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TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO SUPPORT ARMENIAN NEWSPAPERS
epress.am
07.18.2011
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government has decided to
lend support to newspapers and weeklies published by minority groups
in Turkey, which have recently been experiencing difficulties due to
financial problems, Today's Zaman reports.
The newspapers in question are Greek dailies Apoyevmatini and Ä°ho,
Armenian dailies Nor Marmara and Jamanak, Armenian weekly Agos and
Jewish weekly Å~^alom.
The Prime Ministry's Press Advertising Agency (BÄ°K) Director General
Mehmet Atalay plans to meet with officials from the six publications
on July 26 to discuss their problems. Atalay spoke to the press about
the meeting and said the AK Party government is willing to help solve
the issues, mostly financial, faced by minority publications. "We have
launched efforts to allow [minority] publications to receive state
aid. We will either amend the existing regulations or pass new ones,"
he said.
Atalay's meeting with minority publications is part of the government's
bid to see Turkey admitted as a member of the European Union. Turkey
has so far ignored the problems faced by minority publications. After
the Jun. 12 parliamentary elections, Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan decided to deal with these problems by making it easier for
the publications to benefit from state aid. In Turkey, publications
by minority groups were previously not allowed to receive any state
financial assistance.
Asked about the content of the upcoming meeting with minority
publications, Atalay said the meeting will help develop a roadmap for
the government to decide how to make financial aid available to the
publications. "We will listen to officials of minority publications
and develop a roadmap. They will tell us about their problems and
needs. We will also exchange views about a financial aid plan for
the publications and share our opinions about effective journalism,"
he added.
epress.am
07.18.2011
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government has decided to
lend support to newspapers and weeklies published by minority groups
in Turkey, which have recently been experiencing difficulties due to
financial problems, Today's Zaman reports.
The newspapers in question are Greek dailies Apoyevmatini and Ä°ho,
Armenian dailies Nor Marmara and Jamanak, Armenian weekly Agos and
Jewish weekly Å~^alom.
The Prime Ministry's Press Advertising Agency (BÄ°K) Director General
Mehmet Atalay plans to meet with officials from the six publications
on July 26 to discuss their problems. Atalay spoke to the press about
the meeting and said the AK Party government is willing to help solve
the issues, mostly financial, faced by minority publications. "We have
launched efforts to allow [minority] publications to receive state
aid. We will either amend the existing regulations or pass new ones,"
he said.
Atalay's meeting with minority publications is part of the government's
bid to see Turkey admitted as a member of the European Union. Turkey
has so far ignored the problems faced by minority publications. After
the Jun. 12 parliamentary elections, Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan decided to deal with these problems by making it easier for
the publications to benefit from state aid. In Turkey, publications
by minority groups were previously not allowed to receive any state
financial assistance.
Asked about the content of the upcoming meeting with minority
publications, Atalay said the meeting will help develop a roadmap for
the government to decide how to make financial aid available to the
publications. "We will listen to officials of minority publications
and develop a roadmap. They will tell us about their problems and
needs. We will also exchange views about a financial aid plan for
the publications and share our opinions about effective journalism,"
he added.