Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "TRT World" in English language version.
"There has [for many years] been a need for a broadcast channel delivering the events to the world from a different perspective, which presents Turkey's own viewpoint," says Ibrahim Eren, head of broadcasting for TRT. [...] In 2015 Reporters without Borders(opens a new window) ranked Turkey 149th in the world for press freedom, behind South Sudan and Palestine.
"There has [for many years] been a need for a broadcast channel delivering the events to the world from a different perspective, which presents Turkey's own viewpoint," says Ibrahim Eren, head of broadcasting for TRT. [...] In 2015 Reporters without Borders(opens a new window) ranked Turkey 149th in the world for press freedom, behind South Sudan and Palestine.
Turkey's English-language media outlets, such as public broadcaster TRT World TV and the pro-government newspaper Daily Sabah pursue the same objective — improving Turkey's image abroad— said Koray Kaplıca, also an editor at DogrulukPayi. But in the name of "national interest", these outlets can turn into pure propaganda tools for the ruling party.
"The slander against the [Turkish] National Intelligence Organization [MIT] and the illegitimate operation [against MIT trucks] is an espionage activity at one point," Erdogan told state-run TRT television late on Sunday.
Turkey has summoned the Swedish ambassador to convey Ankara's displeasure after a mannequin depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was hung outside the city hall in Stockholm, state broadcaster TRT reported.
"The slander against the [Turkish] National Intelligence Organization [MIT] and the illegitimate operation [against MIT trucks] is an espionage activity at one point," Erdogan told state-run TRT television late on Sunday.
Turkey's English-language media outlets, such as public broadcaster TRT World TV and the pro-government newspaper Daily Sabah pursue the same objective — improving Turkey's image abroad— said Koray Kaplıca, also an editor at DogrulukPayi. But in the name of "national interest", these outlets can turn into pure propaganda tools for the ruling party.
