History
Founded by Dinç Bilgin of Sabah Group, the startion launched on 12 July 1993. The channel changed its ownership to Ciner Media Group in 2002. The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey (TMSF) seized the channel in 2007. ATV was acquired by the Çalık Holding's Turkuvaz Media Group at US$1.1 billion on 22 April 2008. It was rumored that the Çalık Holding wanted to sell the channel, and the News Corp. of Rupert Murdoch showed interest in 2012. Following the permission of the Turkish Competition Authority, the Kalyon Group's Zirve Holding, which was founded by Ömer Faruk Kalyoncu with a capital of 380 million (US$192 million) on 23 August 2013, acquired various shares of Turkuvaz Group companies from Çalık Holding on 20 December 2013.Programming
Notable local productions in its early years included ''Süper Baba'', '' İkinci Bahar'', ''Çiçek Taksi'', ''Tatlı Kaçıklar'', ''Mahallenin Muhtarları'', ''İlişkiler'', ''Gurbetçiler'', ''Sıcak Saatler'', ''Baba Evi'', ''Böyle mi Olacaktı'' and'' Affet Bizi Hocam''.TV series
The Glance, a consulting company for international television markets, which analyzes the consumption habits of TV viewers on a global scale, published in its annual report "One TV Year In The World 2021" that the television series of ATV, '' Bir Zamanlar Çukurova'' was broadcast in Iraq, North Macedonia, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Dominica, Lithuania '' Hercai'' in Dominica, Georgia, Iraq, Puerto Rico, Lithuania '' Sen Anlat Karadeniz'' in Lebanon, Dominica and '' Kırgın Çiçekler'' in North Macedonia. ATV also made it onto the list as one of the top 10 most watched content in 2021. * 2007–2009: '' Elveda Rumeli'' * 2004–2009: '' Avrupa Yakası'' * 2012: '' Son Yaz Balkanlar 1912'' * 2012–2015: '' Karadayı'' * 2018–2021: '' Beni Bırakma'' * 2018–2022: '' Bir Zamanlar Çukurova'' * 2019–2021: '' Hercai'' * 2019: '' Kuruluş: Osman'' * 2021: '' Kardeşlerim'' * 2021: '' Destan'' * 2022: '' Yalnız Kurt'' * 2022: '' Bir Küçük Gün Işığı'' * 2022: '' Aldatmak'' * 2022: ''Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam'' * 2023: '' Safir''Cinema
* 1993: ''atv Yabancı Sinema Kuşağı''Quiz
* 2021: ''Mutfak Bahane'' ( Derya Taşbaşı) * 2011: '' Kim Milyoner Olmak İster'' ( Kenan İmirzalıoğlu)Life style
* 2008: '' Müge Anlı ile Tatlı Sert'' * 2015: '' Esra Erol'da'' (transferred from FOX)Religious programs
* 2011: '' Nihat Hatipoğlu Sorularınızı Cevaplıyor'' ( Nihat Hatipoğlu) (transferred from Star TV) * 2012: '' Nihat Hatipoğlu ile Dosta Doğru'' (Nihat Hatipoğlu) (transferred from Star TV) * 2013: '' Nihat Hatipoğlu ile Kuran ve Sünnet'' (Nihat Hatipoğlu)Magazine entertainment
* 2010: ''Dizi TV'' ( Didem UÄŸurlu)News programming
* 1993: ''atv Ana Haber'' ( Cem Öğretir) * 1993: ''Hafta Sonu atv Ana Haber'' ( Nihan Günay) * 2015: ''Gün Ortası'' ( Deniz Türe) (transferred from Yeni Asır TV) * 2016: ''Kahvaltı Haberleri'' ( Nihan Günay) * 2016: ''Son Durak'' ( Melih Altınok) * 2016: ''atv'de Hafta Sonu'' ( İbrahim Sadri)Sports
* 2011: Turkish Cup * 2012: Turkish Super Cup * 2020:Children
* 2016: Minika KuşağıReferences
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