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Swedish Radio's Decision to End Turkish Broadcasts

Text of report by Turkish commercial NTV television on 27 September

The Swedish Radio has decided to end its Turkish-language broadcasts after 28 years. The reason: the Turks who are the oldest refugee group in Sweden no longer need these broadcasts. The radio says that it will allocate more resources to the Kurds and other, newer, refugee groups. This situation creates the impression that the decision is political.

The Swedish Radio decided to end its Turkish-language broadcasts as of 15 January. In its report on the broadcasts, the Swedish Radio said that those whose second language is Turkish might be offended by listening to Turkish. The radio listed the people whose second language is Turkish as the Kurds and the Assyrians. These remarks create the impression that the Swedish Radio made a political decision.

Accordingly, as of 15 January, there will not be any Turkish- language broadcasts, but Kurdish-language programmes will be aired daily. The Swedish Radio says that its decision is based on the premise that the Turkish community, the oldest refugee group in the country, has integrated with the society and no longer needs Turkish broadcasts. Statistics, however, indicate that the Turks are the least integrated community in Sweden, because they are those who are the least fluent in Swedish.

Source: BBC Monitoring Media

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