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Samanyolu TV was an international Turkish language
TV station
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with its headquarters in
Istanbul
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.
Samanyolu TV was previously owned by Yayıncılık A.Ş. Yayıncılık A.Ş. is a media company that operates radio and television broadcasting, publication and distribution of newspapers. The first satellite service for Samanyolu TV was aired towards
Central Asia
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. Samanyolu TV proceeded into North America by 1999, with
Türksat as its new mainstream satellite operator. Samanyolu TV later created two official websites for people of Turkish origin, both North American audiences, and Turkish audiences. The two websites also included online streaming (Canlı Yayın) and social networks such as
Twitter
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,
Facebook
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, and
YouTube
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in 2005–2013.
On 18 September 2014, Samanyolu TV merged into the 16:9 HD and SD format in conjunction with
Show TV
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and
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switching frequencies from Türksat 4A.
In June 2015, Samanyolu Yayıncılık A.Ş. announced that the closure of Samanyolu TV, along with its news channel, Samanyolu Haber, will occur in the early hours of 1 May 2016, due to the
2016 Turkish coup d’état attempt and the alleged links with the
Gülen movement
The Gülen movement ( tr, Gülen hareketi), referred to by its participants as Hizmet ("service") or Cemaat ("community") and since 2016 by the Government of Turkey as FETÖ ("Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation" or, more commonly, "Fethullah T ...
. Both channels' licenses will be revoked completely. For that, some employees at Samanyolu TV left. The broadcasting equipment was moved to their homes. Samanyolu TV sold its buildings in Ankara and left its buildings in Çamlıca and rented a studio in Germany.
On 30 April 2016, Samanyolu TV's license was revoked and the channel closed by the
Radio and Television Supreme Council
Radio and Television Supreme Council ( tr, Radyo ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu), also known in short as RTÜK, is the Turkish state agency for monitoring, regulating, and sanctioning radio and television broadcasts. RTÜK was founded in 1994 and is ...
due to alleged links with the Gülen movement following the coup d'état attempt. Its HD simulcast continued to operate until 26 July 2016, in which it ceased broadcasting completely.
After the coup d’état attempt, Samanyolu TV will not return as a linear television channel. However, its website, ''Samanyolu.tv'' is still available for news.
Naming and influences
Samanyolu TV is generally assumed to have adopted the name (meaning "Milky Way" in English) with religious connotations. In essence ''Milky Way'' peddles the notion of an "other" universe aside from the present world. One may see that the title of the television station plays an important role for the list of programs it airs for its audiences. Samanyolu TV contains several
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programs that have heavy emphasis on culture, politics, and utmost religion. Samanyolu TV was funded by many individuals and companies, but the most constructive contribution was from by
Fethullah Gülen
Muhammed Fethullah Gülen (born 27 April 1941) is a Turkish Islamic scholar, preacher, and a one-time opinion leader, as de facto leader of the Gülen movement. Gülen is designated an influential neo-Ottomanist, Anatolian panethnicist, Isl ...
. Gülen is a well-known Turkish Muslim preacher, scholar and author. Gülen is currently living in exile in the United States, due to the formation of the
Gülen movement
The Gülen movement ( tr, Gülen hareketi), referred to by its participants as Hizmet ("service") or Cemaat ("community") and since 2016 by the Government of Turkey as FETÖ ("Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation" or, more commonly, "Fethullah T ...
which has received much controversy and criticism in Turkey.
Programming
Samanyolu TV programs contained controversial content with relation to
Islam
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ic teachings and their relation to cultural norms. One of the many examples that implements religious content is the television series (meaning "The Little Apocalypse" in Turkish).
Samanyolu TV had two policies regarding commercials, one for local viewers in Turkey, where the station was wide open for a range of commercials, and another for North American audiences, where the commercials were limited and the same commercials played repeatedly.
Aside from commercials, Samanyolu TV included a new program entitled ''Ebru TV'' designed for English-speaking audiences and open to people of any cultural background. ''Ebru TV'' was most popular for individuals residing in Canada and the United States. Samanyolu TV also had an official news program that broadcast locally and internationally to its viewers.
Samanyolu TV included children's programs that are family-friendly, with children's programs such as ''
Caillou
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'' on the channel. Furthermore, for all audiences, the channel included shows such as (meaning "Green Apple" in Turkish), travel shows such as ("Mirror"); and also included programs imitating the
Discovery Channel
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, with shows such as ("Documentary"); ("Different Patterns" in Turkish) was another popular television drama series.
December 2014 crackdown
On 14 December 2014 Turkish police arrested more than two dozen senior journalists and media executives, including Samanyolu TV General Manager Hidayet Karaca on charges of "forming, leading and being a member of an armed terrorist organization." The arrested are people associated with the Gülen movement. The Turkish government accused the movement of infiltrating the police and judiciary.
A statement by the
US State Department
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cautioned Turkey not to violate its "own democratic foundations" while drawing attention to raids against media outlets "openly critical of the current Turkish government."
EU foreign affairs chief
Federica Mogherini
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and EU Enlargement Commissioner
Johannes Hahn
Johannes Hahn (born 2 December 1957) is an Austrian politician who has served as European Commissioner for Budget and Administration under Ursula von der Leyen since 1 December 2019.
He previously served as European Commissioner for European Ne ...
said that the arrests went "against European values" and "are incompatible with the freedom of media, which is a core principle of democracy".
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Defunct television channels in Turkey
Turkish-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 1993
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016
Religious television stations in Turkey