Turkey: Turkish broadcaster denies accusations of ban on Armenian song

Monday, July 12, 2010

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, or TRT, has denied claims that it banned the Armenian version of the old Turkish song "Buruk Acı" (Full of Grief) from the airwaves.

"TRT is an enlightened and liberal corporation. Banning a song from being broadcast just because it is [in] Armenian is out of the question," the state broadcasting company said in a written press statement issued Monday. "It is also unreasonable for a corporation that has an Armenian radio station to ban an Armenian song."

The reason TRT decided not to broadcast the song in Armenian was because it lacked the proper documentation, the press statement added. News sources had previously claimed Monday that the song had been banned without any reason.

According to the TRT statement, two notary-certified translations of a popular song's lyrics are required before broadcast if they are in a language other than Turkish. It said Alex Tataryan's album "İz," which contains the Armenian version of "Buruk Acı," was sent to TRT on June 29 and the other nine songs on the album were evaluated as suitable for broadcasting.

Source:Turkish broadcaster denies accusations of ban on Armenian song - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review http://bit.ly/bydqTG

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Buruk Acı - Yeşilçam Şarkıları

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvFrlzi03bw

"Gurbet içimde bir ok,herşey bana yabancı,
Hayat öyle bir han ki,acı içinde hancı.
Sevmek korkulu rüyâ,yalnızlık büyük acı.
Hangi kapıyı çalsam,karşımda buruk acı.
Yıllar yılı gönlümde,bir gün sabah olmadı,
Bu ne bitmez çileymiş,neden hâlâ dolmadı?...
Sevmek korkulu rüyâ,yalnızlık büyük acı.
Hangi kapıyı çalsam,karşımda buruk acı.
Ruhum bir yara var,için için kanıyor,
Kalbimde buruk acı,alev alev yanıyor".

Lyric by Youtube user Turkasian

(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)