Kanaltürk
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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2004|6|10|df=y}}
| closed_date = {{End date and age|2016|2|29|df=y}}
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| owner = Koza İpek Holding
| affiliates = Kanaltürk Radyo
| country = Turkey
| language = Turkish
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| headquarters = Istanbul
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| sister_channels = Bugün Daily, Bugün TV, Kanaltürk Radio, Millet Daily
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Kanaltürk was a TV channel in Turkey.
Founded by Tuncay Özkan in 2004, it was sold by Özkan in May 2008 to Koza İpek Holding. The channel was closed on 29 February 2016, along with Bugün TV and İpek Media Group.{{cite web|title=İpek Medya kapatıldı|url=http://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/bugun-tv-ile-kanalturk-tv-kapatildi|publisher=CNN Türk|access-date=29 February 2016|language=tr|archive-date=1 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301101659/http://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/bugun-tv-ile-kanalturk-tv-kapatildi|url-status=live}}
The channel is known for its closeness to Fethullah Gülen, the leader of the Gülen movement.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
History
In 2008, the company had been in financial difficulties, with tax debts of as much as $10m, and many employees not paid over the preceding seven months.Hurriyet Daily News, 14 May 2008, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/deal-props-govt-boosters.aspx?pageID=438&n=deal-props-govt-boosters-2008-05-14 Deal props gov't boosters]
On October 27, 2015, Turkish police storm and shut down both Kanaltürk TV station and Bugün TV station that have been critical of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) ahead of a general election on November 1. Baris Yarkadas, a lawmaker with the main-opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), said “We are witnessing the police entering news organizations, delivering declarations and taking over journalists’ seats—just like junta periods, this is called a police state".{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkey-police-raid-tv-stations-of-government-critics-1446038925|title = Turkish Police Seize Two TV Stations of Government Critics|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|date = 28 October 2015|last1 = Peker|first1 = Emre}} And now October 28, Wednesday off the air 16:37 (TSİ) 15:37 (GMT+1) alongside channel Kanaltürk, Bugün TV and Kanaltürk Radio has been interrupted.
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070602155912/http://www.kanalturk.com.tr/ Website]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090121195836/http://www.lyngsat-address.com/gk/Kanal-Turk.html Kanal Türk at LyngSat Address]}}
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Category:Defunct television channels in Turkey
Category:2004 establishments in Turkey
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2004
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016
Category:2016 disestablishments in Turkey
Category:Government-seized media in Turkey
Category:Mass media shut down in the 2016 Turkish purges
Category:Companies formerly affiliated with the Gülen movement
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