. Today there is a Kurdish public television, and this is a huge step, not only for Turkish media but also for Turkish democracy! " The government says that TRT6 will open the door to 24-hour independent TV broadcast in Kurdish. In the meantime, Kurdish viewers can for the first time enjoy viewing Hollywood productions in their native tongue. www.france24.com/en/20090108-turkey-kurdish-language-media-trt6-television-change
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Post by hellboy87 on Mar 26, 2009 9:31:32 GMT -5
well hopefully the Kurds will develop............with all these goodies given to them now
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Post by chalkedon on Mar 26, 2009 9:44:18 GMT -5
geezus...after you wipe out the population of the first, you give a radio.
After you oppress the population of the second..you give a tv
What will you give us Greeks ? a freakin telephone ?
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Post by monsterofsouli on Mar 26, 2009 15:43:35 GMT -5
This is crap and this is definitely no favor. The Turks are giving nothing that should not be an inalienable right of the Armenians and Kurds (and Greeks).
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Post by meltdown711 on Mar 26, 2009 17:47:49 GMT -5
Im sure the radio will use their new found privileges to attack Turkey and its open way of thinking regarding its minorities. Gavurs are never satiated.
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Post by monsterofsouli on Mar 26, 2009 20:56:44 GMT -5
^^^^ Okay TurkAlbanian lapdog. Remove your lips from the Turkish rear end.
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Post by Vizier of Oz on Mar 27, 2009 1:39:50 GMT -5
geezus...after you wipe out the population of the first, you give a radio. After you oppress the population of the second..you give a tv What will you give us Greeks ? a freakin telephone ? A slap on the neck. ;D
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