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This Tuesday, Turkish state-owned TRT channel aired the second episode of “Ayrilik” (“Farewell”), a highly controversial prime-time TV series set against the backdrop of “Operation Cast Lead” in the Gaza strip that shows Israeli soldiers shooting a smiling young girl in the chest, killing babies, steamrolling tanks through crowded streets, lining up a firing squad to execute a group of Palestinians, and so forth. You get the picture. After its first airing last week, the show quickly spark

The state-run Turkish Radio and Television's (TRT) new Kurdish-language channel, TRT-6, went on the air, RFE reports.

Ankara, Oct 5 (RIA Novosti) At least 18 people were killed and 23 injured after a truck with illegal immigrants overturned in western Turkey Sunday, media reported. The accident occurred near the town of Malkara in the Tekirdag province. According to NTV television, the driver lost control of the truck, following which the vehicle overturned. [...]

Last week I had a chance to participate in a Q and A with Josh Bernstein, the star of the Discovery Channel’s new adventure show Into The Unknown. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make the call, but our friends over at Media Boulevard and Deadbolt.com did the interview. Here’s the full transcript. With this show, can you tell us just a little bit about the process of deciding what to cover on Into the Unknown and really at what point did you get involved? Do you come up with ideas or do