According to the research conducted by Eastern Azerbaijan Teleradio Company, 75 percent of those who have satellite antennas in Tabriz watch Turkish and Azerbaijani television channels.

Latifi, claimed that it was linked to the local culture of the Azerbaijani population, “Population is interested in Turkish and Azerbaijani channels.”

“The results of the studies conducted by the Eastern Azerbaijan Teleradio Company show that 44% of the population in Tabriz uses satellite dishes. 75% watches Turkish and Azeri chanels”he said.

This means that at least 33 percent of Tabriz’s population is watching TV channels of Turkic countries.

“We have a different view of the Republic of Azerbaijan from Turkey. Their look does not fit our values. Because our main goal is to strengthen the national unity. We should show more interest to Iranian channels to the north-western illusions and produce selected works in Azerbaijani language.

The Turkish series are very popular in the Turkish-speaking provinces of Iran. These series are for commercial purposes, but behind them are political, cultural and economic ideas. Turkish series creates special expectations for the audience and these expectations can not be guaranteed by us. ”

Undoubtedly, the numbers published by the East Azerbaijan Teleradio Company regarding the monitoring of the channels of the Turkish countries do not reflect the reality, and these figures are actually higher.

Persian channels are being broadcast in Azerbaijani provinces as it is the other regions of Iran. In each province’s channel, the publications are published in Persian and Turkish languages. Since the publications are not compatible with the historical identity and culture of Azerbaijan, the number of these channels is very small. Turkish and Persian channels are originally aimed at assimilation of Turks. The people of Azerbaijan have repeatedly objected to this situation.