CNN Türk

Turkish news channel

Television channel

CNN Türk

Country| Turkey
Broadcast area| Turkey
Network| CNN
Affiliates| CNN Türk Radyo [tr]
Headquarters| Istanbul
Programming
Language(s)| Turkish
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner| Demirören Group[1]
(licensed from Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA)
Sister channels|

List

* Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
CNN International
Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
DMAX
Eurosport 1
Eurosport 2
TLC
Demirören Group
Kanal D
D Çocuk
D Spor
D Hipodrom
Euro D
D Max
T.A.Y. TV
Teve2

History
Launched| 11 October 1999 (1999-10-11)
Replaced| Eko TV
Links
Website| cnnturk.com
Availability
Streaming media
Watch live| http://video.cnnturk.com/canli-yayin

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 and it is owned by Demirören Group under the licensing from Warner Bros. Discovery's EMEA division.

## CNN Türk Radio

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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

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Main article: Media censorship and disinformation during the Gezi Park protests

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.[2]

> [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.

— The New Yorker on CNN Türk failing to report on the Gezi Park protests[3][excessive quote]

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.[4]

On 15 July 2016, CNN Turk was forced to shut down by soldiers during the 2016 Turkish coup attempt.[5]

In February 2020, the Republican People's Party (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.[6]

## Notable anchors

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* Ahmet Hakan Coşkun

## References

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1. ^ "Broadcasting | Demirören Holding". 18 May 2019. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
2. ^ Fleishman, Cooper (June 2, 2013). "CNN-Turk airs penguin documentary during Istanbul riots". dailydot.com. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
3. ^ The New Yorker, 1 June 2013, Occupy Gezi: Police Against Protesters in Istanbul
4. ^ Cockburn, Patrick (2014). "Whose side is Turkey on?". London Review of Books. 36 (21): 8–10. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
5. ^ Euan McKirdy (16 July 2016). "Watch CNN Turk's final moments on air before soldiers shut it down". CNN. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
6. ^ "Main opposition CHP announces boycott of CNN Türk". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-02-07.

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