Cable News Network Türk (known as CNN Türk) is a Turkish
free-to-air television news channel, launched on 11 October 1999 as the local affiliate of American channel
CNN. It broadcasts exclusively for
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
and it is owned by
Demirören Group under the licensing from
Warner Bros. Discovery's
EMEA division.
CNN Türk Radio
CNN Türk Radio, went on the air on November 22, 2001. Last-minute developments, in-depth analyses, economic agenda, evaluations by experts, important names of the business world and economic staff, sports news from Turkey and the world can be listened to at any time, and programs of special interest can also be followed via radio.
CNN TÜRK Radio is the audio broadcasting company of CNN TÜRK, which was established as a joint venture between Demirören Holding and Time Warner. As of September 21, 2020, the radio frequency in Istanbul has been changed to 92.6.
Controversies
CNN Türk was one of the Turkish news channels which was criticised for not covering the
Gezi Park protests. On June 2, 2013, at 1:00am, CNN Türk was broadcasting a documentary on penguins while
CNN International was showing live coverage of the protests in Turkey.
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.
On 15 July 2016, CNN Turk was forced to shut down by soldiers during the
2016 Turkish coup attempt.
In February 2020, the
Republican People's Party
The Republican People's Party (RPP; , CHP ) is a Kemalism, Kemalist and Social democracy, social democratic political party in Turkey. It is the oldest List of political parties in Turkey, political party in Turkey, founded by Mustafa Kemal ...
(CHP) announced a boycott of CNN Türk.
Tuncay Özkan from the CHP alleged that the TV channel acts like a publicity agency for the government of the
Justice and Development Party (AKP). No politicians from the CHP would take part in any debate on CNN Türk and the CHP also advised not to watch CNN Türk at all.
Notable anchors
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Ahmet Hakan Coşkun
References
External links
Official website
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24-hour television news channels in Turkey
Television stations in Turkey
Turkish-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 1999
Turner Broadcasting System Turkey
Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Doğan Media Group
Mass media in Istanbul
1999 establishments in Turkey