Zarok TV

Zarok TV (English: Kid TV[1]) is the first Kurdish satellite television station in Turkey for Kurdish children, broadcasting since 21 March 2015, based in Diyarbakır (Amed).

[2][3] Accused of “separatist and subversive” activities, it was shut down on 29 September 2016 under the emergency statutory decree issued during the aftermath of 15 July's failed coup d'état, alongside 12 other television and 11 radio stations, when the police raided the television station's headquarters.

[9] In November 2016 the TV station was allowed to broadcast again after much criticism for the sudden closure.

The European Parliament condemned the Turkish authorities stating “misusing” law in the aftermath of the unsuccessful coup attempt.

[10] The director of Zarok TV stated “It is all about children, the culture, ways of life and language of the Kurds.” in addition mentioned “Cartoons that are watched everywhere in the world, dubbed into Kurdish.”.