Kanal Biz

Kanal Biz was a Turkish television channel founded in May 2008 by journalist and writer Tuncay Özkan. Based in Mecidiyeköy, Şişli, Istanbul, the channel was established after Özkan sold his previous television station, Kanaltürk, to Akın İpek in May 2008. Kanal Biz began regular broadcasting on 1 September 2008, after ending its test transmission. The channel carried over programmes that had previously aired on Kanaltürk, and its announcements were made through the website of the civil society organisation 'Biz Kaç Kişiyiz?' (How Many Are We?), which Özkan had founded in 2007. The channel faced immediate technical and legal difficulties. A dispute arose with Kanaltürk over the satellite frequency on Türksat, as Kanal Biz used a frequency previously employed by Eurotürk, Kanaltürk's Europe-focused channel. Although the matter went to court, Türksat A.Ş. cancelled Kanal Biz's frequency without waiting for a court ruling. As a result, Kanal Biz could only broadcast via the Digiturk platform, but financial problems forced it to leave Digiturk as well, where it was replaced by TNT. Broadcasting continued via Türksat 3A and D-Smart platforms, but the channel eventually closed in September 2009 due to financial issues. Some sources indicate the channel ceased broadcasting on 22 September 2012, but the weight of evidence points to a 2009 closure. The channel was sold to Ömer Kapaklı before its closure. Kanal Biz was part of Tuncay Özkan's media activities, which also included the newspaper TV Guide and the television channels Kanaltürk and Eurotürk. Özkan, a prominent journalist and later politician, founded the channel after selling Kanaltürk. The channel's brief existence reflects the volatile nature of the Turkish media landscape in the late 2000s.

Kanal Biz was founded in May 2008 by Turkish journalist and writer Tuncay Özkan, shortly after he sold his previous television channel, Kanaltürk, to Akın İpek. The channel was based in Mecidiyeköy, Şişli, Istanbul. It began regular broadcasting on 1 September 2008, after concluding its test transmission. The channel carried over programmes that had previously aired on Kanaltürk, and its announcements were made through the website of the civil society organisation 'Biz Kaç Kişiyiz?' (How Many Are We?), which Özkan had founded in 2007. A dispute arose with Kanaltürk over the satellite frequency on Türksat, as Kanal Biz used a frequency previously employed by Eurotürk, Kanaltürk's Europe-focused channel. The matter was taken to court, but Türksat A.Ş. cancelled Kanal Biz's frequency without waiting for a court ruling. As a result, Kanal Biz could only broadcast via the Digiturk platform, but financial problems forced it to leave Digiturk as well, where it was replaced by TNT. Broadcasting continued via Türksat 3A and D-Smart platforms, but the channel eventually closed in September 2009 due to financial issues. Some sources indicate the channel ceased broadcasting on 22 September 2012, but the weight of evidence points to a 2009 closure. The channel was sold to Ömer Kapaklı before its closure. Kanal Biz was part of Tuncay Özkan's media activities, which also included the newspaper TV Guide and the television channels Kanaltürk and Eurotürk. Özkan, a prominent journalist and later politician, founded the channel after selling Kanaltürk. The channel's brief existence reflects the volatile nature of the Turkish media landscape in the late 2000s.

• Kanal Biz founded by Tuncay Özkan in May 2008.

• Ended test transmission and began regular broadcasting on 1 September 2008.

• Frequency on Türksat cancelled by Türksat A.Ş. without waiting for court ruling.

• Forced to leave Digiturk platform due to financial problems; replaced by TNT.

• Channel closed in September 2009 due to financial issues.

• Sold to Ömer Kapaklı before closure.

A television channel carrying programmes from Kanaltürk, associated with Tuncay Özkan's media activities.

• Television channel

  General entertainment and news channel broadcasting in Turkish.

1. 1Kanal Biz - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Tuncay Özkan - Wikipedia (Turkish)tr.wikipedia.org