Sunday, December 28, 2008

First Kurdology institute to open in Marxist Academy

First Kurdology institute to open in Marxist Academy

The country's first Kurdology institute will be opened by the newly established Nazım Hikmet Marxist Sciences Academy. Nazım Hikmet Marxist Sciences Academy, established last week for the study of Marxist thought, will offer courses focusing on eight main areas including philosophy, political economy, the history of communism, law and women rights.
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Kurds herald launch of Turkey's first official Kurdish language station - International Herald Tribune

Kurds herald launch of Turkey's first official Kurdish language station - International Herald Tribune
ISTANBUL: The launch of Turkey's first Kurdish language channel by the state broadcaster Jan. 1 is being heralded as a long overdue step toward improving the rights of the country's minority Kurds.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008

World Bulletin [ Ruling party says TV channel meets needs of Turkey's Kurds ]

World Bulletin [ Ruling party says TV channel meets needs of Turkey's Kurds ]
The launch of Turkey's first Kurdish language channel by the state broadcaster on Jan. 1 is being heralded as a long overdue step towards improving the rights of the country's minority Kurds.
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Turkey takes step forward with Kurdish TV channel | World | Reuters

Turkey takes step forward with Kurdish TV channel World Reuters
By Daren Butler
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The launch of Turkey's first Kurdish language channel by the state broadcaster on Jan. 1 is being heralded as a long overdue step towards improving the rights of the country's minority Kurds.
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Turkey to launch Kurdish TV to take on rebels - International Herald Tribune

Turkey to launch Kurdish TV to take on rebels - International Herald Tribune
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey will launch its first 24-hour television channel broadcasting in the once-banned Kurdish language next week in an apparent attempt to cut support for Kurdish rebels fighting for autonomy in the country's southeast.
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State television begins Kurdish test broadcasts

State television begins Kurdish test broadcasts
ISTANBUL - The head of the Diyarbakır Chamber of Trade and Industry, Mehmet Kaya, agrees that TRT’s new channel is important, as such mediums can allow the language and culture of a people to develop. He says the TRT’s belated efforts on Kurdish TV are welcome, but argues that it need to be supported by scientific measures to promote Kurdish
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Turkey gears up for Kurdish-language TV

Turkey gears up for Kurdish-language TV
Kurdish, a language banned in the country until the early 1990s, marking a fresh milestone in Ankara's fence-mending efforts towards the restive Kurdish community.
The new station, which will be Channel Six of the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), will broadcast round the clock in Kurdish "without imposing the state ideology while offering comprehensive informational programmes," according to TRT director Ibrahim Sahin. FOR MORE clik Turkey gears up for Kurdish-language TV

Monday, December 22, 2008

Parliament says Kurdish ’unknown’

Parliament says Kurdish ’unknown’

Whatever efforts Parliament has made on strengthening Kurdish culture, the prevailing mentality has been exposed in an official record that referred to a Kurdish greeting as, "A statement made in an unknown language." for more see Parliament says Kurdish ’unknown’



Turkey ups a gear for Kurd television channel

Turkey ups a gear for Kurd television channel


DTP fury at records: Kurdish as an "unknown language"

DTP fury at records


TRT to launch Kurdish-language broadcast

Makfax vesnik : TRT to launch Kurdish-language broadcast