TRT World
TRT | |
| Sister channels | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| Launched | 18 May 2015 (test broadcast) 30 June 2015 |
| Replaced | TRT International |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| trtworld.com | Watch live |
TRT World is a Turkish
TRT and based in the Ulus quarter of Ankara. It provides worldwide news and current affairs focusing on Turkey, Europe, Africa, and Western and Southern Asia.[1] In addition to its headquarters based in Ankara, 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
press freedom.[8]
Programmes
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 Borders: Monthly documentary show presented by David Foster showcasing real people at the heart of the stories shaping our world.
- Beyond the game: Daily sports show.
- Money Talks: Daily finance programme hosted by Auskar Surbakti or Ludovica Brignola with in-depth reports and analysis,
- Roundtable: Hosted by Enda Brady. Roundtable is a discussion programme where guests debate the news from London.
- Showcase: Daily arts and culture show.[9]
- The Newsmakers: Hosted by Andrea Sanke. The channel's flagship current affairs programme, featuring reports and interviews.
- Newsfeed: Daily show hosted by Natasha Hussain, unpacking what stories are big on social media and why they matter.
- Compass: Monthly documentary series filmed globally. Compass is an exploration of issues through art, culture and creativity.
- 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 The world is bigger than five".
- Westminster Watch
- Decoded
- The InnerViewhosted by Imran Garda.
- 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
Awards and nominations
In 2023 TRT World was awarded an international Emmy for its documentary on the war in Ukraine.
In 2018 TRT World was nominated in five 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
In March 2020, the
Turkish government "exercises direction and control of TRT by regulation and oversight, and by controlling its leadership, budget, and content."[7] 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
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
References
- 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.
- ISBN 978-1-119-52224-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Greek PM to Turkey: 'Stop the provocations, let's start talking' | CNN". 20 August 2020 – via CNN.
- ^ 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.
