DOHA: Al Jazeera is now available in the Turkish language. The new portal (aljazeera.com.tr), mobile applications and digital magazine, will go live today.
The channel’s Turkish channel, Al Jazeera Türk is leading initially with a digital launch, with a TV channel to come later. Construction and indoor works are underway at the channel’s building in Topkapi in Istanbul, Al Jazeera said yesterday.
Al Jazeera Türk is the latest member of the Al Jazeera Media Network, which already has channels broadcasting in Arabic, English and local Balkan languages. It will be dedicated to Turkish-speaking audiences in different parts of the world, says Al Jazeera Türk’s Managing Director, Ismail Kizilbay.
“Our target audience amounts to roughly 130-140 million people in Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Central Asia and the Middle East,” said Kizilbay.
Al Jazeera Türk News Director, Gürkan Zengin, says their employees will enjoy editorial independence without any political or commercial concerns.
Executive Director, Strategy and Development, of the Al Jazeera, Yaser Bishr said: “Al Jazeera Turk is an important new member to the Al Jazeera Network, serving an important geopolitical market. To launch on digital first continues Al Jazeera’s tradition of innovation.”
The Peninsula
