30.10.2016 - 06:56 [ Bianet ]

‘Who Owns the Media in Turkey?’

(27.Oktober) In the MOM online database, ownership structures of the most important media outlets in Turkey are displayed and traceable to individuals, whose political and economic interests are also displayed. The majority of media owners are active in other industrial sectors, such as energy, transport and construction and depend on the government for public contracts in these sectors. In Turkish television, still the most relevant type of media, seven of the ten most important owners are politically affiliated with the ruling party.