TRT World is a Turkish public broadcaster which broadcasts in English 24 hours a day and is operated by the TRT and based in the Ulus area of Istanbul. It provides worldwide news and current affairs focusing on Turkey, Europe, Africa, and Western and Southern Asia.[1] In addition to its Istanbul headquarters, TRT World has broadcasting centres and studios in Washington D.C. and London. It is a member of the Association for International Broadcasting.
The network has received criticism for failing to meet accepted journalism ethics and standards for independence and objectivity, with some commentators especially in the West calling it a mouthpiece or propaganda arm of the Erdoğan administration.[2][3][4] TRT World has stated that it is financially and editorially independent from the administration, and that its news gathering and reporting activities are just like those of other publicly-funded broadcasters around the world, with a mission to show a non-Turkish audience events from Turkey's viewpoint.[5][6][4] However, according to Reporters Without Borders, Turkey in 2020 ranked 154th out of 179 countries in press freedom.[7]
In addition to those listed below, TRT World runs various once-off documentaries. Current programmes on the channel are:
Africa Matters: Africa Matters, hosted by Adesewa Josh, is TRT World’s flagship Africa programme that brings stories from the African continent.
Across The Balkans: Weekly programme hosted by Nafisa Latic, prepared by Zeynep Gizem Ozdemir, featuring interviews with guests from Balkan Region regarding issues related to the region.
Beyond the game: Daily sports show
Money Talks: Daily finance programme hosted by Azhar Sukri, featuring TRT World's Editor at Large, Craig Copetas with in-depth reports and analysis,
Roundtable: Hosted by David Foster. Roundtable is a discussion programme where guests debate the news.
The Newsmakers: The channel's flagship current affairs programme, featuring reports and interviews.
Compass: Monthly documentary series filmed globally. Compass is an exploration of issues through art, culture and creativity.
Double-Check: Weekly show double-checking various news stories from the week. Turkish-Australian journalist Omer Kablan[9] is the presenter and writer for the show.
Inside America with Ghida Fakhry: Weekly in-depth interviews with American opinion and policy-makers exploring the issues shaping US politics, presented by Ghida Fakhry.[10]
Strait Talk: Brings audience the much-needed context to stories that are changing the world. It features in depth analyses of global events that are redefining our age. This show is hosted by Ayse Suberker.
In March 2020, the United States Justice Department required TRT World's Washington operation to register as an agent of the Government of Turkey, engaged in political activities, under the anti-propaganda Foreign Agents Registration Act. TRT World's argument that it is independent was rejected by US officials who found and claim that the Turkish government "exercises direction and control of TRT by regulation and oversight, and by controlling its leadership, budget, and content."[6] Apart from some Russian and Chinese networks, other state-funded media including the Qatari-backed Al Jazeera, British-backed BBC News, French-backed France 24 and German-backed Deutsche Welle had not been determined to be foreign-government agents.[13]
In a 2019 op-ed in The Washington Post, MEMRI's executive director Steven Stalinsky surmised TRT World as "a propaganda arm of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime", similar to the Russian RT network. He notes that the channel offered only enthusiastically promotional coverage of the Turkish military's Operation Peace Spring in Syria, while according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the government banned critical news coverage domestically. Stalinsky urges human rights activists, journalists, and others not to appear on and legitimise the network's shows, just as they would not appear on RT.[3]
Following the 2016 Turkish coup attempt, some journalists who had recently joined the company resigned.[14][15] One of those who resigned said: "I no longer hold out any hope that this channel will become what I wanted it to become (...) After the coup, it became very apparent that the channel had no intention of actually covering it properly, in a professional, international broadcast standard."[citation needed] The managing editor at the time said that he "never received a phone call from Ankara trying to frame the broadcast or give them talking points."[16]
More recently as of March 2020 with the Evros border crisis, TRT World and other Turkish media have in a way, accelerated on producing fake news as alleged by the Greek government, as was also mentioned by Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a CNN interview twice,[17] stating that the reports all come from Turkish media and other unknown sources aiming to discredit the Hellenic Coast Guard and Hellenic Armed Forces efforts with propaganda videos. TRT World claimed that Greece sent back refugee vessels to Turkish waters, which was denied by Greece.[18] Conversely, there have been reports by other sources of Greek coastal authorities forcing the refugee vessels back to Turkish side, in a military strategy dubbed "push back".[19]
^Sigismondi, Paolo (25 July 2019). World Entertainment Media: Global, Regional and Local Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. pp. 256–. ISBN978-1-351-60370-6.
