Billboard Türkiye

Billboard Türkiye was a Turkish-language music publication established in November 2006 through an agreement with the American Billboard brand. It combined the functions of a music magazine, chart publisher, and broadcast partner, adapting Billboard's charting and editorial model for the Turkish market. Its coverage included emerging bands, new CD releases, concerts, and artist profiles, giving the publication a broad entertainment and music-industry remit rather than limiting it to rankings alone. The publication's most prominent chart property was Türkiye Top 20, presented as an official Turkish chart for foreign-language songs. The ranking focused on non-Turkish songs and was treated as an authoritative reference for international music consumption in Turkey. Billboard Türkiye updated the chart every Monday through its website and magazine during the earlier period of its operation. The chart was also carried on Billboard Radio, which broadcast it on Istanbul station 87.7 Rokket FM, extending the brand beyond print and online publishing into radio. In September 2009, the chart compilation schedule changed from weekly to monthly. The change affected the cadence at which the ranking was assembled and presented, while the publication continued to cover releases, performers, concerts, and other music topics. The magazine ceased publication in 2010, ending its run as a Turkish-language print title. Available reference material does not identify a founder, headquarters address, corporate owner, executive team, financial performance, or specific reason for the closure. The Billboard brand nevertheless continued to have a Turkish chart presence after the magazine ended. Billboard subsequently published the Turkey Songs chart, which tracks trending Turkish-language songs on a weekly basis. This later chart activity should be distinguished from the Billboard Türkiye magazine itself: the magazine was a discontinued Turkish-language publication, while the subsequent Turkey Songs chart represented a continuing chart product associated with the broader Billboard brand. Billboard Türkiye is therefore best understood as a localized music-media and chart brand rather than a record label or record-label imprint.

Billboard Türkiye began publishing in November 2006 as a Turkish-language edition associated with the American Billboard brand. Its format reflected Billboard's established role in music journalism and chart publishing, but its editorial and ranking focus was adapted to the Turkish market. The magazine reported on new bands, recorded-music releases, concerts, and artists, positioning itself as a general music publication for Turkish readers. Its central chart feature was Türkiye Top 20, an official Turkish ranking for songs performed in languages other than Turkish. The chart served as a reference for international and foreign-language music in Turkey and was distributed through more than one medium. It appeared in the magazine and on the publication's website, where it was updated every Monday during the initial operating period. Billboard Radio also broadcast the chart on 87.7 Rokket FM in Istanbul, giving the ranking a radio outlet and reinforcing its public profile. In September 2009, Billboard Türkiye changed the chart compilation process to a monthly schedule. The available reference material does not explain whether the change reflected commercial, editorial, data, or broadcasting considerations. The publication itself continued until 2010, when the magazine ceased publication. No reliable details in the supplied material establish the precise closure date, the legal entity behind the Turkish edition, its staffing, or the commercial reasons for discontinuation. The end of the magazine did not mark the complete disappearance of Billboard-branded chart activity related to Turkey. Billboard later continued to publish a Turkey Songs chart focused exclusively on trending Turkish-language songs on a weekly basis. That later chart is a separate continuation of Billboard's chart presence in the Turkish market rather than evidence that the original Billboard Türkiye magazine remained active. The historical Billboard Türkiye entity is consequently a defunct Turkish-language publication whose principal documented contributions were its music editorial coverage, Türkiye Top 20 foreign-language chart, and associated radio distribution.

• 2010

  Magazine publication ends

  [1]Billboard Türkiyeen.wikipedia.org

  The Billboard Türkiye magazine ceases publication after operating for approximately four years.

• 2009

  Chart compilation changes to a monthly cycle

  [1]Billboard Türkiyeen.wikipedia.org

  Beginning in September, the Billboard Türkiye charts are compiled monthly rather than weekly.

• 2006

  Billboard Türkiye launches

  [1]Billboard Türkiyeen.wikipedia.org

  The Turkish-language magazine begins publication in November under an agreement with the American Billboard brand.

• 2006

  Türkiye Top 20 becomes the publication's principal chart

  [1]Billboard Türkiyeen.wikipedia.org

  The publication presents a chart for foreign-language songs in Turkey, treating it as an official national ranking for that repertoire.

• 2006

  Billboard Radio carries the chart

  [1]Billboard Türkiyeen.wikipedia.org

  Billboard Radio broadcasts the Türkiye Top 20 on 87.7 Rokket FM in Istanbul.

A localized Turkish-language music-media brand combining editorial coverage with authoritative chart reporting for foreign-language music.

• Music magazine · 2006

  Billboard Türkiye magazine

  A Turkish-language music magazine covering new bands, CD releases, concerts, artists, and music-industry developments. It also carried Billboard Türkiye's chart material, making it both an editorial publication and a distribution channel for the brand's rankings. The magazine was launched in November 2006 and discontinued in 2010.

• Music chart · 2006

  Türkiye Top 20

  A chart presented as Turkey's official ranking for foreign-language songs. During the earlier period of Billboard Türkiye's operation, it was updated weekly on the website and in the magazine, and it was also broadcast through Billboard Radio. Its compilation schedule changed to monthly beginning in September 2009.

• Radio chart program

  Billboard Radio

  A radio outlet associated with Billboard Türkiye that broadcast the Türkiye Top 20 on 87.7 Rokket FM in Istanbul. The service extended the chart's reach beyond the magazine and website into terrestrial radio.

• Music chart

  Turkey Songs chart

  A later Billboard chart associated with Turkey that tracks trending Turkish-language songs on a weekly basis. It represents continued Billboard chart activity in the Turkish market after the Billboard Türkiye magazine ended, but it is distinct from the original Türkiye Top 20 publication product.

• 2010

  Closure of the magazineOther

  Background

  The Turkish-language Billboard Türkiye magazine had operated since November 2006 as a music publication and chart platform.

  Action taken

  The magazine ceased publication in 2010.

  Aftermath

  Billboard later maintained a Turkish chart presence through the Turkey Songs chart, which focuses on trending Turkish-language songs.

  Source

• 2009

  Change to monthly chart compilationStrategy

  Background

  Billboard Türkiye had initially updated its foreign-language chart weekly through the magazine and website.

  Action taken

  Starting in September 2009, the charts were compiled on a monthly basis.

  Aftermath

  The available material records the scheduling change but does not explain its commercial or editorial rationale.

  Source

1. 1Billboard Türkiyeen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Billboard Türkiye official websitebillboard.com.tr