CNN Türk
| CNN Türk | |
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| Launched | October 11, 1999 |
| Owned by | Doğan Media Group (50%) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (50%) |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Broadcast area | Turkey |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Sister channel(s) | Kanal D, Dream TV |
| Website | www.cnnturk.com |
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Availability
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| Digiturk | Channel 42 |
| D-Smart | Channel 30 |
| Turksat 3A | 11804 V 24444 5/6 |
| Cable | |
| Turksat Kablo TV | S22 |
| Teledünya | Channel 49 |
| Satellite radio | |
| Turksat 3A | 11804 V 24444 5/6 |
| IPTV | |
| Tivibu | Channel 59 |
| Streaming media | |
| Watch live | http://video.cnnturk.com/canli-yayin |
CNN Türk is the Turkish version of the cable news channel CNN. CNN Türk is a nationwide channel broadcasting since October 11, 1999. It broadcasts exclusively in Turkey and is owned by Turner Broadcasting System Europe and Doğan Medya Grubu. Its headquarters are in Istanbul.
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Controversy[edit]
CNN Turk was one of the Turkish news channels which were criticized for not covering the 2013–14 protests in Turkey. On June 2, 2013 at 1am, CNN Turk was broadcasting a documentary on penguins while CNN International was showing live coverage of the protests in Turkey.[1]
"[On the afternoon of Friday, May 31, 2013] CNN Turk was broadcasting a food show, featuring the “flavors of Niğde.” Other major Turkish news channels were showing a dance contest and a roundtable on study-abroad programs. It was a classic case of the revolution not being televised. The whole country seemed to be experiencing a cognitive disconnect, with Twitter saying one thing, the government saying another, and the television off on another planet."[2]
In 2014, it showed a documentary on bees as Turkish Kurds undertook major protests about Ankara's refusal to support Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State in Kobanê.[3]
On 15 July 2016 CNN Turk was forced off air by soldiers during the 2016 Turkish coup attempt. In the week after the coup attempt it has not reported on the Erdoğan government crackdowns on dissident media, judiciaries, teachers and academics across Turkey.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Fleishman, Cooper (June 2, 2013). "CNN-Turk airs penguin documentary during Istanbul riots". dailydot.com. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ The New Yorker, 1 June 2013, Occupy Gezi: Police Against Protesters in Istanbul
- ^ Cockburn, Patrick (2014). "Whose side is Turkey on?". London Review of Books. 36 (21): 8–10. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official site (Turkish)
- CNN Türk at LyngSat Address
| Turkish Radio and Television Corporation | |
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| Doğan Media Group |
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| Doğuş Media Group | |
| Ciner Media Group | |
| MNG Media Group | |
| Turkuvaz Media Group | |
| Fox Networks Group Turkey | |
| The Walt Disney Company | |
| Viacom | |
| Others | |
| Defunct | |
