China Reaches Turkey? Radio Peking’s Turkish Language Broadcasts During the Cold War

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doi:https://doi.org/10.20991/allazimuth.167301

Makale detayları

China Reaches Turkey? Radio Peking’s Turkish Language Broadcasts During the Cold War

Yazarlar:

Çağlar Üngör

Yayıncı:

Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, İhsan Doğramacı Peace Foundation

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace 2012 Vol.1 Issue 2, pp.19-33

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000664750

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2757-9026

pISSN:

2146-7757

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20991/allazimuth.167301

Özet:

 


A young socialist regime with few diplomatic ties in the 1950s and 1960s, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) made significant attempts to reach foreign audiences through the use of mass media. Shortwave broadcasting was a particularly significant means of disseminating the PRC’s worldview abroad. Radio Peking’s Turkish language section, which was established in 1957 along with Arabic and Persian broadcasts, signaled China’s desire to reach countries in the Middle East. Predating official Sino-Turkish ties and providing a direct cultural link between China and Turkey at a time when few such channels existed, Radio Peking’s Turkish language broadcasts should be regarded as a significant aspect of Sino-Turkish relations during the Cold War years. Based on recently available Chinese language sources, as well as interviews with retired staff, this article examines Radio Peking’s Turkish language section with regard to its organization, program content and audience from 1957 to 1976. It is significant that the PRC regime continued its Turkish language broadcasts amidst various challenges, such as administrative instability, lack of trained personnel, poor technical equipment and unsatisfactory audience numbers. 

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Makale detayları

China Reaches Turkey? Radio Peking’s Turkish Language Broadcasts During the Cold War

Yazarlar: Çağlar Üngör

Yayıncı: Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, İhsan Doğramacı Peace Foundation

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace 2012 Vol.1 Issue 2, pp.19-33

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2012

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000664750

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2757-9026

pISSN: 2146-7757

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20991/allazimuth.167301

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Çağlar Üngör

Yayıncı:

Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, İhsan Doğramacı Peace Foundation

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace 2012 Vol.1 Issue 2, pp.19-33

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000664750

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2757-9026

pISSN:

2146-7757

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20991/allazimuth.167301