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TRT Avaz
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The channel traces its origins to the creation of TRT-INT Avrasya on 19 February 1992 (created per decision of the General Secretariat of the National Security Council under the then-prime minister <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25BCleyman_Demirel/zK34HFd8">Süleyman Demirel</a>), a sub-feed of TRT-INT catering the Turkic countries that gained their independence from the USSR in 1991, as means of international co-operation with Turkey.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> Initially, upon launch on 27 April 1992, the channel broadcast from the Eutelsat V-F7 satellite, but moved to Türksat 1B on 23 September 1994.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Since the channel shared studios and resources with <a href="/facts/TRT_T%25C3%25BCrk/TKHMJYP6">TRT-INT</a>, the channel was known under the combined name TRT-INT Avrasya in its early years.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Early progarms included magazine program <i>Yaşadıkça</i>, music progarm <i>Asya’dan Müzikli Esintiler</i> and the documentary programs <i>Orta Asya Esintileri</i> and <i>Altaylar</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>The channel started broadcasting in <a href="/facts/Kyrgyzstan/MSNdCp8u">Kyrgyzstan</a> on 1 June 1992, between 3pm and 6pm. The channel was criticized there due to its airtime, the scope of its broadcast area and the fact that all of its programs were broadcast in <a href="/facts/Turkish_language/C5X56Ijp">Turkish</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Its target coverage area was improved in September 1994 with the announcement of the satellite relocation, which coincided with the introduction of a satellite telephone link from Turkey to Central Asia.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>With the TRT rebrand on 1 February 2001, the channel was renamed TRT Türk.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The rebrand was used as a means of improving its public image in the target countries.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>On 21 March 2009, coinciding with <a href="/facts/Nowruz/5Gounfnm">Nowruz</a>, a date of special significance in Turkic countries, the channel was renamed TRT Avaz. The relaunch was marked with a special gala featuring numerous Turkic artists, with Turkish superstar <a href="/facts/Tarkan_(singer)/XLCnB0Fm">Tarkan</a> taking part at the end.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The new name also strengthened its concept as a pan-Turkic channel, emphasizing in three core areas, the Balkans, the Caucasus region and Central Asia.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p>TRT Avaz launched digital terrestrial TV broadcasting in <a href="/facts/Kyrgyzstan/MSNdCp8u">Kyrgyzstan</a> on 29 October 2018, covering 68% of the country.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="logos">Logos</h2> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Turkish_Radio_and_Television_Corporation/CHTd75V0">Turkish Radio and Television Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_television_stations_in_Turkey/W6gEsJoF">List of television stations in Turkey</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.trtavaz.com.tr/">TRT Avaz's Official Website</a> (in Turkish)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Sovyetler Bırlığının Dağilmasindan Sonra Kirgizıstan İle İlışkılerde Türk Medyasi: TRT-Avrasya, TRT-Türk Ve TRT-Avaz <a href="https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074" target="_blank">https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Historial background of radio and television broadcasting in Turkey". Archived from the original on 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-23. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060830170539/http://www.byegm.gov.tr/REFERENCES/radyo-tv2002.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060830170539/http://www.byegm.gov.tr/REFERENCES/radyo-tv2002.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Sovyetler Bırlığının Dağilmasindan Sonra Kirgizıstan İle İlışkılerde Türk Medyasi: TRT-Avrasya, TRT-Türk Ve TRT-Avaz <a href="https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074" target="_blank">https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Sovyetler Bırlığının Dağilmasindan Sonra Kirgizıstan İle İlışkılerde Türk Medyasi: TRT-Avrasya, TRT-Türk Ve TRT-Avaz <a href="https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074" target="_blank">https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Sovyetler Bırlığının Dağilmasindan Sonra Kirgizıstan İle İlışkılerde Türk Medyasi: TRT-Avrasya, TRT-Türk Ve TRT-Avaz <a href="https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074" target="_blank">https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Turkish TV Expands". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 October 1994. Retrieved 14 April 2025. <a href="https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19941001-1.2.11.20.2" target="_blank">https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19941001-1.2.11.20.2</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Historial background of radio and television broadcasting in Turkey". Archived from the original on 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-23. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060830170539/http://www.byegm.gov.tr/REFERENCES/radyo-tv2002.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060830170539/http://www.byegm.gov.tr/REFERENCES/radyo-tv2002.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Sovyetler Bırlığının Dağilmasindan Sonra Kirgizıstan İle İlışkılerde Türk Medyasi: TRT-Avrasya, TRT-Türk Ve TRT-Avaz <a href="https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074" target="_blank">https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>TRT'nin sürpriz kanalı 21 Mart'ta yayında..., TRT, retrieved 12 April 2025 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090325004758/http://www.trt.net.tr/TV/Detay.aspx?kimlikid=3100&tur=TV" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090325004758/http://www.trt.net.tr/TV/Detay.aspx?kimlikid=3100&tur=TV</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Sovyetler Bırlığının Dağilmasindan Sonra Kirgizıstan İle İlışkılerde Türk Medyasi: TRT-Avrasya, TRT-Türk Ve TRT-Avaz <a href="https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074" target="_blank">https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/577074</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"TRT Avaz Kırgızistan'da karasal yayına geçti". 29 October 2018. <a href="https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/trt-avaz-kirgizistanda-karasal-yayina-gecti-391547.html" target="_blank">https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/trt-avaz-kirgizistanda-karasal-yayina-gecti-391547.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>