^Asani, Rose (18 November 2016). "President Erdogan's media mouthpiece aims to woo the west". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^ abStalinsky, Steven (12 November 2019). "Opinion – This Turkish TV network is Erdogan's propaganda arm. U.S. experts should stop appearing on it". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ abRoettgers, Janko (22 November 2017). "How Turkey's TRT World Wants to Win Over U.S. Online Video Viewers (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^Srivastava, Mehul; Mance, Henry (11 March 2016). "Turkish TV station aims to switch western views". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ abSchaffer, Aaron (19 March 2020). "Justice Department ordered Turkish TV station to register as foreign agent". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^"In TRT World's 'Showcase,' arts coverage goes global". DailySabah. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^Omer Kablan [@kablanist] (6 September 2020). "#DoubleCheck @trtworld". Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2023 – via Instagram.
^"Inside America – TRT World". Inside America – TRT World. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^"Bigger than Five – TRT World". Bigger than Five – TRT World. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ abcde"Online Media Awards 2018". The Drum Awards. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^Schaffer, Aaron (18 March 2020). "Turkey's public broadcaster registers as foreign agent". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^Ünal, Ali (21 November 2016). "TRT World Ceo İbrahim Eren: We will tell the truth, even if it is inconvenient or disturbing". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
^Scott, Alev (22 August 2016). "Turkish journalists seek refuge abroad post-coup". Newsweek. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
^Nissenbaum, Dion (12 August 2016). "After Turkey's Failed Coup, a State-Owned TV Station Tilts". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
^"Greek PM to Turkey: 'Stop the provocations, let's start talking' | CNN". 20 August 2020 – via edition.cnn.com.
^Reynolds, Emma (28 August 2020). "Europe's migrant crisis is worsening during the pandemic. The reaction has been brutal". CNN.
^Deshmukh, Vishwajeet; Malhotra, Lubna (24 November 2020). Mahajan, Khushali (ed.). "Migration, Push-Backs and Europe: A Blind Eye to a Refugee Crisis". Jurist. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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March 10, 2023
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TRT World is a Turkish public broadcaster which broadcasts in English 24 hours a day and is operated by the TRT and based in the Ulus area of Istanbul It provides worldwide news and current affairs focusing on Turkey Europe Africa and Western and Southern Asia 1 In addition to its Istanbul headquarters TRT World has broadcasting centres and studios in Washington D C and London It is a member of the Association for International Broadcasting TRT WorldCountryTurkeyBroadcast areaWorldwideHeadquartersTaksim Square Istanbul TurkeyProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format16 9OwnershipOwnerTRTSister channelsTRT 1 TRT 2 TRT 3 TRT 4 TRT CocukHistoryLaunched18 May 2015 test broadcast 30 June 2015 7 years ago 2015 06 30 ReplacedTRT IntLinksWebsitewww wbr trtworld wbr comAvailabilityStreaming mediatrtworld comWatch liveThe network has received criticism for failing to meet accepted journalism ethics and standards for independence and objectivity with some commentators especially in the West calling it a mouthpiece or propaganda arm of the Erdogan administration 2 3 4 TRT World has stated that it is financially and editorially independent from the administration and that its news gathering and reporting activities are just like those of other publicly funded broadcasters around the world with a mission to show a non Turkish audience events from Turkey s viewpoint 5 6 4 However according to Reporters Without Borders Turkey in 2020 ranked 154th out of 179 countries in press freedom 7 Contents 1 Programmes 2 Notable staff 3 Awards and nominations 4 Press freedom and neutrality 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksProgrammes EditIn addition to those listed below TRT World runs various once off documentaries Current programmes on the channel are Africa Matters Africa Matters hosted by Adesewa Josh is TRT World s flagship Africa programme that brings stories from the African continent Across The Balkans Weekly programme hosted by Nafisa Latic prepared by Zeynep Gizem Ozdemir featuring interviews with guests from Balkan Region regarding issues related to the region Beyond the game Daily sports show Money Talks Daily finance programme hosted by Azhar Sukri featuring TRT World s Editor at Large Craig Copetas with in depth reports and analysis Roundtable Hosted by David Foster Roundtable is a discussion programme where guests debate the news Showcase Daily arts and culture show 8 The Newsmakers The channel s flagship current affairs programme featuring reports and interviews Compass Monthly documentary series filmed globally Compass is an exploration of issues through art culture and creativity Double Check Weekly show double checking various news stories from the week Turkish Australian journalist Omer Kablan 9 is the presenter and writer for the show Inside America with Ghida Fakhry Weekly in depth interviews with American opinion and policy makers exploring the issues shaping US politics presented by Ghida Fakhry 10 Bigger Than Five Current affairs program about global issues and international power politics hosted by Ghida Fakhry 11 Its name derived from Recep Tayyip Erdogan s saying The world is bigger than five Decoded Strait Talk Brings