List of television stations in Turkey
Encyclopedia
Television
in Turkey
was introduced in 1968
by the government media provider TRT
. Back then it was the only channel with the name of TRT 1
, and it broadcasted in several times of the dateline. Turkey's first private television channel Star TV started it broadcast on 26 May 1989.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
was introduced in 1968
Timeline of the introduction of television in countries
This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included....
by the government media provider TRT
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
. Back then it was the only channel with the name of TRT 1
TRT 1
TRT 1 is the first Turkish national television station. It launched on January 31 , 1968.-Introduction:TRT 1, the first television channel in Turkey, started their test transmissions on January 31, 1968, and commenced full national broadcasts in December 1971. It was the only channel in Turkey...
, and it broadcasted in several times of the dateline. Turkey's first private television channel Star TV started it broadcast on 26 May 1989.
TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation)
| Category | Channel | Broadcasting Area |
|---|---|---|
| General | TRT 1 TRT 1 TRT 1 is the first Turkish national television station. It launched on January 31 , 1968.-Introduction:TRT 1, the first television channel in Turkey, started their test transmissions on January 31, 1968, and commenced full national broadcasts in December 1971. It was the only channel in Turkey... |
All Areas |
| News & Culture | TRT Haber | All Areas |
| Sports | TRT 3 TRT 3 TRT 3 is a Turkish television station. It mostly broadcasting sport events.-Introduction:TRT 3 started test transmissions on October 2, 1989 as "3... (diffusion with TBMM TV and TRT Gap TRT Gap TRT GAP, belonging to the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, has been established to enhance the recognition of The Southeastern Anatolia Project, abbreviated as GAP, on a rational ground which serves forming the necessary social, cultural and psychological environment in the region... ) |
All Areas |
| Parliament | TBMM TV TBMM TV TBMM TV is a Turkish TV station which broadcasts discussions in Grand National Assembly of Turkey. TBMM TV is not an individual TV channel. It shares the same frequency with TRT 3 and TRT Gap.... (diffusion with TRT 3 TRT 3 TRT 3 is a Turkish television station. It mostly broadcasting sport events.-Introduction:TRT 3 started test transmissions on October 2, 1989 as "3... and TRT Gap TRT Gap TRT GAP, belonging to the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, has been established to enhance the recognition of The Southeastern Anatolia Project, abbreviated as GAP, on a rational ground which serves forming the necessary social, cultural and psychological environment in the region... ) |
All Areas |
| Local Projects | TRT Gap TRT Gap TRT GAP, belonging to the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, has been established to enhance the recognition of The Southeastern Anatolia Project, abbreviated as GAP, on a rational ground which serves forming the necessary social, cultural and psychological environment in the region... (diffusion with TRT 3 TRT 3 TRT 3 is a Turkish television station. It mostly broadcasting sport events.-Introduction:TRT 3 started test transmissions on October 2, 1989 as "3... and TBMM TV) |
All Areas |
| Folk Music & Documentaries | TRT 4 TRT 4 TRT 4 is a Turkish television program. Before 2008, it was a TV station which broadcast cultural and educational programs in Turkey.-Introduction:TRT 4 started test transmissions in 1990 as "4... (diffusion with TRT Çocuk TRT Çocuk TRT Çocuk is a Turkish television station, part of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, cartoons for children until 21:00 and broadcasts TRT Okul till 06:30 since 2011.-Cartoons:*Laura's Star*Arthur*Charlie and Lola... ) |
All Areas |
| Children | TRT Çocuk TRT Çocuk TRT Çocuk is a Turkish television station, part of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, cartoons for children until 21:00 and broadcasts TRT Okul till 06:30 since 2011.-Cartoons:*Laura's Star*Arthur*Charlie and Lola... (diffusion with TRT 4 TRT 4 TRT 4 is a Turkish television program. Before 2008, it was a TV station which broadcast cultural and educational programs in Turkey.-Introduction:TRT 4 started test transmissions in 1990 as "4... ) |
All Areas |
| Local Programmes | TRT 5 Anadolu TRT 5 Anadolu TRT Anadolu is a Turkish television own and operated by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. It has a relationship with other local televisions and broadcast local news bulletins from 81 provinces of Turkey.-External links:* *... |
Only Satellite via Turksat |
| Turkic People | TRT Avaz TRT Avaz TRT Avaz ilaunched on 21 March 2009, Nevruz Day which is an eastern spring solstice celebration followed by Turkic countries, as well as elsewhere.... |
Only Satellite via Turksat |
