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The press in North Cyprus consists of dailies, weeklies and periodicals of varying frequency expressing a broad spectrum of ideologies with a wide coverage on politics, social life and other variety of subjects.
At present, there are 7 dailies, 3 weeklies and 4 monthly periodicals. Foreign Correspondents are also active in North Cyprus and main daily newspapers, private televisions and news agencies of Turkey provide services through local bureaus. Among these there are Anadolu Ajansi (AA) and Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), the leading news agencies in Turkey. The international news agency Reuters has a resident correspondent in North Cyprus.
North Cyprus AGENCIES
North Cyprus - News Agency Cyprus (TAK)
The Turkish News Agency Cyprus (TAK), was founded on December 21st 1973 in order to enable the voice of the Turkish Cypriot People to be heard all over the World.
TAK is an independent body governed by a seven-member Executive Board. Its news items are based on principles of truth and impartiality. The TAK director is also president of the Executive Board.
The T.A.K. provide following services :
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Turkish News Bulletin
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It covers news concerning internal and external events.
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Greek Press Summary
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Summaries of newspapers and periodicals in both Greek and English, published in South Cyprus.
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Photography Service
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It provides photographs of events followed. Photographs reflecting on average, five events, are distributed daily.
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Commentary of TAK
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Everyday political events are commented on. They are published every Monday.
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TAK serves the press of T.R.N.C. Bayrak Radio and Television, the newspapers of Turkey, the Anatolia News Agency, Turkish Radio Television (T.R.T.), foreign news agencies and subscribers of government and state units.
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There are 35 subscribers to the news bulletin and 65 subscribers to the Greek press summaries. There are 10 subscribers to the photography service.
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Relations with Foreign Agency
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A " Solidarity and Cooperation " protocol was signed on December 20th 1990 between the Anatolia Agency (A.A.) and the Turkish Agency Cyprus (TAK). Within the framework of this protocol the two news agencies exchange news items free of charge.
TAK is a Member of Turkish Agencies Union.
The address for correspondence, the telephone, telex and fax numbers of TAK which is operating in Nicosia, are given below:
The Turkish News Agency, Cyprus (TAK)
9, Server Somuncuoglu Sokak - Koskluciftlik
P.O. box: 35 - Lefkosa-Mersin 10 Turkey
tel : (90 392) 228 39 84 / 228 27 73 / 227 11 55 /227 18 18
FAX: (90 392) 227 12 13 / 228 35 99
TELEX: (0607) 57448 TKA-TK / 57449 TNC-TK
Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation (B.R.T.K.)
A Brief History
BRTK stands for Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation and it is the semi official broadcasting corporation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The establishment of BRTK dates back to December 25th, 1963 when Turkish Cypriot were deprived of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CYBC), along with other facilities of the 1960 partnership Republic of Cyprus, by Greek Cypriots. Until then, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation had been jointly run by Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Therefor it became urgent for the Turkish Cypriots to have their own radio station to announce their just cause.
Until 1966 Bayrak Radio was broadcasting in Turkish, English and Greek on the same channel. By the year 1966, it had manufactured locally a new transmitter, enabling it to broadcast through two channels. The name of the Bayrak Radio was changed to Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation (BRTK) after the establishment of a small TV Studio in Lefkosa in 1976. The transmission started in black-and-white, changing into PAL colour on July, 1, 1979. As from March 1983 it began transmitting in FM Radio stereo.
In addition, two 10 Kw UHF PAL TV, three 5 Kw FM Radio Transmitters and a 100 meter antenna tower at Selvilitepe was put into service in November, 1987.
Bayrak Radio and Television Broadcasting Centre covering 3 radio continuity studios, 5 radio production studios, 2 TV continuity studios, ten editing suites, a number of administrative buildings and recreation facilities was put into service in 1988.
BRTK has been autonomous 1983, further to a law passed in respect.
Organisation
The BRTK's Board of Directors consists of a president and six representatives from various organisations.
BRTK employs 360 personnel and its 1995 budget is about 165 billion Turkish Liras.
Programming Information:
There are news, sports, arts, women's hour, talks, educational, cultural, entertainment and other social events programmes on the TV and Radio channels.
The TV channel's duration of daily broadcasting is 10 hours, i.e. from 8.00am-12.00am and 18.00-24.00pm.
The radio is transmitting on three channels. Channel I is used for broadcasts in Turkish, Channel II is for the foreign language programmes which mainly consists of English and Greek. Channel III is used as a music channel.
The duration of daily broadcast on Channel I and II is 17,5 hours i.e. from 06.30am to 24.00 midnight, Channel III is a non stop 24 hours broadcast.
