Hayat TV (Turkey)
| Hayat TV | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 21 March 2007 |
| Slogan | Milyonerlerin değil, milyonların televizyonu |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Website | www.hayattv.net |
| Turksat 3A | 12525 V 30000 5/6 |
Hayat TV (Life TV) is a Turkish nationwide TV channel established in 2007.[1] It is one of the Turkish channels which gave extensive live coverage of the 2013 protests in Turkey;[2] one of its reporters, Ismail Afacan, was injured by a water cannon.[3]
On 13 June 2013 the state media regulator RTÜK ordered Turksat to stop broadcasting Hayat TV's signal, claiming it lacked a license. This followed a recent change in the rules requiring broadcasters to have an RTÜK license. It later acknowledged that Hayat had an open application for a license,[4][5] and cancelled the order to Turksat.[6]
References
- ↑ Hurriyet, 13 June 2013, RTÜK'ten sürpriz kapatma kararı
- ↑ evrensel.net, 3 June 2013, Hayat TV'nin kesintisiz yayını sürüyor
- ↑ The Guardian, 6 June 2013, Press freedom groups condemn Turkish police violence against journalists
- ↑ Mustafa Kara, 13 June 2013, An open letter from the Turkish Hayat TV, to be closed down because it broadcast Taksim
- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 13 June 2013, Turkey’s TV watchdog demands closure of Hayat TV, before acknowledging license application
- ↑ Radikal, 14 June 2013, RTÜK, Hayat TV hakkındaki kapatma kararını geri çekti