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| Country | Turkey |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide (terrestrial) Worldwide (available online) |
| Affiliates | Alem FM |
| Headquarters | Levent,Beşiktaş,Istanbul |
| Programming | |
| Language | Turkish |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Çukurova Holding (1999–2013) TMSF (2013–2015) Ciner Yayın Holding (2015– Dec. 2024) Can Holding (Dec. 2024–Present) TMSF (Sept. 2025–Present) |
| Sister channels | Show Türk |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 March 1991 (France) 1 March 1992 (Turkey) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Show TV is a Turkishfree-to-air national television channel, established in 1991 by Erol Aksoy, Dinç Bilgin, Haldun Simavi and Erol Simavi, owned by the TMSF.
The channel replacesCine5's now-defunct frequencies, and it was originally established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi, and originally launched on March 1, 1991, when it commenced its test transmissions. A year later, the channel moved its headquarters to Istanbul, Turkey, and were at the same time starting its official broadcasts. Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Max and Show Turk to its group.
On 6 June 2013 the channel was reacquired byCiner Media Group.[1]
The channel's personalities includeEce Erken,Defne Samyeli,Gülben Ergen,Bülent Ersoy,Ferhat Göçer,Ece Üner,Reha Muhtar,Serdar Ortaç,Demet Akbağ,Mehmet Ali Erbil,Volkan Konak,Alişan,Hülya Avşar,Acun Ilıcalı,Seda Sayan andÇağla Şıkel.[2] The channel also aired successful Turkish television series likeKurtlar Vadisi,Doktorlar,Adını Feriha Koydum, andMuhteşem Yüzyıl.[3][4]
On 11 September 2025, the channel was seized by the state and placed under the control of theSavings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey as part of an investigation into fraud, tax evasion and money laundering into Can Holding.[5]
