Radio France International (RFI) has announced an end to its Turkish broadcasts. Speaking about the decision, Antoine Schwarz, the head of RFI’s board of directors, said RFI is planning on forming a forum for the discussion of Turkish-French relations instead of the Turkish radio programming.
RFI programming in Turkish was launched in 1971, when broadcasts were aimed at Turkish immigrants to France who did not yet speak French. The programming provided the immigrants with news about social and cultural events, as well as information on daily life in France.
(Source: Hürriyet/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)