by Murat Bayram Summary 25 million Kurdish citizens* in Turkey have access to only four Turkey-based daily news sites in their mother tongue. These platforms […]
Author: Murat Bayram
Which projects did BotanInt complete in a 4-month period in partnership with RSF?
Botan International is the first and only Kurdish media training office in the history of the Turkish state, and RSF is the first institution to […]
The only “Kurdish media training office in Turkey” is 2 years old
The Diyarbakir office of Botan International, which was set up with the support of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), is now two years old. Botan International’s […]
Why the Kurds who support the AK Party have no Kurdish newspaper?
As a result of the “terrorization” of Kurdish-language media in Turkey, a situation has arisen where even millions of pro-government Kurdish groups living in Turkey […]
What Botan International have done in 6 months in partnership with RSF
Botan International is an educational institution based in Şirnak and Diyarbakir that protects Kurdish journalism and Kurdish press freedom in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and supported […]
Media in Kurdish threatened with extinction in Turkey
While the opposition media in Turkey is faced with threats due to the content it offers, the very existence of the media in Kurdish is […]
Botan International work diary
Botan International studio was established in partnership with RSF. From its establishment until February 2022 (in seven months) more than 250 video programs were recorded. […]
The first Kurdish media training office opened
Botan International has established a Kurdish media education office and sound studio in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in Diyarbakir. On the night of […]
Our studio and newsroom are free of charge for journalists
Botan International, in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), prepared a sound recording studio and Newsroom in Diyarbakir. Journalists living in Diyarbakir, or those who […]
RSF support Botan International’s Kurdish Digital Media Workshops
Nowadays, in Turkey, there is no media education accessible in Kurdish language for young and up-coming Kurdish journalists. Moreover, most of the Kurdish news reported […]