TRT Kurdî

TRT Kurdî is Turkey's first national television station that broadcasts in Kurdish. It broadcasts in both Kurmanji and Zazaki. The main objective of TRT Kurdî is stated as "to reflect Turkey’s richness and cultural diversity on the screen". It offers programs aimed at all ages and promoting the perspective of the Turkish state and its values. On January 10, 2015, the TV channel changed its name from TRT 6 to TRT Kurdî.[1]

TRT Kurdî
Launched1 January 2009 (2009-01-01)
Owned byTurkish Radio and Television Corporation
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
CountryTurkey
LanguageKurmanji, Zazaki
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Formerly calledTRT 6
WebsiteTRT Kurdî
Availability
Satellite
Türksat 3A11096 H / 30000 / 5/6 (SD / FTA)
Eutelsat 7A10762 V / 30000 / 3/4 (SD / FTA)
Eutelsat 7 West A10873 V / 27500 / 5/6 (SD / FTA)

TRT Kurdî programs include films, documentaries, drama series and music programs, as well as programs aimed at children and women. Further broadcasting of TRT Kurdî in Arabic and Persian is also planned.[2] TRT Kurdî broadcasts from the western scope of the Türksat 3A satellite. The satellite frequency of the channel can be received from Turkey and the rest of Europe.[3]

In addition, the informal cause of the channel is believed by some commentators to reduce the influence of Roj TV, which is regarded as PKK's main broadcast channel.[4][5] Before the establishment of the channel, Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party and Republican People's Party initially expressed their displeasure against this initiative and anti-Kurdish sentiment is said to rose among Turkish nationalists.[6]

References
  1. "TRT 6 Continues Broadcasting as TRT Kurdî". Bianet (in Turkish). 12 January 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Turkish Radio and Television Corporation".
  3. "TRT6 satellite frequency". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09.
  4. "US Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator: Denmark-Based Roj TV is a Terrorist Propaganda Station". Nevin Görgülü. turkishweekly.net. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
  5. "Kurdish ROJ TV Sparks Debate". Guy Degen. dw.de. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
  6. Arsan, Esra (1 April 2018). "Kurdish broadcasting via state TV in Turkey – Cultural diversity or government's propaganda machine: The case of TRT 6". Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies. 10 (1): 3–24. doi:10.1386/cjcs.10.1.3_1.
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