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Kıbrıs Genç TV

Kıbrıs Genç TV is a Turkish-language television channel based in Northern Cyprus, on air since 1997 and owned by Ertan Birinci.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Kıbrıs Genç TV (also rendered as Kipr Gənc TV) is a Turkish-language television channel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. According to its Azerbaijani Wikipedia entry, the channel began broadcasting on 1 May 1997 and is owned by Ertan Birinci. It is a general-interest broadcaster whose schedule is built around news, with hourly news bulletins, alongside coverage of Cyprus, Turkey and world affairs, politics, economy, sport, culture and the arts, and cinema. Its official website presents it under the slogan 'Halkın Televizyonu' ('The People's Television') and carries a rolling feed of domestic and international headlines, from Turkish and Turkish Cypriot politics to local municipal, traffic and weather news. Beyond Northern Cyprus, the channel is carried in Turkey via the Türksat 3A satellite and the Teledünya cable platform, giving it a diaspora and mainland-Turkey audience in addition to its home market. As a privately held, family-owned broadcaster, it operates in the small but politically engaged media market of Northern Cyprus, where television remains a primary source of news for the Turkish Cypriot community. Its editorial identity is closely tied to the Turkish Cypriot political sphere, and its website aggregates reporting on the presidency, parliament, parties and civil society on the island.

History

Kıbrıs Genç TV is a Turkish-language television channel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. According to its Azerbaijani Wikipedia entry, it began broadcasting on 1 May 1997 and is owned by Ertan Birinci. The channel was established in the late 1990s, a period in which the Turkish Cypriot media landscape was expanding and private broadcasters were emerging alongside the state broadcaster. From its launch it adopted a general-interest, news-led format, and it has maintained an hourly news bulletin as a core part of its schedule. Over the years the channel extended its reach beyond the island: it is carried in Turkey on the Türksat 3A satellite and on the Teledünya cable platform, which allows Turkish Cypriot audiences in Turkey and the wider diaspora to receive its signal. Its official website operates under the slogan 'Halkın Televizyonu' ('The People's Television') and functions as a rolling news portal, aggregating headlines on Cyprus, Turkey and world affairs as well as politics, economy, sport, culture and the arts, and cinema. The site's coverage reflects the channel's close attention to Turkish Cypriot political life, reporting on the presidency, parliament, political parties, municipal government and civil society on the island, alongside Turkish and international news. As a privately held broadcaster in a small market, Kıbrıs Genç TV remains one of the established television voices of Northern Cyprus, combining terrestrial-style local service with satellite and cable distribution into Turkey.

  • 1997

    Kıbrıs Genç TV begins broadcasting on 1 May 1997.

  • The channel becomes available in Turkey via the Türksat 3A satellite and the Teledünya cable platform.

Products and positioning

A privately owned, Turkish-language general-interest television channel serving Northern Cyprus, self-styled as 'Halkın Televizyonu' (The People's Television), with a news-led schedule and distribution into Turkey via satellite and cable.

  • Hourly news bulletins

  • News website (kibrisgenctv.com)

  • Current affairs, sports, culture and arts programming

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