Covered Transmission Area:
The radio transmission reaches the whole of the Middle East, in all (parts of Turkey, the Arabic Peninsula, North African territories). The shortwave transmission is able to reach Western Europe and Australia.
Television transmission covers all of Cyprus part of Turkey and Middle East Countries.
Frequencies, Channels and Transmission Powers of BRT for both Radio and Television are as follows:
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Radio Frequency
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Power
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Type of Programme
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1.098 Mhz
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50+50 Kw
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AM Turkish
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1.494 Mhz
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10 Kw
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AM English-Greek
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6.150 Mhz
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7.5 Mhz
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AM English-Greek
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87.8 Mhz
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10 Kw
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AM English-Greek
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105 Mhz
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5 Kw
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FM English-Greek
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90.6 Mhz
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10 Kw
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FM Turkish
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102 Mhz
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5 Kw
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FM Turkish
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98.1 Mhz
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10 Kw
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FM Bayrak Music Channel
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92.1 Mhz
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5 Kw
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FM Bayrak Music Channel
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TV:
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Channel
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Power
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Our Standarts
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Ch. 44
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10 Kw
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CCIR 625 lines
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Ch. 21
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1 Kw
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50 Hz B/G PAL
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North Cyprus - FOREIGN AGENCIES
Anadolu Ajansi (Anatolian News Agency)
6, Sehit Biray Mustafa Sk. - Lefkosa, Mersin 10, Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 228 3125 - Fax: (90 392) 228 5576
TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation)
2, Osman Pasha Cad. - Rifatoglu Apt., Lefkosa, - Mersin 10, Turkey
Tel: (90 392) 227 3324 - Fax: (90 392) 228 2704
North Cyprus - DAILY NEWSPAPERS
Birlik
P.O.Box 841, 43 Yediler St., Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
tel: (90 392) 227 29 59 - Fax: (90 392) 228 39 59; Turkish.
Halkin Sesi
172 Kyrenia St., Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
tel: (90 392) 227 31 41, Fax: (90 392) 227 26 12; Turkish.
Kibris
Dr. Fazil Kucuk Bulvari, Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
tel: (90 392) 228 19 22, Fax: 228 19 34; Turkish.
Ortam
Cengiz Han St., No.7 Koskluciftlik, Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 227 48 72, Fax: (90 392) 228 37 84; Turkish.
Yeniduzen
Yeni Sanayi Bolgesi, Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 228 66 58, Fax: (90 392) 227 52 40; Turkish.
Vatan
P.O.Box 842, Yediler St., Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 227 75 57, Fax: (90 392) 227 75 58; Turkish.
Yeni Demokrat
Yeni Sanayi Bolgesi, 7-8 St., Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 228 14 85, Fax: (90 392) 227 25 58; Turkish.
North Cyprus - WEEKLIES NEWSPAPERS
Cyprus Today
Dr. Fazil Kucuk Bulvari, Lefkosa Mersin 10 Turkey.
political, social, cultural and economic.
Tel: (90 392) 228 1922 - Fax: (90 392) 228 1934 ; English
Yeni Cag
Ibrahim Ramadan St., Yenisehir, Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 227 49 17, Fax: (90 392) 227 14 76; Turkish.
Ekonomi
Bedrettin Demirel Ave., Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 228 37 60; Turkish.
North Cyprus - PERIODICALS
Yeni Kibris
CYREP - Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 227 25 92
PAN
ATO Apt., No.4, Sht. Ibrahim Yusuf St., Lefkosa, Mersin 10 Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 227 78 13; Turkish, English.
Kibrisli Turkun Sesi
44, Mecidiye Sok., Lefkosa, Mersin 10, Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 227 8520,Fax:(90 392) 228 7966; Turkish.
NORTHERN CYPRUS MONTHLY - KIBRIS
TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence - Lefkosa Mersin 10, Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 228 3241, Fax: (90 392) 228 4290; English.
PUBLISHERS
Devlet Basimevi (Turkish Cypriot Government Printing House):
Serif Arzik St.Lefkosa, Mersin 10, Turkey
Tel: (90 392) 227 2010
Director Songuc Kursad
CYREP - 38 B Abdi Cavus St. Lefkosa,Mersin 10, Turkey.
Tel & Fax: (90 392) 227 2592
Director:Ahmet Gazioglu.
K.Rustem and Brothers - 22-4 Girne Ave. Lefkosa,Mersin 10, Turkey.
Tel: (90 392) 227 1418 /228 3506 - Fax: (90 392) 228 3641
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