Samanyolu Group

Samanyolu TV channels were removed from Turksat satellite in November 2015 due to propaganda of "Gülen Terror Organization," The group's former TV channels that broadcasted in Turkey Samanyolu TV and Samanyolu Haber were competitive media outlets which usually ranked in the top ten TV channels according to viewership. Samanyolu Media Group continues its broadcast outside of Turkey.
Business Form
Confiscated
Other TV Outlets
STV, STV Avrupa, STV Amerika, S Haber, Mehtap TV, Irmak TV, Ebru TV, Yumurcak TV, Küre TV, Hazar TV, Dünya TV
Other Radio Outlets
Burç FM, Dünya Radyo, Samanyolu Haber Radyo
Other Online Outlets
www.kure.tv, www.stv.com.tr, www.samanyoluhaber.com, www.irmaktv.com.tr
Media Business
Media Business
TV broadcasting | STV, STV Avrupa, STV Amerika, S Haber, Mehtap TV, Irmak TV, Ebru TV, Yumurcak TV, Küre TV, Hazar TV, Dünya TV
Radio broadcasting | Burç FM, Dünya Radyo, Samanyolu Haber Radyo
Online | www.kure.tv, www.stv.com.tr, www.samanyoluhaber.com, www.irmaktv.com.tr
General Information
Founding Year
1983
Founder
MD
Tax/ ID Number
TradeRegistry No: 197531
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
MD
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
MD
Advertising (in % of total funding)
MD
Management
Other Influential People
Hidayet Karaca was the CEO of Samanyolu Broadcasting Group. In 2011 he was elected president of Television Audience Research Committee (TİAK). Karaca was arrested on charges of leading a terrorist group, "Fethullah Terrorist Organization" and is still in prison
Further Information
Headlines
(15.12.2015) Retrieved in October 2016 from:
http://blog.wan-ifra.org/2014/12/15/raids-on-turkish-media-offices-condemned
(14.12.2014) Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
https://cpj.org/2014/12/turkish-authorities-target-media-in-nationwide-cra.php
(16.11.2015) Bianet.Retrieved in October 2016 from:
http://bianet.org/english/media/169275-samanyolu-broadcasting-group-removed-from-turksat
(15.11.2015) Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
(06.02.2015) Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
Meta Data
This company and its media outlets were confiscated and no information is available about the founder, shareholders or shares. As the company seized its operations the study can not rate the level of transparency. Founding year was available at the İstanbul Chamber of Commerce database. Information on Founders was not available at the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette or any other online sources. Their website (samanyolu.tv) is disabled after the terror investigation.
Sources
Turkish Trade Registry Gazette. The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey. Retrieved in August 26, 2016 from
Wikipedia. Samanyolu Yayin Grubu. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
(26.01.2016) Hidayet Karaca ikinci kez tutuklandı. Dunya Bulteni. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
http://www.dunyabulteni.net/haberler/353136/hidayet-karaca-ikinci-kez-tutuklandi