In an unexpected plot twist for Turkey’s sizzling TV soap opera industry, the government has pledged financial support of up to $100,000 per episode of “exportable” series. Widely hailed as ...

Sony Pictures Television has extended its first-run feature film slate deal with Turkish pay TV operator Sinema TV. This new agreement reups a similar deal inked in 2021 and bolsters the close rapport ...

Many Turkish actors are under pressure from the government and some have already lost their job for supporting a call for boycott that followed the arrest of Istanbul mayor and Erdogan challenger ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A dash of glamour brightens the daily crush at Istanbul’s giant Esenler bus terminal. In one corner, commuters ...

Turkey’s Radio & Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) regulator applied 99 sanctions in 2025 and levied fines against broadcasters and digital platforms a total of about $5.3 million (€4.5m). The main ...