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TRT'S HISTORICAL TURKISH MUSIC ARCHIVE GOES DIGITAL
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
March 18 2013
ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency
The historical archive of Turkey's state-owned television channel
(TRT) has been transferred to a digital environment. The digital
archive and website www.trtkulliyat.com was launched on March 16 at
TRT Istanbul Radio in Harbiye.
TRT General Director Ä°brahim Å~^ahin said that work had started over
four years ago and 165,000 pages had been reverted to digital forms
with some difficulty. "This 760-volume archive, which is unique in the
world, is now in the service of our country and the world music
market," he said.
Å~^ahin said that the archive would be followed from all around the
world, adding: "One of the most important parts of this work is that
we continue this activity in 10 languages. It will be online in
Turkish and English, and we will [post information] about music events
on the website. The reason why we also made it in English is that some
parts of these notes have been interpreted as chants and aria music in
churches. People of Armenian origin will be able to reach their own
music thanks to this structure. We have received good reactions from
these people and it makes us very happy. Our work will also reach
people in eight other [common] languages. The work is not only limited
to transfer notes to the Internet environment but to bring the
heritage of the Ottoman Empire to people."
He said that anyone would be able to access the website and see the
work, and subscribers would be able to conduct more detailed research
on the website.
TRT Music Department Chair Deniz Cakmakoglu said that over 75 percent
of TRT's programs were on music, adding that the value of the archive
had great importance in Turkish culture. "We plan to open our entire
archive to the world through the Internet soon," she said.
March/18/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/trts-historical-turkish-music-archive-goes-digital.aspx?pageID=238&nID=43119&NewsCatID=383
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
March 18 2013
ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency
The historical archive of Turkey's state-owned television channel
(TRT) has been transferred to a digital environment. The digital
archive and website www.trtkulliyat.com was launched on March 16 at
TRT Istanbul Radio in Harbiye.
TRT General Director Ä°brahim Å~^ahin said that work had started over
four years ago and 165,000 pages had been reverted to digital forms
with some difficulty. "This 760-volume archive, which is unique in the
world, is now in the service of our country and the world music
market," he said.
Å~^ahin said that the archive would be followed from all around the
world, adding: "One of the most important parts of this work is that
we continue this activity in 10 languages. It will be online in
Turkish and English, and we will [post information] about music events
on the website. The reason why we also made it in English is that some
parts of these notes have been interpreted as chants and aria music in
churches. People of Armenian origin will be able to reach their own
music thanks to this structure. We have received good reactions from
these people and it makes us very happy. Our work will also reach
people in eight other [common] languages. The work is not only limited
to transfer notes to the Internet environment but to bring the
heritage of the Ottoman Empire to people."
He said that anyone would be able to access the website and see the
work, and subscribers would be able to conduct more detailed research
on the website.
TRT Music Department Chair Deniz Cakmakoglu said that over 75 percent
of TRT's programs were on music, adding that the value of the archive
had great importance in Turkish culture. "We plan to open our entire
archive to the world through the Internet soon," she said.
March/18/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/trts-historical-turkish-music-archive-goes-digital.aspx?pageID=238&nID=43119&NewsCatID=383