| International | TRT Türk TRT Türk TRT Türk is the International TV channel of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation broadcast in other countries.TRT Türk’s task was enhance the understanding of the possibilities Turkey and Turkic Republics may possess or take advantage of in various fields through the programs aiming at the... |
All Areas |
| Documentaries | TRT Belgesel TRT Belgesel TRT Belgesel is a Turkish television owned and operated by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. It broadcasts documentaries. -External links:* *... |
Some Areas |
| Music | TRT Müzik TRT Müzik TRT Müzik is a Turkish television channel owned and operated by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. It broadcasts 24 hours music programmes featuring music magazines and talkshows. TRT Müzik can also be watched on TRT 4.... |
Only Satellite via Turksat |
| HD Broadcasting | TRT HD TRT HD TRT HD is the second High definition channel of TRT after TRT 3 HD. It was launched on 24 May 2010. It broadcasts events such as the Eurovision Song Contest in HD.... |
Only Satellite via Turksat |
| Kurdish | TRT 6(Şeş) TRT 6 TRT 6, part of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, is Turkey's first national Kurdish language television station.It broadcasts in the Kurmanji and Sorani dialects of the Kurdish language and in the Zaza language, offering programs aimed at all ages and promoting the perspective of the... |
Only Satellite via Turksat |
| Arabic | TRT el Türkiye TRT el Türkiye TRT el Türkiye is an Arabic language channel of TRT, broadcasting in Turkey and the Middle East. It launched on 4 April 2010.-References:... |
Only Satellite via Turksat |
| Education | TRT Okul | Only Satellite via Turksat |
Major National Networks
- Kanal DKanal DKanal D is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey and part of Doğan Holding which is owned by the Turkish media tycoon Aydın Doğan.Kanal D also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available online....
- Show TVShow TVSHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and...
- ATVATV Turkeyatv is a nationwide TV channel in Turkey, founded in 1993. atv is one of the most widely watched TV channels in Turkey. atv is an acronym of Actual Television.Since 2007 atv is owned by Çalık Holding.- Shows :News Programming* atv Ana Haber...
- Star TV
- CNBC-eCNBC-eCNBC-e is a hybrid business/financial and entertainment channel operated in Turkey by CNBC Europe and the NTV Group.The channel shares its name with a co-owned magazine about CNBC-e....
- Fox TurkeyFox Turkey-History:TGRT launched on April 22, 1993 that was owned by Huzur Radyo TV A.Ş belongs to İhlas Holding.The channel was bought by News Corporation with Ahmet Ertegün on July 26, 2006 and changed to its current name Fox on February 24, 2007....
- TNT Turkey
- Samanyolu TV
Full List of Channels
| Kanal |
|---|
| A9 TV |
| Aba TV |
| ActionMax |
| Airport TV |
| Akdeniz TV |
| Akıllı TV |
| Aksu TV |
| Animal Planet Animal Planet Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:... |
| atv Avrupa |
| atv HD |
| Ayna TV |
| Avrasya TV |
| Avrupa TV |
| Baby TV |
| Başkent TV |
| Bebeğim TV |
| Beyaz TV |
| Beyazperde |
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| Bloomberg HT |
| BJK TV |
| Business Channel |
| Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (Turkey) Cartoon Network is a television channel available in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It launched on January 28, 2008.-See also:* Cartoon NetworkCurrent Cartoons*Angelo Rules*Adventure Time... |
| Cem TV |
| Cine5 Cine5 Cine5 is the first subscription based television channel in Turkey. It was aired encrypted and primarily broadcast feature movies when it was founded on September 20, 1993. Subscribers were required to buy a decoder to watch the channel. The number of subscribers reached over half a million... |
| CNN Türk CNN Turk CNN Türk is the Turkish version of the popular cable news channel CNN. CNN Türk is a nationwide channel broadcasting exclusively in Turkey, owned by Time Warner and Doğan Medya Grubu, broadcasting since October 11, 1999. It has its headquarters in Istanbul.... |
| ComedyMax ComedyMax ComedyMax is a television channel in Turkey, which broadcasts worldwide hit TV series as Turkish subtitled. It is exclusively available for Digiturk satellite package subscribers.-Shows:Some of the shows on ComedyMax:... |
| Comedy Smart Comedy Smart Comedy Smart is a television channel in Turkey, which broadcasts worldwide hit TV comedy series as Turkish subtitled. It is exclusively available for D-Smart satellite package owners.-Shows:Some of the shows on Comedy Smart:... |
| Çay TV |
| D Çocuk |
| D Yeşilçam |
| Dream TV Dream TV Dream TV is a Super Nintendo action video game where the player has to guide two youngsters through a nightmarish land of evil television shows . The player has to escape by defeating stereotypical television villains and finding pieces of a puzzle... |
| Dream Türk TV |
