An Overlooked Story From Turkey
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Parliament will open on Oct. 1. The first item on the agenda for the chairmanship council will be the broadcast hours of the “Meclis TV” [Parliament TV]. This is because Parliamentary Speaker Çiçek has not renewed the contract with the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, or TRT, as he did last term. The group speeches of leaders will not be broadcast during this term. Also, the general assembly sessions will be on air between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Except for these hours, there will be no broadcast. The opposition is reacting to this. The CHP and MHP say this is a means of “censorship” and they argue that the parliamentary activities are being snatched away from the people. According to whispers, Speaker Çiçek will not take a step back. It could be possible to install a closed circuit broadcast within the parliamentary campus so that parliamentary deputies are well informed of sessions. That is a broadcast system closed to the public but open to deputies is in question. Let’s see who will be the winner of the broadcast fight ...
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Jun '11
Re: An Overlooked Story From Turkey
An overlooked story from Turkey... but Claire repeats herself...
Oct '10
Re: An Overlooked Story From Turkey
For how long have the general assembly sessions been broadcast? Does anything actually happen in them? Did anyone actually watch the broadcasts? Does anyone believe democracy happens through speeches to the assembly?
(I'll admit I have great trouble telling the players apart. What does it mean to say that the CHP is center-left kemalist and MHP pan-turk nationalist, for example?)
Edited on Sep 23, 2011 at 3:02amRe: An Overlooked Story From Turkey
It means no one will even be able to watch the debate about the new constitution that will, supposedly, shape Turkey's future. Here's why it matters. As for the opposition, they're not serious about winning, anyway, so who cares.
Mar '11
Re: An Overlooked Story From Turkey
Set up a staffer with some video capture equipment at one end of the closed-circuit and YouTube the greasiest, smelliest bits. If they don't do the closed-circuit transmissions, start bringing in cellphones and getting the stuff out that way.
With appropriate exceptions for defense and intelligence matters, anything they would be embarrassed to say in public probably shouldn't be said at all.
Mar '11
Re: An Overlooked Story From Turkey
Oh, and apologies for making "YouTube" a verb. My high-school English teacher would have slapped me hard for that.
Sep '10
Re: An Overlooked Story From Turkey
Hey! Some of us are very interested in our Middle East ally which will soon celebrate its centennial as a republic full of Muslims.
Edited on Sep 23, 2011 at 9:37am