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On January 22nd, 2014 Al Jazeera Turk`s website launched with news content. The move made Al Jazeera Turk the first 24 hour news operation to go digital before broadcast.<ref>http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/al-jazeera-expands-global-footprint-with-turkish-digital-operation-1201065912/</ref> |
On January 22nd, 2014 Al Jazeera Turk`s website launched with news content. The move made Al Jazeera Turk the first 24 hour news operation to go digital before broadcast.<ref>http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/al-jazeera-expands-global-footprint-with-turkish-digital-operation-1201065912/</ref> |
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The channel will compete with [[CNN Turk]]. |
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Revision as of 11:54, 3 February 2014
| Country | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Network | Al Jazeera |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Al Jazeera Media Network |
Al Jazeera Turk is a television news channel which will be broadcast in Turkish that is currently under preparation.
The channel will be based in Istanbul. As of January 2014, the channel is still under construction, with a website already being launched. The General manager of the channel is Gürkan Zengin. Al Jazeera already has four news channels, Al Jazeera in Arabic, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Balkans and Al Jazeera America. The channel currently delivers news through it's website and plans to be on the air by the end of 2014.
Background
In February 2011, the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey put Cine5 up for sale[1] after the channel was confiscated when the owner Erol Aksoy went in debt and became bankrupt.[2] Al Jazeera made a bid for the network[3] and acquired it for $40.5 million after an unsuccessful $21 million bid.[4] Al Jazeera then renamed the channel and is currently working on launching Al Jazeera Turkish.[5]
On April 2012, there were reports of the channel being delayed over its refusal to call the Kurdistan Workers Party as "terrorists" as most Turkish news outlets do, citing journalistic standards. The Foreign Ministry, who advocated the project, became at odds with the channel. Vural Ak, a major Turkish investor, withdrew from the partnership with Al Jazeera. Nuh Yilmaz, head of Al Jazeera's Turkish editorial team, also resigned.[6]
On January 22nd, 2014 Al Jazeera Turk`s website launched with news content. The move made Al Jazeera Turk the first 24 hour news operation to go digital before broadcast.[7]
References
- ^ "Turkey's Deposit Insurance Fund to sell three media organs". World Bulletin. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Al Jazeera to buy Turkey's Cine 5 TV station for $40.5 mlns". Today's Zaman. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Al-Jazeera bids for Turkish TV station". The Jerusalem Post. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Al Jazeera acquires Turkey's Cine 5". Hurriyet Daily News. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Neal Ungerleider (9 February 2011). "Al Jazeera, Stymied in U.S., Launching Turkish-Only Channel". Fast Company. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Cengiz Semercioglu (8 April 2012). "Diplomatic and Linguistic Roadblocks Keep Al Jazeera Turkish From Airing". Worldcrunch. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/al-jazeera-expands-global-footprint-with-turkish-digital-operation-1201065912/