Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT; Turkish: Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu) is the national public broadcaster of Turkey, founded in 1964. TRT was for many years the only television and radio provider in Turkey. Before the introduction of commercial radio in 1990, and subsequently commercial television in 1992, it held a monopoly on broadcasting. More recent deregulation of the Turkish television broadcasting market produced analogue cable television. Today, TRT broadcasts around the world, especially in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, USA, and Australia.
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Native name | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu |
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| Company type | Incentive |
| Industry | Television station Radio station |
| Founded | 1 May 1964 (Ankara Radio) 31 October 1968 (TRT 1) |
| Headquarters | Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey |
Key people | Zahid Sobacı (Director general) Ahmet Albayrak (Chairman of the Board) |
| Owner | Government of Turkey |
| Website | www |
Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a license tax on television and radio receivers. Additionally, 2% TRT share was added to the electricity bills until January 2022. As these are hypothecated taxes, as opposed to the money allocated to general government funds, the principle is similar to that of the television licence 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 advertising.