"Who Needs Europe, Anyway? Turkey Has Its Very Own MTV
By ERIC PFANNER
Published: December 11, 2006
LONDON, Dec. 10 — Turkey’s relationship with the European Union, and with the wider Western world, may be fraught with uncertainties. But now, Turkey has MTV.
In October, MTV Turkey became the latest of more than 50 MTV channels worldwide, beaming music videos and other entertainment to cable and satellite viewers across the country. While Turks had long been able to tune in to MTV Europe, an English-language channel, MTV Turkey adds local musical acts and Turkish-language television hosts into the international mix."
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