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Turkey finally shut down independent radio station Açık Radyo on Wednesday after a lengthy legal dispute with the channel.  The Istanbul station’s license had been revoked in July by the Turkish Radio and Television Council, a state media regulator, after a guest on one of its programs referred to the atrocities committed against the country’s Armenian minority during World War I as genocide, a term Turkey vehemently rejects.  Administrative hic…

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Turkey shutters independent radio over Armenian genocide reference

A guest at the Açik Radio station spoke of the Armenian genocide, recognized by dozens of countries, perpetrated during the First World War by the Ottoman Empire; the Turkish authorities revoked the license for “not trying to correct the statements of their guests”.

Un invitado a la emisora Açik Radio habló del genocidio armenio, reconocido por decenas de países, perpetrado durante la Primera Guerra Mundial por el Imperio Otomano; las autoridades turcas revocaron la licencia por "no tratar de corregir las declaraciones de sus invitados".

Turquía cierra emisora de radio por llamar "genocidio" a la masacre de armenios en 1915

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Turkey shuts down radio station in Armenia genocide row Minenhle.Thusi Wed, 10/16/2024 - 19:48  
			   
TURKEY- After more than 30 years on air, Istanbul's Acik radio fell silent Wednesday after the station was shut down by Turkish authorities, six months after a guest spoke on air about the "Armenian genocide"."There are our last moments," broadcast coordinator Didem Gencturk said inside a small booth just minutes before 1:00 pm , when Acik Rad…

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Turkey shuts down radio station in Armenia genocide row

Istanbul-based Acik Radyo announced on Wednesday it was being shut down by the authorities, six months after a guest talked about the “Armenian genocide” on air. But it has vowed to fight on and find a way to keep working. Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog RTUK had already suspended Istanbul-based Acik Radyo from broadcasting for five days in May for the programme in question, which it said incited hatred. The media regulator withdrew the station’s…

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Turkey shuts down broadcaster after Armenia genocide row

The Istanbul-based Acik Radyo announced on Wednesday it was being shut down by the authorities, six months after a guest talked about the “Armenian genocide” on air, Agence France Presse reported. The radio station management and staff have vowed to fight back and find ways to continue their broadcasts. Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog RTUK had already suspended the Istanbul-based Acik Radyo from broadcasting for five days in May for the program i…

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Turkey Officially Shuts Down Radio Broadcaster for Using ‘Armenian Genocide’ Term

İstanbul-based Açık Radyo announced on Wednesday it was being shut down by the authorities, six months after a guest talked about the “Armenian genocide” on air, Agence France-Presse reported. But it has vowed to fight on and find a way to keep working. Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), had already suspended Açık Radyo from broadcasting for five days in May for the program in question, which it said…

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Turkey shuts down radio station over ‘Armenian genocide’ reference - Stockholm Center for Freedom

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