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Logo of Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation, TRNC

Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation (In Turkish: Bayrak Radyo Televizyon Kurumu), is the quasi-official radio and television broadcasting corporation of the de facto state Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Image File history File links Brt-new-logo. ... Non-recognized nations are states that have declared their independence, but not been acknowledged as such by the international community at large. ... Anthem: İstiklâl Marşı  (Turkish) Independence March Capital LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Turkish Government Representative democratic republic[1]  - President Mehmet Ali Talat  - Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Sovereignty from Republic of Cyprus (de facto)   - Proclaimed November 15, 1983   - Recognition Only by Turkey and OIC  Area  - Total 3,355 km² (not ranked...

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History

The establishment of BRT dates back to the events of 1963 when intercommunal violence between the Greek and Turkish communities effectively ended co-operative ventures. Until that time, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) had been jointly run by Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Therefore, in the eyes of the Turkish community, it became urgent for them to have their own radio station as the Greek Cypriots had taken over the CyBC. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου) or CyBC (ΡΙΚ) is Cyprus public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. ... Greek Cypriot refers to the Greek-speaking population of Cyprus. ...


Up to 1966 Bayrak Radio was broadcasting in Turkish, English and Greek on a single channel. After that, it had expanded to broadcast through two channels. The name of Bayrak Radio was changed to Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation (BRT) after the establishment of a small TV Studio in North Nicosia in 1976. The transmission went to (PAL) colour in 1979. As from March 1983 it began transmitting in FM Radio stereo. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Most news reports broadcast from Bayrak are courtesy of the Turkish News Agency - Cyprus (TAK). Logo of TAK TAK, Türk Ajansi Kibris (in English, Turkish News Agency-Cyprus) is the news agency in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus responsible for disseminating TRNC news internationally and disseminating foreign news in the TRNC. History and Evolution TAK was established on December 21, 1973. ...


BRTK has been autonomous since 1983.


Programming Information

BRTK broadcasts news, sports, arts, women's hour, talks, educational, cultural, entertainment and other social events programmes on both TV and Radio. NEWS is the abbreviation of North,East,West,South. ... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ...


The radio transmits on three channels: Channel I for broadcasts in Turkish, Channel II for foreign language programmes (mainly English and Greek), and Channel III for music. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


The radio transmission reaches the whole of the Middle East, while television transmission covers all of Cyprus, southern Turkey, Lebanon and western Syria. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...


ADDRESS
Bayrak Radio Television Corporation,
BRT Sitesi, Dr. Fazýl Küçük Bulvarý,
Lefkoşa - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
via Mersin-10, TURKEY


Republic of Cyprus attitude to BRT

The internationally recognized 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.' [1]


External links

  • Official site (Turkish)
  • Official site (English)

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