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Turkish State TV to ‘Explain’ Turkey to Foreigners - Emerging Europe Real Time - WSJ

Turkish State TV to ‘Explain’ Turkey to Foreigners

By Kerim Karakaya and Ayla Albayrak

ISTANBUL–Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly accused the Western press of reporting “lies” that misrepresent Turkey. Now his government has decided to tell its own side of the story – reaching foreign audiences directly by setting up an English-language television channel.

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