| Discovery Channel Discovery Channel Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav... |
| Disney Channel Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in... |
| Disney XD Disney XD Disney XD is a brand of children's TV channels worldwide targeting young males, owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney and/or Jetix in most areas. According to Gary Marsh, President of Entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, "XD" does not "stand for... |
| Dizimax DiziMax DiziMax is a series of Satellite television channels available on Turkish satellite television provider Digiturk. It consists of DiziMax, DiziMax HD, and DiziMaxMore and is available on Sinema Paketi .... |
| Dog TV |
| Dost TV Dost TV Dost TV is a privately-held thematic TV channel in Turkey and airs mainly religious programs. It was established in Ankara in 2005. 'Dost' means 'friend' in Turkish.-External links:* **... |
| Düğün TV |
| DRT TV |
| E! E! E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of... |
| e2 E2 (TV channel) e2 is a Turkish television channel that often broadcasts American series. It is owned by the Doğuş Group.-Entertainment programmes:The following is an incomplete list of shows which have aired and/or are currently airing on e2:* 24... |
| Ebru TV |
| Ege TV |
| Ekin TV |
| ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... |
| ESPN Classic ESPN Classic ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event... |
| Euro D |
| Eurosport Eurosport Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events... |
| Eurosport 2 Eurosport 2 Eurosport 2 is a European sports television network. It is a sister channel to Eurosport and Eurosport News. Several different versions of the channel exist across Europe, where television rights for sport differ.-Launch:... |
| Euro Star |
| Expo Channel Expo Channel Expo Channel is an Australian home shopping channel. It is owned by Direct Group Pty Ltd, a marketing and direct sales company based in Sydney, which also owns sister channel TVSN.-History:... |
| Fashion One Fashion One Fashion One is a global fashion and entertainment television network, which was launched on 8 April 2010.Fashion One broadcasts 24/7 internationally and is the only channel to present a unique mix of lifestyle, travel, entertainment, film and fashion.... |
| Fashion TV Fashion TV Fashion TV is an international fashion and lifestyle broadcasting television channel. It was founded in France in 1997 by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, Fashion TV is the only 24/7 international TV network exclusively dedicated to fashion, beauty, glamour and style and has become... |
| FB TV FB TV Fenerbahçe TV is a sports channel of Istanbul based multi sports team Fenerbahçe SK. It is first sports club channel of Turkey The channel launched in 2003 over satellite, satellite network services and cable service.... |
| Fix TV |
| Footschool TV |
| FOX Life Fox Life Fox Life is a television network, launched by the Fox Broadcasting Company, which airs across Latin America, Europe and Japan . Its basic programming include numerous television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, which includes some original programming in certain regions... |
| FOX Sports |
| FOX Crime Fox Crime Fox Crime is a television network, launched by the Fox International Channels, which airs across several countries of Europe and Asia, such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia and Bulgaria... |
| Flash TV |
| Futbol Smart |
| FX |
| Gala TV Gala TV Gala TV is a bingo channel in the United Kingdom which launched on October 4, 2006 replacing Avago. The channel was due to be launched on September 13, 2006, but due to technical problems it was held back. Gala TV is produced by production company etv media group... |
| Gaziantep Olay İnt |
| Genç TV |
| GoldMax |
| GoldMax 2 |
| GS TV |
| Habertürk |
| Haber 6 |
| Halk TV |
| Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family... |
| Hamsi TV |
| Hayat TV |
| HD-Smart |
| HD en |
| Hilal TV |
| History Channel |
| Home TV |
| İZ TV |
| Jetix Play Jetix Play Jetix Play was the sister channel of Disney XD owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel was launched on January, 2003 and showing classic animated cartoons and animated television series. It was broadcast 17 hours in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Kazakhstan &... |
| Kanal 7 |
| Kaçkar TV |
| Kadırga TV |
| Kanal 3 |
| Kanal 12 |
| Kanal 13 |
| Kanal 23 |
| Kanal 33 |
| 24 TV |
| Kanal 26 |
| Kanal 55 |
| Kanal 67 |
| Kanal 9 Kanal 9 Kanal 9 is a commercial television channel owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG broadcasting to Sweden. It targets the 30-59 age group, which is a slightly older age group than the sister channel Kanal 5. The channel launched on 25 February 2007. Its opening night featured the 79th Academy Awards... |
