Turkish Radio and Television Corporation

The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT; Turkish: Türkiye Radyo-Televizyon Kurumu) is the national <a href="/facts/Public_broadcasting/Ez3ayURb">public broadcaster</a> of <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>, founded in 1964. TRT was for many years the only <a href="/facts/Television/X4YG5nT1">television</a> and <a href="/facts/Radio/XFr909M2">radio</a> broadcaster in Turkey. Before the introduction of commercial radio in 1990, and subsequently commercial television in 1992, it held a <a href="/facts/Monopoly/BXIQWUmR">monopoly</a> on broadcasting. More recent deregulation of the Turkish television broadcasting market produced analogue terrestrial television. Today, TRT broadcasts around the world, including in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the United States, and Australia.
Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a license tax on television and radio receivers. Additionally, a 2% TRT tax was added to the electricity bills until January 2022. As these are <a href="/facts/Hypothecation_(taxation)/hkTh8yXo">hypothecated taxes</a>, as opposed to the money allocated to general government funds, the principle is similar to that of the <a href="/facts/Television_licence/56hPfkjo">television licence</a> levied in a number of other countries, such as the BBC in the United Kingdom. The rest of TRT's funding comes from government grants (around 20%), with the final 10% coming from <a href="/facts/Television_commercial/yyGr3J3z">advertising</a>. Although theoretically unbiased, in practice TRT’s editorial stance strongly supports the government.

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Turkish Radio and Television Corporation