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Military establishes 24 radio stations for psychological warfare

18 November 2009 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
A CD recently sent by an anonymous military officer to prosecutors conducting a probe into a criminal organization has revealed that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) was responsible for establishing and operating 24 radio stations in various Turkish provinces and abroad to support its psychological warfare against civilian groups it deemed “dangerous.”

The CD contained a document titled “Psychological Warfare Institutions” which read that the radio stations should establish a “warm dialogue” with the public and grow popular in a short time through their broadcasts. “The broadcasts should feature interviews, chat shows, scientific debates, entertainment shows and music broadcasts,” read the document. The stations were to become popular, similar to the Security General Directorate’s radio stations, and convey “necessary” messages to the public.

Among these radio stations are TSK Disaster Briefing FM (Ankara); Güven FM (Şırnak, Siirt, Mardin, northern Iraq); Diyar FM (Diyarbakır); Sümbül FM (Hakkari); Dost FM (Tunceli); Türkiyem FM (Bingöl); Sancak FM (Bingöl); Lale FM (Muş); Göl FM (Bitlis); Süphan FM (Van); Ağrı Dağı FM (Ağrı-Iğdır); Kardelen FM (Van-Çaldıran); Nevruz FM (Van-Erciş); Fıstık FM (Siirt); Poyraz FM (Kocaeli); Leventler FM (İzmir Foça); Aksaz FM (Muğla); Yöre FM (Tokat, Amasya, Sivas, Ordu); Tunç FM (Tunceli); Sınır FM (Hakkari Yüksekova); Coast Guard FM (İzmir, Aydın, Manisa); Radyo Türkiyem (Afghanistan); and Mehmetçik FM (Kosovo).

 Twelve of the radio stations are part of the Land Forces Command, while five belong to the General Staff, three to the Naval Forces Command, three to the Gendarmerie General Command and one belongs to the Coast Guard Command.

 
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