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📺 Kurdistan 24 (K24) is a Kurdish broadcast news station based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, founded in 2015, providing 24-hour news, cultural content, and analysis to a global audience.
Facts
– 📅 Launched on October 31, 2015.
– 👤 Founder and former GM: Noreldin Waisy.
– 🌍 Headquarters: Erbil, Kurdistan Region.
– 📡 Broadcast area: Worldwide.
– 📺 Television network covers Greater Kurdistan events and global analysis.
– 🏟️ Covers culture and sports in Kurdistan.
– 🌐 Website offers news in multiple languages.
– 🎙️ Radio broadcast available in Kurdish.
– 🇹🇷 Turkey removed K24 due to broadcasting violations.
– 📜 Iraqi government ordered shutdown, but K24 licensed by Kurdistan Regional Government.
– 🎯 Affiliated with Kurdistan Democratic Party, linked to PM Masrour Barzani.
### References
– [1] Noreldin Waisi (4 November 2015). “Kurdistan 24: Breaking New Ground”. Kurdistan 24.
– [2] Kurdistan24. “TV”. Kurdistan24. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
– [3] Kurdistan24. “Opinion”. Kurdistan24. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
– [4] Kurdistan24. “Analysis”. Kurdistan24. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
– [5] Kurdistan24. “Radio”. Kurdistan24. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
– [6] “3 TV channels, to be removed from TurkSat over broadcasting violations”. DailySabah.
– [7] “Iraq’s Media and Communications Commission bans Rudaw”. Rudaw. 28 October 2017.
– [8] “Journalist organizations in Iraq, Kurdistan criticize Baghdad’s banning of Kurdistan 24”. Kurdistan 24. 28 October 2017.
– [9] “Kurdistan Parliament: Decision to ban Kurdish media ‘contrary’ to Iraqi law”. Rudaw. 31 October 2017.
– [10] “Efforts on the way to lift ban on Kurdistan 24 in Iraq: Iraqi Deputy Parliament Speaker”. Kurdistan 24. 14 January 2018.
– [11] “Independent media fades in Iraqi Kurdistan – Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East”. www.al-monitor.com. 1 August 2014.
– [12] Kurda, Ahmed (21 May 2016). “Iraqi Kurdish Media: Truth, lies & the Kurdistan24 TV channel”. Kurd Net – Ekurd.net Daily News. Retrieved 10 August 2023.