Voice of Turkey

Coordinates: 39°24′06″N 32°51′21″E / 39.4016°N 32.8558°E / 39.4016; 32.8558
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Voice of Turkey
Ownership
OwnerTurkish Radio and Television Corporation
History
First air date
1937
Links
Websitewww.trt.net.tr

Voice of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye'nin Sesi Radyosu) is the international service of Turkish state radio on shortwave, Turksat 3A satellite and the internet. All the broadcasts are transmitted from single site near Emirler, Ankara Province. (39°24′06″N 32°51′21″E / 39.4016°N 32.8558°E / 39.4016; 32.8558).

The interval signal of Voice of Turkey received in the UK on 15450 kHz in May 2013.

It is broadcast 24 hours a day, targeting Turkish nationals living abroad and those of Turkish origin. Its schedule mainly includes news, music, educational and cultural programmes.

Its transmissions start with a piano tune in the hicaz makam.

Languages[edit]

The Voice of Turkey is broadcast on a daily basis for a total duration of 58 hours[clarification needed] in 27 languages, with each service carrying cultural, music and news programmes:

English language broadcast times[edit]

As of 10 April 2021, broadcasts are as follows. Shortwave frequencies are listed at the beginning of the broadcast.

  • 0300-0400 UTC (pre-recorded)
  • 1630–1730 UTC
  • 1830–1930 UTC
  • 2030–2130 UTC
  • 2200–2300 UTC (pre-recorded)

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