Ciner Media Group (''Ciner Medya Grubu'') is a Turkish
media conglomerate
A media conglomerate, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the Internet. According to t ...
established in 2007, part of the
Ciner Holding conglomerate. Among other properties it owns the ''
Habertürk
''Habertürk'' (literally: "News Turkish"), abbreviated as ''HT'', was a high-circulation Turkish newspaper. It was established on March 1, 2009 by Ciner Media Group, drawing on the brand of Ciner's Habertürk TV. It ceased publication on 5 Jul ...
'' newspaper,
Habertürk TV and
Habertürk Radyo, and the television stations
Show TV
Show TV is a nationwide television channel in Turkey owned by Albayrak Holding since 2018, acquired from Sadık Albayrak which in turn seized from Ciner Media Group after Turgay Ciner was forced to sell due to tax debts. The channel replaces C ...
,
Show Türk and
ShowMax TV. It co-owns the television station
Bloomberg HT. It also publishes a range of magazines, including Turkish editions of international magazines such as ''
FHM
''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) is a British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. Its master edition contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World, which has featured models, actres ...
''.
From 2005 to 2007 it owned ''
Sabah
Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory ...
''; the newspaper was seized by the government's
TMSF. From 2005 to 2007 it owned the
ATV
ATV may refer to:
Broadcasting
* Amateur television
*Analog television
Television stations and companies
* Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra
* ATV (Armenia)
* ATV (Aruba), NBC affiliate
* ATV (Australian TV station), Melbourne
* ATV (Austria)
* AT ...
television station. It had previously operated both under license from
Dinç Bilgin
Dinç Bilgin (born 1940) is a Turkish businessman who built up a media empire which was voluntarily handed over to the Turkish government in 2008 over alleged financial irregularities relating to Etibank. These companies were later sold by TMSF fo ...
's Medya Group.
Ciner acquired the Habertürk properties in 2007 and Show TV in 2013.
[ Hurriyet Daily News, 1 June 2013]
Ciner group acquires seized broadcaster Show TV
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References
External links
Ciner Media Group
TÜRK BASININDA MÜLKİYET VE SAHİPLİK YAPISI BAĞLAMINDA ÖZELLEŞTİRME UYGULAMALARI: CİNER MEDYA GRUBU
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Conservatism in Turkey
Turkish companies established in 2007