audience the much needed context to stories that are changing the world It features in depth analyses of global events that are redefining our age This show is hosted by Ayse Suberker Notable staff EditGhida Fakhry Shiulie Ghosh Adnan Nawaz Martin Sandford Andrea Sanke Kate Partridge Maria Ramos Michelle Kosinski Rachel Ruble Efnan Han Andrew Hopkins Adesewa Josh Rahul RadhakrishnanAwards and nominations EditIn 2018 TRT World was nominated in 5 categories at the Drum Online Media Awards Social Media Team of the year 12 Technology Leader of the year 12 Breaking News Story of the year 12 App of the year 12 Technical Innovation of the year 12 Press freedom and neutrality EditIn March 2020 the United States Justice Department required TRT World s Washington operation to register as an agent of the Government of Turkey engaged in political activities under the anti propaganda Foreign Agents Registration Act TRT World s argument that it is independent was rejected by US officials who found and claim that the Turkish government exercises direction and control of TRT by regulation and oversight and by controlling its leadership budget and content 6 Apart from some Russian and Chinese networks other state funded media including the Qatari backed Al Jazeera British backed BBC News French backed France 24 and German backed Deutsche Welle had not been determined to be foreign government agents 13 In a 2019 op ed in The Washington Post MEMRI s executive director Steven Stalinsky surmised TRT World as a propaganda arm of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s regime similar to the Russian RT network He notes that the channel offered only enthusiastically promotional coverage of the Turkish military s Operation Peace Spring in Syria while according to the Committee to Protect Journalists the government banned critical news coverage domestically Stalinsky urges human rights activists journalists and others not to appear on and legitimise the network s shows just as they would not appear on RT 3 Following the 2016 Turkish coup attempt some journalists who had recently joined the company resigned 14 15 One of those who resigned said I no longer hold out any hope that this channel will become what I wanted it to become After the coup it became very apparent that the channel had no intention of actually covering it properly in a professional international broadcast standard citation needed The managing editor at the time said that he never received a phone call from Ankara trying to frame the broadcast or give them talking points 16 More recently as of March 2020 with the Evros border crisis TRT World and other Turkish media have in a way accelerated on producing fake news as alleged by the Greek government as was also mentioned by Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a CNN interview twice 17 stating that the reports all come from Turkish media and other unknown sources aiming to discredit the Hellenic Coast Guard and Hellenic Armed Forces efforts with propaganda videos TRT World claimed that Greece sent back refugee vessels to Turkish waters which was denied by Greece 18 Conversely there have been reports by other sources of Greek coastal authorities forcing the refugee vessels back to Turkish side in a military strategy dubbed push back 19 See also EditTRT HaberReferences Edit Sigismondi Paolo 25 July 2019 World Entertainment Media Global Regional and Local Perspectives Taylor amp Francis pp 256 ISBN 978 1 351 60370 6 Asani Rose 18 November 2016 President Erdogan s media mouthpiece aims to woo the west The Spectator Retrieved 11 May 2020 a b Stalinsky Steven 12 November 2019 Opinion This Turkish TV network is Erdogan s propaganda arm U S experts should stop appearing on it The Washington Post Retrieved 10 May 2020 a b Roettgers Janko 22 November 2017 How Turkey s TRT World Wants to Win Over U S Online Video Viewers EXCLUSIVE Variety Retrieved 6 April 2018 Srivastava Mehul Mance Henry 11 March 2016 Turkish TV station aims to switch western views Financial Times Retrieved 27 January 2018 a b Schaffer Aaron 19 March 2020 Justice Department ordered Turkish TV station to register as foreign agent Al Monitor Retrieved 10 May 2020 2020 World Press Freedom Index Reporters Without Borders Retrieved 11 May 2020 In TRT World s Showcase arts coverage goes global DailySabah Retrieved 21 July 2017 Omer Kablan kablanist 6 September 2020 DoubleCheck trtworld Archived from the original on 23 December 2021 Retrieved 19 January 2023 via Instagram Inside America TRT World Inside America TRT World Retrieved 1 February 2021 Bigger than Five TRT World Bigger than Five TRT World Retrieved 1 February 2021 a b c d e Online Media Awards 2018 The Drum Awards 31 October 2017 Retrieved 22 April 2018 Schaffer Aaron 18 March 2020 Turkey s public broadcaster registers as foreign agent Al Monitor Retrieved 10 May 2020 Unal Ali 21 November 2016 TRT World Ceo Ibrahim Eren We will tell the truth even if it is inconvenient or disturbing Daily Sabah Retrieved 17 May 2017 Scott Alev 22 August 2016 Turkish journalists seek refuge abroad post coup Newsweek Retrieved 17 May 2017 Nissenbaum Dion 12 August 2016 After Turkey s Failed Coup a State Owned TV Station Tilts The Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved 17 May 2017 Greek PM to Turkey Stop the provocations let s start talking CNN 20 August 2020 via edition cnn com Reynolds Emma 28 August 2020 Europe s migrant crisis is worsening during the pandemic The reaction has been brutal CNN Deshmukh Vishwajeet Malhotra Lubna 24 November 2020 Mahajan Khushali ed Migration Push Backs and Europe A Blind Eye to a Refugee Crisis Jurist University of Pittsburgh Retrieved 5 March 2021 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TRT World amp oldid 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