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Voice of Turkey

Coordinates: 39°24′06″N 32°51′21″E / 39.4016°N 32.8558°E / 39.4016; 32.8558
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Voice of Turkey
Ownership
OwnerTurkish Radio and Television Corporation
History
First air date
1937
Links
Websitewww.trt.net.tr

Voice of Turkey (Template:Lang-tr) is the international service of Turkish state radio on shortwave, Turksat 3A satellite and the Internet. All the broadcasts are transmitted from single site near Emirler (39°24′06″N 32°51′21″E / 39.4016°N 32.8558°E / 39.4016; 32.8558).

Current broadcasts

The interval signal of Voice of Turkey received in the UK on 15450 kHz in May 2013.

The Voice of Turkey broadcasts 24 hours a day, targeting Turkish nationals living abroad and those of Turkish origin. Its schedule mainly includes news, music, educational and cultural programmes.

Its transmissions start with a piano tune in the hicaz makam.

Languages

The Voice of Turkey broadcasts on a daily basis for a total duration of 58 hours in 27 languages, with each service carrying cultural, music and news programmes:

English language broadcast times

Correct as of 10 April 2021. Shortwave frequencies are listed at the beginning of the broadcast.

  • 0300-0400 UTC (pre-recorded)
  • 1630-1730 UTC
  • 1830-1930 UTC
  • 2030-2130 UTC
  • 2200-2300 UTC (pre-recorded)

See also