Thursday, March 23, 2006

Kurdish broadcasts start, but more reforms needed - Turkish Daily News Mar 23, 2006

"Kurdish broadcasts start, but more reforms needed
Thursday, March 23, 2006

ANKARA - TDN with wire services

Two private regional television channels and a radio station will start brief Kurdish-language broadcasts for the first time in Turkey today.

Executives from Gün TV, Söz TV and Medya FM, all based in the Southeast, signed a deal with Turkey's broadcasting watchdog, the Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK), last Friday to begin airing their programs."

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