Digital launch of Al Jazeera Türk
Al Jazeera is now available in the Turkish language. The new portal (aljazeera.com.tr), mobile applications and digital magazine, went live on January 22nd, 2014.
The channel’s Turkish channel, Al Jazeera Türk is leading initially with a digital launch, with a TV channel to come later. Construction and indoor works are underway at the channel’s building in Topkapi in Istanbul, Al Jazeera said yesterday.
“Our target audience amounts to roughly 130-140 million people in Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Central Asia and the Middle East,” saidAl Jazeera Türk’s Managing Director, Ismail Kizilbay.
Al Jazeera Türk News Director, Gürkan Zengin, says their employees will enjoy editorial independence without any political or commercial concerns.
Source: The Peninsula | Photo: Webeyn