In an unexpected plot twist for Turkey’s sizzling TV soap opera industry, the government has pledged financial support of up to $100,000 per episode of “exportable” series. Widely hailed as ...

The US may have a TV network with a Peacock as its symbol, but Canada is getting Turkey TV. Cable MSO Shaw Communications launches its signature channel featuring “all turkey, all the time” on Sunday, ...

Sony Pictures Television has extended its first-run feature film slate deal with Turkish pay TV operator Sinema TV. This new agreement reups a similar deal inked in 2021 and bolsters the close rapport ...

Many Turkish actors are under pressure from the government and some have already lost their job for supporting a call for boycott that followed the arrest of Istanbul mayor and Erdogan challenger ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A dash of glamour brightens the daily crush at Istanbul’s giant Esenler bus terminal. In one corner, commuters ...

Turkey’s Radio & Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) regulator applied 99 sanctions in 2025 and levied fines against broadcasters and digital platforms a total of about $5.3 million (€4.5m). The main ...