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Turkish TV networks to begin broadcasts in
Kurdish language
22.2.2006
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ANKARA - Two
Turkish television stations have been authorized to
begin broadcasting in Kurdish beginning next month,
television executives said Tuesday, in a move that
reflects the country's efforts to grant its minority
Kurd community increased rights.
The heads of Gun TV-Radio and Soz Radio-Television,
private stations which broadcast from Diyarbakir in
the majority Kurd-populated southeast, were invited
on Monday to the Turkish media control board (RTUK),
said Radio Gun program director Cemal Dogen.
"It was a very important meeting because for the
first time we have been officially invited by the
RTUK to talk about broadcasting conditions," said
Dogen.
The broadcast agreement came after several months of
negotiations.
The Kurdish language programming will most likely
begin on March 21, which is the Kurdish new year
also known as Newroz and the first day of spring.
The number of broadcast hours is still fairly
limited, with radio given five hours a week and
television four.
In 2004 Turkish state television broke taboos by
broadcasting the country's first Kurdish language
program in a move seen as complying with European
Union wishes ahead of membership talks with Turkey.
Turkey's Kurd population is estimated at between 10
and 15 million, out of a total population of around
70 million.
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channels to start in March"
Allowing broadcasts in
languages other than Turkish was one of the
requirements set by the
European Union.
ANKARA, Feb 20, - Turkey’s media watchdog has
announced that broadcasts in the Kurdish language
may commence in March on private radio and
television stations.
Previously, the only broadcasts in Kurdish was a
limited service on state media, introduced more than
one year ago.
However, following a meeting of the Supreme Board of
Radio and Television (RTUK) on Monday, it was
announced that owners of private broadcasters could
begin transmissions in Kurdish next month, after
completing the necessary documentation and being
granted permission.
Under existing Turkish legislation that came into
force late last year, only radio and television
networks with national coverage would be allowed to
broadcast in languages other than Turkish.
However, Monday’s announcement means that regional
stations will also be able to apply to broadcast in
Kurdish in their local areas
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