TRT launches Russian language news platform
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation to become major Russian broadcaster through gripping, informative content
ISTANBUL
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) has started broadcasting news on its new Russian language platform.
In a statement, TRT said it continued to increase and strengthen its foreign-languages broadcasting.
The platform aims to be influential with its Russian coverage through informative and gripping interviews, reports and videos with an experienced news-crew.
TRT Russian will focus on being an informative and balanced conduit of expression in the Russian-speaking world and across the globe.
TRT becoming international brand
After TRT Arabic, TRT World and the German-language TRT Deutsch, TRT continues to move towards becoming a major worldwide brand.
TRT Russian will play an active role in fighting disinformation and manipulation as a reliable source of news in the Russophone world with its quality journalism.
It will monitor the pulse of the region through local correspondents in many localities over a wide geography and especially in Moscow.
The TRT Russian news platform will reach Russian-speaking communities with its special online content that it will publish on networks such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Telegram.
*Writing by Erdogan Cagatay Zontur