CNN Türk

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CNN Türk
Launched	October 11, 1999
Owned by	Time Warner, Doğan Medya Grubu
Picture format	4:3
Country	Turkey
Broadcast area	Turkey
Headquarters	Istanbul
Sister channel(s)	CNN-IBN
Website	www.cnnturk.com
Availability
Satellite
Digital	Free-To-Air on Turksat 2A located 42° East, 11804 V 24444
Digiturk	Channel 42
D-Smart	Channel 30

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.

The channel is the first international channel to broadcast in a foreign language (Turkish) with the CNN logo 24 hours a day, which is also produced outside CNN's Atlanta headquarters. In Turkey, CNN Türk is the first channel established in partnership with a foreign media organization.^[1]

[edit] References

• America Abroad Media hosts programming with CNN Turk

1. ^ US media giants setting up shop in Turkish television, Turkish Daily News, June 23, 2007. (Last accessed July 4, 2007)

[edit] External links

• Official site (Turkish)
• CNN Türk at LyngSat Address

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