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| Country | Turkey |
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| Broadcast area | Turkey |
| Network | CNN |
| Affiliates | CNN Türk Radyo [tr] |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Demirören Group[1] (licensed fromWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA) |
| Sister channels | List
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| History | |
| Launched | 11 October 1999 (1999-10-11) |
| Replaced | Eko TV |
| Links | |
| Website | cnnturk |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Watch live | http://video.cnnturk.com/canli-yayin |
Cable News Network Türk (known asCNN Türk) is a Turkishfree-to-air television news channel, launched on 11 October 1999 as the local affiliate of American channelCNN. It broadcasts exclusively forTurkey and it is owned byDemirören Group under the licensing fromWarner Bros. Discovery'sEMEA division.
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.
CNN Türk was one of the Turkish news channels which was criticised for not covering theGezi Park protests. On June 2, 2013, at 1:00am, CNN Türk was broadcasting a documentary on penguins whileCNN 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 ofNiğde.” Other major Turkish news channels were showing a dance contest and a roundtable on study-abroad programs. It was a classic case ofthe 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.
In 2014, it showed a documentary on bees asTurkish Kurds undertook major protests about Ankara's refusal to support Kurdish fightersbattling Islamic State in Kobanê.[4]
On 15 July 2016, CNN Turk was forced to shut down by soldiers during the2016 Turkish coup attempt.[5]
In February 2020, theRepublican 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 theJustice 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]
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