ATV

ATV was founded by Dinç Bilgin in 1993. After Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) confiscated Dinç Bilgin's Etibank, Turgay Ciner purchased ATV and Sabah in 2005. In 2008, ATV and Sabah had been acquired by Çalık Group, close to AKP, for $1.1 billion in an auction. The Competition Board approved the sale of ATV and Sabah to Zirve Holding, owned by Kalyon Group, in 2013. It is a partisan TV channel.

Key facts

Audience Share

12.5

Ownership Type

Private

Geographic Coverage

National

Content Type

Free content

Data Publicly Available

ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc.

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Media Companies / Groups

Kalyon Group

Ownership

Voting Rights

According to Article 434 of Turkish Commercial Code, shareholders in corporations ('Anonim Şirket’) use their voting rights in proportion with their shares’ nominal value. Each shareholder has at least one vote, however voting rights might be limited, or given more weight with articles of association. Moreover, public companies may issue shares without voting rights according to Article 14/A of Capital Markets Law.

Individual Owner

Ömer Faruk Kalyoncu

100%

Media Companies / Groups

Kalyon Group

Facts

General Information

Founding Year

1993

Founder

Dinç Bilgin

Affiliated Interests Founder

Dinç Bilgin was a media tycoon who founded many media outlets including Sabah, Takvim, Yeni Yuzyil, Fotomac newspapers. He was also the founder of ATV, one of the leading TV stations.

Ceo

Ömer Faruk Kalyoncu

Affiliated Interests Ceo

Ömer Faruk Kalyoncu is CEO of Zirve Holding d Turkuvaz Medya Group. He is the son of Hasan Kalyoncu, founder of Kalyon Group. His uncle Orhan Cemal Kalyoncu is the CEO of Kalyon Group. In 2004, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who was the prime minister back then was a marriage witness in his wedding. Abdullah Gül, Abdülkadir Aksu, Recep Akdağ, Hüseyin Çelik, Cemil Çiçek, Hilmi Güler, Zeki Ergezen, Sami Güçlü and Osman Pepe, who were AKP ministers then, were also among guests in the wedding. Turkish Competition Board approved the sale of Sabah-ATV to Zirve Holding, owned by the Kalyon Group, which is active in the construction, energy and infrastructure sectors.

Editor-In-Chief

Metin Ergen

Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief

Metin Ergen is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Turkuvaz Media Group and general manager of ATV. He was the CFO of Çalık Holding and Çalık Energy in 2007-2008. He was an auditor of Kuveyt Turk and Turk Ticaret Bank. He served as the finance coordinator in Star newspaper in 2006 and 2007.

Other Important People

Serhat Albayrak

Affiliated Interests other important people

Serhat Albayrak is vice chairman of Turkuvaz Media Group. He is the brother of Minister of Energy Berat Albayrak, son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He was a board member of Calik Holding, former owner of Sabah and ATV, until he became the CEO of Star newspaper 2006.