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Azatliq Radiosy

The Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, broadcasting in Tatar, Bashkir, and Crimean Tatar.

azatliq.org

About this project

  • First went on air on December 9, 1953
  • In the Soviet era, it was the only Tatar-language media outlet outside the USSR
  • Part of the international Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty network

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