| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Headquarters | Istanbul , Turkey |
Key people | Serhat Albayrak (CEO) |
| Products | Newspapers, Magazines, Television, Radio, Digital media, Book retail |
| Parent | Kalyon Group |
| Website | www |
Turkuvaz Media Group [a] Turkuvaz Media Group is a company operating in the media sector.
Turkuvaz Media Group is a Turkish media company. The company's CEO is Dr Serhat Albayrak, [1] son of Sadık Albayrak and brother of former Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak. The company is also known as the Sabah-ATV Group.
Turkuvaz Media Group, which encompasses print, broadcast, audio and digital media, acquired D&R, Turkey's largest book and hobby store, from Doğan Holding in 2018 for 440 million lira. [2]
Turkuvaz Printing, a subsidiary of Turkuvaz Media Group, is also known as one of Turkey's largest printing facilities. [3]
The main activities of Turkuvaz Media Group are radio and television broadcasting, newspaper/magazine publishing, newspaper/magazine printing and nationwide distribution of newspapers/magazines. At the same time, it continues and constantly develops its activities in retail, cargo transportation and bookselling sectors. As an influential and active group, Turkuvaz Media has a large-scale holding structure which serves all its departments, including Human Resources, Information Systems, Finance, Administrative Affairs, Corporate Communications, Legal, Audit, and Advertising Sales and Marketing. It has been announced as Turkey's largest media company. [4]
In 2008, the company was sold to Çalık Holding in Aşiyan, Yıldız, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. As of 2014, [update] the company operates under Kalyon Group in Kemerburgaz, Eyüp, Göktürk, İstanbul. [5] [6] Turkuvaz Media Group acquired Turkey's largest book-hobby store D&R from Doğan Holding in 2018. [7] [8] [9]
Emine Erdoğan, wife of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, attended the Sustainable Century Summit and Award Ceremony organized by Inbusiness, the business magazine of Turkuvaz Media Group, at the Turkuvaz Media Center. Serhat Albayrak presented Emine Erdoğan with “The Balance of Nature” by artist Yasemin Aslan Bakiri, which was created by shaping waste glass at 1200 degrees Celsius. [10] [11] [12]
Turkuvaz Media Group has held the broadcasting rights for Turkish Cup and Super Cup matches since the 2011–2012 season. [13] It continues to broadcast these matches unencrypted today, airing them on its channels atv, a2, atv Europe, a Spor, and a Haber. [14]
At the 2025 Crystal Marmara Awards ceremony organised by the Marmara University Business Club, considered one of Turkey's most prestigious awards, Turkuvaz Media won the award for “Company that Acquired the Most Unique and Innovative Talent of the Year”. [15] [16]
Newspapers
Television
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It broadcasts on economics. It began test broadcasting in 1080i on 21 June 2017. Like a News, it only broadcasts in HD. It opened on 17 September 2018.
Magazines
Radios
Internet
Teknokulis: or teknokulis.com, launched on 26 January 2011, is a website that publishes Turkish technology content. Established under Turkuvaz Media, the site has the slogan ‘The Shortcut to Technology’. It primarily offers content consisting of technology news. The review section features reviews of electronic devices aimed at end consumers. Tips, files, videos, galleries, forums, and authors make up the site's other categories. It offers its readers exclusive content from major local and international technology events it participates in. The site's founder and Editor-in-Chief, Hasan Genç, was awarded the Yurtsan Atakan Award at the Media Awards ceremony organised by the Association of IT Journalists in 2015. [19]