CNN TÜRK
CNN Türk was founded in 1999 by Doğan Media Group and Turner International.
Audience Share
2.37
Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Free content
Media Companies / Groups
Doğan Group
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
General Information
Founding Year
1999
Founder
Aydın Doğan
Affiliated Interests Founder
Aydın Doğan is the founder and honorary chairman of Doğan Holding. He founded his first industrial company in 1974. He became a publisher with the acquisition of Milliyet in 1979 and later on Hürriyet in 1994. He established Aydın Doğan Foundation in 1996. He hit with a record $2.5bn tax fine, sending its shares down 20 per cent after a year-long confrontation with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. After Erdoğan went online on Doğan Media's CNN Türk during the coup attempt (15 July 2015), and called the people of Turkey to the streets to resist the military, relations between the government and the company seemed to get smoother.
Ceo
Arzuhan Doğan Yalçındağ
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Arzuhan Doğan Yalçındağ, CEO of Doğan TV Holding and board member of Doruk Televizyon ve Radyo Yayıncılık A.Ş., DTV Haber ve Görsel Yayıncılık A.Ş., Eko TV Televizyon ve Radyo Yayıncılık A.Ş., Doğan Holding A.Ş., Adilbey Holding A.Ş. She is daughter of Aydın Doğan, founder of Doğan Holding. became the CFO of Milliyet Magazine Group. She then joined Kanal D in 1996. CNN Turk was launched as a result of her negotiations with Time Warner Group. In 2005, she became the CEO of Doğan TV Holding. In 2007, she was elected as the first female President of the country’s leading business organization, TÜSİAD.
Editor-In-Chief
Ferhat Boratav
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Ferhat Boratav began his media career at Nokta magazine. He worked as a producer, presenter and radio journalist at the BBC World Service's Turkish Section. Boratav served as the managing editor of ATV News and then as the editor-in-chief at CNN Turk, where he currently holds the position.
Other Important People
Erdoğan Aktaş, Erdem Seçkin
Affiliated Interests other important people
Erdoğan Aktaş and Erdem Seçkin are board members
Contact
Address: Doğan TV Center 100 Yıl Mah. 34204 Bağcılar/İstanbul - Phone: 0212 413 54 49 - Website: www. cnnturk.com.tr
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
MD
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
MD
Advertising (in % of total funding)
MD
Market Share
MD
Further Information
Headlines
http://t24.com.tr/haber/cnn-turkun-genel-yayin-yonetmeni-ickiyi-sevmiyorum-ak-partinin-bazi-politikalarini-destekliyorum,322752<İçkiyi Sevmiyorum AK Parti'nin Bazı Politikalarını Destekliyorum>
Sources
Retrieved from August 18, 2016 from http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turner-broadcasting-extends-partnership-with-dogan-media-group.aspx?pageID=438&n=turner-broadcasting-extends-partnership-with-dogan-media-group-2007-07-10
