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Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation (Turkish: Bayrak Radyo Televizyon Kurumu; BRT), is the official radio and television broadcasting corporation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
The establishment of BRT dates back to the events of December 1963 when intercommunal violence between the Greek and Turkish communities effectively ended the cooperative Republic of Cyprus splitting the island into two as north and south. Until that time, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) was run by Greek Cypriots with minority participation by Turkish Cypriots, who had no independent news source and had to depart from CyBC as the inter communal issues became more violent.
Bayrak Radio was established on 25 December 1963 to voice the cause of Turkish Cypriots. Bayrak Radio began as a clandestine homemade station, put together with a few pieces of homemade electrical equipment, which was powered by a car battery. It started transmitting within a limited radius of 2.5 km from a small garage in the backyard of a house in Nicosia. By February 1964, Radio Bayrak's transmission could be listened to from across the whole island.
By 1966 Bayrak Radio was broadcasting in Turkish, English and Greek on a single channel. After that, it had expanded to broadcast through two channels. Despite its limited means, Radio Bayrak continued to be the voice of Turkish Cypriots. Following the Turkish Military Invasion in 1974, after a Coup d’etat by the Greek Army, the Cypriot National Guard and the Greek Military Junta of 1967-1974 in Cyprus, Bayrak Radio was restructured into a corporation.
Carrying out its first black and white television broadcast on 19 July 1976 - with studio equipment dismantled and brought in from Diyarbakir, Turkey - Bayrak Radio took on its current name of Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation. The transmission went to (PAL) colour in 1979. As from March 1983, it began transmitting in Stereo FMRadio.
BRTK produces its own news with the aim of distributing information about the Turkish Cypriots throughout the world via satellite, also via the internet. The quality of its internet broadcasting has been increased accordingly. Interested people can read and hear the news in English, Greek, Russian, German, and Arabic on certain hours of the day.
BRTK has been autonomous since 1983.
In addition to the Turkish language BRT 1 and the mainly English language BRT 2 Television channels, BRTK also operates five radio stations: Bayrak Radio, Bayrak FM, Bayrak International, Bayrak Classic FM and Bayrak Turkish Music.
BRTK launched its internet website in 1997. In addition to the internet, BRT 1 TV, Bayrak Radio and Bayrak International can be watched and listened internationally via satellite.
Programming information
BRTK broadcasts news, sports, arts, women's hour, talks, educational, cultural, entertainment and other social events programmes on both TV and Radio.
Bayrak Radio transmits on three stations: Channel I for broadcasts in Turkish, Channel II for foreign language programmes (mainly English and Greek), and Channel III for music.
Online services
Bayrak's web site now has live feeds that enable internet users to watch Bayrak TV and listen to Bayrak radio channels.
Republic of Cyprus attitude to BRTK
The internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus government regards BRT as a 'pirate broadcaster,' and prefaces any quotes from BRT in their own news releases with the phrase 'Illegal Bayrak Television.' It is common practise for the Republic of Cyprus to call many Turkish Cypriot establishments illegal.
References
External links
Official website
February 04, 2023
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This article is about the broadcasting corporation For other uses see Bayrak disambiguation This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bayrak news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may be unbalanced towards certain viewpoints Please improve the article by adding information on neglected viewpoints or discuss the issue on the talk page January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation Turkish Bayrak Radyo Televizyon Kurumu BRT is the official radio and television broadcasting corporation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Bayrak Radio and Television CorporationNative nameBayrak Radyo Televizyon KurumuFounded25 December 1963 1963 12 25 HeadquartersNorth Nicosia Northern CyprusKey peopleMeryem Ozkurt General Manager Salih Can Doratli Chairman Eray Goksoylu Vice Chairman OwnerGovernment of Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusWebsitewww wbr brtk wbr netBRT s fifth and previous logo from 2009 to 2014 Contents 1 History 2 Programming information 3 Online services 4 Republic of Cyprus attitude to BRTK 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe establishment of BRT dates back to the events of December 1963 when intercommunal violence between the Greek and Turkish communities effectively ended the cooperative Republic of Cyprus splitting the island into two as north and south Until that time the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation CyBC was run by Greek Cypriots with minority participation by Turkish Cypriots who had no independent news source and had to depart from CyBC as the inter communal issues became more violent Bayrak Radio was established on 25 December 1963 to voice the cause of Turkish Cypriots Bayrak Radio began as a clandestine homemade station put together with a few pieces of homemade electrical equipment which was powered by a car battery It started transmitting within a limited radius of 2 5 km from a small garage in the backyard of a house in Nicosia By February 1964 Radio Bayrak s transmission could be listened to from across the whole island By 1966 Bayrak Radio was broadcasting in Turkish English and Greek on a single channel After that it had expanded to broadcast through two channels Despite its limited means Radio Bayrak continued to be the voice of Turkish Cypriots Following the Turkish Military Invasion in 1974 after a Coup d etat by the Greek Army the Cypriot National Guard and the Greek Military Junta of 1967 1974 in Cyprus Bayrak Radio was restructured into a corporation Carrying out its first black and white television broadcast on 19 July 1976 with studio equipment dismantled and brought in from Diyarbakir Turkey Bayrak Radio took on its current name of Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation The transmission went to PAL colour in 1979 As from March 1983 it began transmitting in Stereo FM Radio BRTK produces its own news with the aim of distributing information about the Turkish Cypriots throughout the world via satellite also via the internet The quality of its internet broadcasting has been increased accordingly Interested people can read and hear the news in English Greek Russian German and Arabic on certain hours of the day BRTK has been autonomous since 1983 In addition to the Turkish language BRT 1 and the mainly English language BRT 2 Television channels BRTK also operates five radio stations Bayrak Radio Bayrak FM Bayrak International Bayrak Classic FM and Bayrak Turkish Music BRTK launched its internet website in 1997 In addition to the internet BRT 1 TV Bayrak Radio and Bayrak International can be watched and listened internationally via satellite Programming information EditBRTK broadcasts news sports arts women s hour talks educational cultural entertainment and other social events programmes on both TV and Radio Bayrak Radio transmits on three stations Channel I for broadcasts in Turkish Channel II for foreign language programmes mainly English and Greek and Channel III for music Online services EditBayrak s web site now has live feeds that enable internet users to watch Bayrak TV and listen to Bayrak radio channels Republic of Cyprus attitude to BRTK EditThe internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus government regards BRT as a pirate broadcaster and prefaces any quotes from BRT in their own news releases with the phrase Illegal Bayrak Television It is common practise for the Republic of Cyprus to call many Turkish Cypriot establishments illegal References EditExternal links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bayrak amp oldid 1128300949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
