BÝA, Turkey
Oct 21 2006
RTUK Recommends "French Media Boycott"
Supreme Radio and Television Board issues recommendation for Turkish
media to boycott ‘French media products’ in a retaliation to the
"Armenian Genocide Bill". Recommendation in force until bill is
completely off the agenda.
BIA News Center
21/10/2006 Erol ONDEROGLU
BÝA (Ankara) – The Supreme Radio and Television Board (RTUK) of
Turkey has issued a recommendation for all Turkish radio and
television stations to impose a boycott on French media products in
retaliation to the French Parliament’s passing of a controversial
bill criminalizing the denial of the existence of an "Armenian
Genocide".
The recommendation was adopted in an October 17 meeting of the
highest board regulating radio and television broadcasts in Turkey
and members of RTUK voted in favor of it unanimously.
A statement issued by the Board after the decision referred to the
French Parliament’s decision to pass the Armenian Genocide Bill as "a
great injustice done to the Turkish people" and continued:
"A decision has been taken to recommend radio and television
broadcasting corporations in Turkey not to air French-sourced media
products until the draft law proposal for the punishment of those
denying the so-called Armenian genocide is completely off the
agenda". (EO/II/YE)
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