TRT Şeş a sign of the state’s self-confidence

TRT Şeş a sign of the state’s self-confidence

Turkey's New Kurdish TV Hopes To Win Hearts And Minds - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2009

Turkey's New Kurdish TV Hopes To Win Hearts And Minds - Radio Free Europe
The opening ceremony of TRT-6, Turkey's first Kurdish-language channel
January 02, 2009
By Abubakar Siddique
The state-run Turkish Radio and Television's (TRT) new Kurdish-language channel, TRT-6, went on the air with an image of the Turkish flag being hoisted to the sound of the country's national anthem on January 1. Earlier the same day, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Edrogan became the first Turkish leader to speak Kurdish publicly when he said, "May TRT-6 be beneficial."Back in 2004, TRT began a weekly 30-minute Kurdish broadcast. The move was widely seen as a response to European Union pressure to strengthen the rights of the Kurdish minority.

Turkey plans to start Kurdish language education in universities

Turkey plans to start Kurdish language education in universities
Department of Kurdish language and letters would be established in two leading universities in Turkey, the chairman of the Higher Board of Education (YOK) said on Thursday.
The board considers the of opening Kurdish language departments in two leading universities in Ankara and Istanbul, Yusuf Ziya Ozcan said at the opening ceremony of TRT-6, Turkey's first Kurdish broadcaster.
Turkey's state-run radio and television network TRT's new TV channel, TRT 6, started broadcasting officially on Thursday. The first program was broadcasted from Ankara's "Ari Studio".
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Publication date: 12/31/2008; 4:54:00 AM GMT.Demonstrators, holding Turkish flags and placards, shout slogans as they attend a rally against a state-run television channel in Kurdish language in front of the Turkish Radio - Television Corporation in Ankara on December 31, 2008. Turkey will launch its first 24-hour state-run television channel in Kurdish language on January 1, 2009. The banner (C) reads, "Kurdish is betrayal for Kurds". AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN
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