| Kanal A Kanal A Kanal A is the first commercial television station in Slovenia. The television program, which has been operating within PRO PLUS d.o.o., has national coverage. In its primary target group of viewers , Kanal A is the second most watched TV programme in Slovenia... |
| Kanal Adana |
| Kanal Avrupa |
| Kanal B |
| Kanal Biz |
| Kanal D HD |
| Kanaltürk |
| Kanal Urfa |
| Karadeniz TV |
| Kayseri Elif TV |
| Kıbrıs Genç TV |
| Kids Co |
| Kon TV |
| Kral TV Kral TV TV-16 August 1994 King Day was established by Cem Uzan. After performing the test on the joint publication with publication Tele On the first video music channel started broadcasting as the King of TV, has several important turning point in the life of the artist's music. Kral TV Video Music Awards... |
| Lig TV |
| Luli TV |
| Maxi TV |
| Mavi Karadeniz TV |
| Meltem TV |
| Mesaj TV |
| Mehtap TV Mehtap TV Mehtap TV, began broadcasting on 19 June 2005 via Turksat 2-A satellite TV channel with the slogan of a cultural channel. Currently Murat Keskin is the executive editor of Mehtap Tv.-External links:**... |
| Meltem İnt TV |
| MGM Movies |
| MTV Türkiye |
| MovieMax |
| MovieMax 2 |
| Movie Smart |
| Movies 24 Movies 24 Movies 24 is a European satellite and cable television channel owned and operated by NBCUniversal. It was launched on 26 June 2006 and is available in Hungary, Poland, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom... |
| Movies 24 Erotica |
| MPL MPL -Astronomy and science:* Mars Polar Lander* Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light* Maximum parcel level – level in atmosphere where convective plume stops after reaching its level of neutral buoyancy... |
| MyMax |
| National Geographic Adventure National Geographic Adventure National Geographic Adventure, formerly known as Adventure One but now commonly known as Nat Geo Adventure, is a subscription TV channel part of National Geographic Channels International and News Corporation... |
| National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual... |
| National Geographic Wild National Geographic Wild Nat Geo WILD is a cable TV channel focused on animal-related programs. It is a sister network to National Geographic Channel and it is the latest channel to be jointly launched by the National Geographic Society and Fox Cable Networks. It first launched in Hong Kong on January 1, 2006, focusing... |
| NBA TV NBA TV NBA TV is a television specialty channel that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association , which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner... |
| Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (Turkey) Nickelodeon Turkey, is a kids channel for Turkish children and teens, that's aired both by satellite and cable television. It is the Turkish arm of Nickelodeon.It launched in November 1997 as a block, and then in February 2003 as a channel... |
| NTV |
| NTV Spor NTV Spor -Programming:*Football: La Liga,Turkey National Home Matches,FA Cup,Carling Cup,Coppa Italia*Basketball: NBA,WNBA,FIBA World Championship 2010 Turkey ,Euroleague... |
| Number One TV |
| Olay TV |
| On Plus |
| Ordu 52 TV |
| Pembe Smart |
| Powertürk TV |
| Samanyolu TV Samanyolu TV Samanyolu TV is an international TV station, with its head quarters in Istanbul. It is one of the highest rating TV channels in Turkey. It iswatched by people of Turkish origin all over the world.- Series :* Kepu Ma* Бра керм да рожат... |
| Samanyolu Haber TV Samanyolu Haber TV Samanyolu Haber TV is one of the Turkish national news channels broadcasting internationally. It was launched after expansion of Samanyolu TV network, which includes Mehtap TV , Burc FM , Yumurcak TV , Dünya Radyo .Samanyolu TV is an international TV station, with its head quarters... |
| Semerkand TV |
| Sinema TV |
| Sinema TV 2 |
| Show Max |
| Show Plus |
| Show Türk |
| Shopping TV |
| SKY Türk Sky Turk Sky Turk is a privately owned television channel in Turkey which is a part of the Çukurova Holding media group.A sound bomb was thrown at the channel's headquarters in Topkapı, İstanbul, on October 22, 2009, which was defused by the anti-bomb squad.... |
| Smart Portal |
| SporMax |
| Star TV HD |
| Style Network Style Network The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's... |
| Su TV |
| TAY TV |
| TJK TV |
| Türk Shop |
| TürkPlus |
| Tempo TV |
| Tatlıses TV |
| Türkmeneli TV |
| Tek Rumeli TV |
| TGRT Haber |
| Toprak TV |
| TürkMax |
| TNT |
| TürkÇ TV |
| TV5 |
| tv8 |
| TV 58 |
| TV NET |
| TVT |
| Ulusal Kanal |
| Ülke TV |
| Viva TV |
| Yol TV |
| Vatan TV |
| Yıldız TV |
| Yeni Asır TV |
| Yumurcak TV Yumurcak TV Yumurcak TV is a Turkish television own and operated by Samanyolu Yayıncılık A.Ş..... |
| Z TV |
See also
- Digital television in TurkeyDigital television in Turkey-Pay-TV Services:Current Pay-TV services in Turkey are Digiturk, D-Smart, TeleDünya and Türksat KabloTV.- First Digital Transmissions :The first digital television transmissions in Turkey were made by the Uzan Group with Turkey's first television channel Star TV...
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