Show TV
Show TV is a Turkish national television channel, established in 1991, owned by the Çukurova Media Group.

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Country | Turkey |
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Broadcast area | Turkey |
Headquarters | Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul |
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Language(s) | Turkish |
Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
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Owner | Çukurova Media Group |
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Launched | 1 March 1991 (France) 1 March 1992 (Turkey) |
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Website | www |
History
The channel was owned by Albayrak Holding from 2018, acquired from Sadık Albayrak which was in turn acquired from Ciner Media Group after Turgay Ciner was forced to sell due to tax debts.[1] The channel replaces Cine5's now-defunct frequencies, and it was originally established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi, and originally launched on March 1, 1991, when it commenced its test transmissions. A year later, the channel moved its headquarters to Istanbul, Turkey, and were at the same time starting its official broadcasts. Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Max and Show Turk to its group.
On 6 June 2013 the channel was reacquired by Ciner Media Group.[2]
The channel's personalities include Ece Erken, Defne Samyeli, Gülben Ergen, Bülent Ersoy, Ferhat Göçer, Ece Üner, Reha Muhtar, Serdar Ortaç, Demet Akbağ, Mehmet Ali Erbil, Volkan Konak, Alişan, Hülya Avşar, Acun Ilıcalı, Seda Sayan and Çağla Şıkel.[3] The channel also aired successful Turkish television series like Kurtlar Vadisi, Doktorlar, Adını Feriha Koydum, and Muhteşem Yüzyıl.[4][5]
Turkish television series
- Acı Hayat (2005–2007)
- Adını Feriha Koydum (2011–2012)
- Alev Alev (Flames of Fate) (2020–2021)
- Asla Vazgeçmem (2015–2016)
- Aşk Laftan Anlamaz (2016–2017)
- Aşk Ağlatır (2019)
- Cennet Mahallesi (2004–2007)
- Kış Güneşi (2016)
- Çukur (2017–2021)
- Çarpışma (2018–2019)
- Dadı (2000–2002)
- Deli Yürek (1999–2001)
- Doktorlar (2006–2011)
- Ezel (2009)
- Gülperi (2018–2019)
- İçerde (2016–2017)
- İçimizden Biri (2021–present)
- Kurtlar Vadisi (2003–2005)
- Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu (2007–2009)
- Kuzey Yildızı İlk Aşk (2019-2021)
- Kirmizi Kamyon (2021–present)
- Lale Devri
- Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011)
- Ramo (2020–2021)
- Arıza (2020–2021)
- Sahte Prenses (2006)
- Servet (2018)
- Tatlı Hayat (2001–2003)
- Üç Kuruş (2021–present)
- Zemheri (2020)
- Sarhos Gibiyim (2022)
Entertainment shows
- Var mısın? Yok musun? (the Turkish version of Deal or No Deal)
- Kim 500 Milyar İster? (the first Turkish version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?; 2000–2002)
- Kim 500 Bin İster? (the second Turkish version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?; 2005–2007)
- Pazar Sürprizi
- Bu Tarz Benim (2014-2015)
- Şahane Show
- Yemekteyiz (the Turkish version of Come Dine with Me)
- Wipeout (Based On US game show Wipeout)
- Canlı Para (the Turkish version of The Million Pound Drop Live)
- MasterChef
- Survivor
- Huysuz'la Dans Eder misin? (the Turkish version of So You Think You Can Dance)
- Yetenek Sizsiniz (the Turkish version of Got Talent)
- O Ses Turkiye (the Turkish version of The Voice)
- Bugün Ne Giysem?
References
- "Turgay Ciner".
- "Ciner group acquires seized broadcaster Show TV - Latest News". Hürriyet Daily News. June 1, 2013.
- "Show TV Programs List" (in Turkish). 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- "Kanuni Sultan Süleyman'ın hayatını anlatan dizi Muhteşem Yüzyıl devletle mahkemelik oluyor" [The state goes to court with Muhteşem Yüzyıl TV series that depicts the life of Suleiman the Magnificent]. NTV (Turkey) (in Turkish). Turkey. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- "Turkey airs apology for showing Moon Jae-in as suspected murderer".