Hasan's Story

Q. During this time period (the 1974 war), was there anything special that stands out in your mind about the media (radio, television, newspapers, etc.) or the way media was used in your family or by your friends?
Yes. There was radio and newspaper. But they weren't enough to give correct information about the war. For example, when Greek soldiers occupied an area and we didn't learn "what happened those people?" Because radio and newspaper didn't give the real news. On my opinion, media wasn't enough to collect all the news during this time period.

Q. Did you have any thoughts or ideas or feelings or emotions at that time?
Yes. At that time on the island there wasn't enough media and it wasn't developed enough during this time period.

Q. Did these thoughts or ideas or feelings or emotions help you in any way?
Yes. Because I always said there was not enough media and I studied more than before for more developed and powerful media.

Q. Did the media help you in any way at that time during this period?
Yes. The media helped me but not enough. I learned about the war situation and heard the events.

Q. Were the media a problem for you in any way at this time period?
Yes. Because the media wasn't enough during this period. They couldn't collect the correct news.


DEMOGRAPHICS
Occupation (or life's work): Agricultural Engineering.
Age: 51.
Sex: Male.
Nationality: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Where now lives (country and city/town/village): Gonyeli, Nicosia.
Where lived during the events described during the interview: Nicosia.
What was the occupation (or life's work) of the main income earner in the household when growing up: His father's occupation was a farmer.


This interview was conducted by Durum.
16 May 1996

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