Dünya TV - Today's Zaman

90 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012Dünya TV teaches Kurdish with‘Kurdî Hîn Dibim’ programIt is accepted as a Kurdish channel. Endeavoringto pervade love in Easternand Southeastern Anatolia Regionsthrough its broadcastings, the channel is coveringlong distances everyday so that brotherhoodcan spread to all identities. It goes tothe hind ends of Bitlis, Diyarbakir or all citieslocated in these regions and hands its microphoneto locals. It acts sometimes as a teacherteaching its language to anyone, sometimesas a traveler conveying the unique beautiesunknown to everyone and sometimes asa fellow listening to people’s problems. Puttinginto words the feelings of Kurdish citizensliving not only in these regions but alsoacross Turkey and the world, Dünya TV isproceeding with firm steps in the way whichit set out with ‘A Colorful World’ motto.Dünya TV started its broadcasting life inOctober 2010. Accepting its main theme as‘love’, the Kurdish channel was loved by thelocal community in a short time. Dünya TVmanaged to earn more audiences each passingday as its cultural, artistic and educationalbroadcastings address people in all agegroups. If we are to list the reasons of thissuccess, we must put in the first place as wesaid at the beginning the ‘love’ based broadcastingpolicy adopted by the channel.The fact that the beauties longed for by localcommunity came into existence in a TVchannel as well as the desire for moving thisto a higher level stand out as the most importantfactors emphasizing this success. Ofcourse, we must also mention the devotionof channel personnel. They are in a hurry forrelieving to some extend the longing of Kurdishcitizens living abroad who especiallylong for their homeland with the programsthey are preparing regardless of rain, mud,summer or winter conditions. More importantly,people can look at their future in amore confident way as they see that manyvalues belonging to their culture is maintained.Admirations of some Kurdish intellectualsreveal explicitly that the channel wishingto revive the seeds of brotherhood in ageography worn out by ideological polarizationhas achieved its goal.