Çukurova Media Group (''Çukurova Medya Grubu'') is a Turkish

media conglomerate A media conglomerate, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the Internet. According to the ...

established, part of the

Çukurova Holding Çukurova Holding, established in 1923, is an industrial and commercial conglomerate based in Turkey. It is engaged in a range of sectors such as industrial, construction, communication and IT, media, transportation, financial services and ene ...

conglomerate. On 18 May 2013 it transferred a substantial number of its properties to the state

TMSF The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey ( tr, Tasarruf Mevduatı Sigorta Fonu), a.k.a. TMSF in abbreviated form, is the governing body concerned with matters of fund management and insurance in the Turkish banking system. The body was found ...

, in partial settlement of a tax debt.

History

Newspapers

The newspaper portfolio included ''

Akşam ''Akşam'' (''Evening'') is a Turkish newspaper founded in 1918, owned by Zeki Yeşildağ's Türk Medya Grup (T Medya Yatırım San. ve Tic. AŞ.) since 2013. In 2013 it had a circulation of around 100,000. History ''Akşams founders in 1918 incl ...

'', ''

Tercüman ''Tercüman: Halka ve Olaylara'' was a Turkish daily newspaper. It was founded in 1955 by Kemal Ilıcak (1932–1993), and associated with the center-right. The newspaper closed after Ilıcak's death, and the name was acquired by the Çukur ...

'' and '' Güneş''. In January 2009, it acquired a stake in Editions des Deux Terres, a French publisher. The company's magazine portfolio includes Alem (lifestyle magazine launched in 1993), Autocar (launched in 1895), Fourfourtwo (football magazine launched in 2006), Stuff (gadget magazine), Total Film (film magazine launched in 2007), Platin and World Business (business and economy magazine launched in 2006), Maxim (launched in 2007), and Eve. Çukurova suffered during the financial crisis,

Today's Zaman ''Today's Zaman'' (Zaman is Turkish for 'time' or 'age') was an English-language daily newspaper based in Turkey. Established on 17 January 2007, it was the English-language edition of the Turkish daily '' Zaman.'' ''Today's Zaman'' included dom ...

, 11 January 2009
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Tercüman
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Television and radio

TurkMedya operated Alem FM (first private radio station in Turkey) and Lig Radyo. Both stations are available through

Digiturk Digiturk is a Turkish satellite television provider founded in 1999, with services starting in mid-2000. They provide both national television channels and their own channels, national radio, and music streams of different genres. Digiturk is als ...

, satellite receivers and yayinonline.com. Alem FM broadcasts in 49 regions. AKS Televizyon Reklamcilik ve Filmcilik was established in 1992 and commenced broadcasting as

Show TV Show TV is a nationwide television channel in Turkey owned by Albayrak Holding since 2018, acquired from Sadık Albayrak which in turn seized from Ciner Media Group after Turgay Ciner was forced to sell due to tax debts. The channel replaces Cine ...

in Turkey. Skyturk was founded in 2002 by Atlas Yayinclik. It commenced broadcasting on cable and digital platforms in February 2003. Aks Uluslararasi Yayincilik has broadcast ShowTurk since 2005 and ShowMax TV since 2006. ShowPlus is also available through Digiturk, a digital platform.

Properties

Newspapers

* 1982-2008: Bulvar * 1996-2013: Güneş (acquired from

Güneri Cıvaoğlu Güneri (, literally "hero ( tr, er (definite accusative ''eri'')) of the day ( tr, gün)") is a Turkish surname and toponym and may refer to: List of surname holders * Elif Güneri (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Güven Güneri (born 1987), ...

, sold to

.) * 1997-2013:

(acquired from Mehmet Ali Ilıcak, sold to

.) * 1997-2010:

(acquired from Mehmet Ali Ilıcak.)

Television

* 1999-2013:

(acquired from

Erol Aksoy Erol is a Turkish given name or surname meaning "brave". This name is shared by the following people: Given name * Erol Alkan (born 1974), Turkish Cypriot DJ, artist and record producer * Erol Erdal Alkan (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Erol Be ...

, sold to

, which sold to Ciner Media Group) * 2000-2013:

Lig TV Digiturk is a Turkish satellite television provider founded in 1999, with services starting in mid-2000. They provide both national television channels and their own channels, national radio, and music streams of different genres. Digiturk is als ...

(sold to

.) * 2000-2012: Skytürk * 2004-2006: SinemaTURK * 2004-2008: ElMax * 2005-2013:

Show Türk Show or The Show may refer to: Competition, event, or artistic production * Agricultural show, associated with agriculture and animal husbandry * Animal show, a judged event in the hobby of animal fancy ** Cat show ** Dog show ** Horse show ** S ...

(sold to

) * 2005-2008: S'nek * 2006-2013: İZ TV (sold to

) * 2006-2013: ShowMax TV (sold to

) * 2006-2013: Turkmax (sold to

) * 2008-2011:

SporMax Digiturk is a Turkish satellite television provider founded in 1999, with services starting in mid-2000. They provide both national television channels and their own channels, national radio, and music streams of different genres. Digiturk is als ...

* 2012-2013:

Skytürk 360 360 is a privately owned television channel in Turkey. History A sound bomb was thrown at the channel's headquarters in Belgradkapı, Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, on October 22, 2009, which was defused by the anti-bomb squad.'Akşam'', 22 October ...

(sold to

) * 2012-:

Nickelodeon (Turkey) Nickelodeon is a children's cable/satellite television channel which launched on 10 December 1997. History Nickelodeon was launched on 10 December 1997 on cable by Turkish company RTV and timeshared with Discovery Channel Turkey. In 2001, Mul ...

(50%

Viacom Viacom, an abbreviation of Video and Audio Communications, may refer to: * Viacom (1952–2006), a former American media conglomerate * Viacom (2005–2019), a former company spun off from the original Viacom * Viacom18, a joint venture between Par ...

) * 2012-:

MTV Europe MTV Global (formerly as MTV Europe) is the international version of the American TV channel MTV, a 24-hour music and entertainment TV channel that began broadcasting on August 1, 1987, as part of the worldwide MTV network. Initially, MTV serve ...

(50% Viacom Internatıonal) * 2012-: VH1 (50% Viacom Internatıonal) * 2012-:

MTV Live HD MTV Live (formerly MTVNHD and MTV Live HD) is an international 24-hour high-definition live music pay television network that is operated by Paramount International Networks' subsidiary Paramount Networks EMEAA. The channel is currently avail ...

(50% Viacom Internatıonal) * 2012-: MTV Hits (Avrupa) (50% MTV Networks Europe) * 2012-:

Nick Jr. (Turkey) Nicktoons (formerly Nicktoons Network) is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Media Networks. The channel is geared towards children aged 7 to 11, and broadcasts reruns of original animated series from sister network Nickelode ...

(50% iacom Internatıonal)

Radio

* 1994-2013: Alem FM (sold to

) * 2005-2013: Lig Radyo (sold to

)

Other

* 1994-2013:

Turkcell Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. (''lit. Turkcell Communication Services'') (, ) is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey, based in Istanbul. The company has 39,3 million subscribers as of September 2021. In 2015, the company's number of ...

(sold to

) * 1996-:

Azercell Azercell is an Azerbaijani telecommunications company based in Baku. It is the largest Mobile network operator, mobile network operator in Azerbaijan. Company background Azercell Telecom LLC was established on 19 January 1996. Azercell Tele ...

* 2013-: Kamucell

References

External links

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