Television channel
| Country | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Katılım Medya |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 May 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-01) |
| Closed | 4 October 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10-04) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.imc-tv.com |
IMC TV (Turkish: İMC TV) was a Turkish nationwide TV channel launched on 1 May 2011. Presenters included Nuray Mert and Fehim Taştekin [tr]. In 2011 it hosted a talk show series called Gamurç // Köprü ("Bridge" in Armenian and Turkish) - the first of its kind in Turkey focussing exclusively on Armenian-Turkish relations.
In March 2013 IMC hired Michelle Demishevich, Turkey's first transgender TV reporter.
During the 2013 protests in Turkey, a camera man for IMC was attacked with a tear gas cartridge fired directly at him, and IMC's Gökhan Biçici (editor of Emek Dünyası) was beaten and detained.
It was shut down under the emergency statutory decree issued in the aftermath of the 15 July failed coup d'état, alongside 11 other television and 11 radio stations, on 4 October 2016 when police raided the television station's headquarters in Istanbul.
References
- ^ Susae Elanchenny, Narod Maraşlıyan, Breaking the Ice: The Role of Civil Society and Media in Turkey-Armenia Relations, GPoT, p26
- Talin Suciyan, The Armenian Weekly, 20 June 2011, Suciyan: The Elections in Turkey: An Assessment
- Fehim Taştekin [tr], 30 May 2013, Turkey’s Kurdish Policies Complicate Ties With Iran, Iraq Al-Monitor
- bianet, 2 April 2013, Turkey's First Trans TV Reporter Reveals Her Story
- Committee to Protect Journalists, 5 June 2013, In Turkey, threats to restrict Internet, journalists attacked
- "Emek Dünyası :: Emek Dünyası editörü Gökhan Biçici gözaltında darp edildi". Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Hamza Aktan (16 June 2013). "Polis, gazeteci arkadaşımız Gökhan Biçici'yi darp etti, yerlerde sürükledi... Gökhan hala gözaltında..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Police raid TV station over 'terror propaganda,' cut broadcast - LOCAL". 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "İMC TV de kapatıldı" [IMC TV was also closed] (in Turkish). BBC World Service. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Turkey police shut down pro-Kurdish TV channel live on air". Gulf News. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
