Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT or Türkiye Radyo-Televizyon Kurumu, is a state-owned entity headquartered in Turkey. Founded in 1964, the corporation employs approximately 4,440 individuals and reported $941.3M in revenue as of 2024. Identified as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company's primary offerings include broadcast television and radio. Functioning as Turkey's national public broadcaster, TRT is funded through special dedicated tax instruments and operates a portfolio of TV and radio channels, alongside a news production operation. TRT renewed its membership in the European Broadcasting Union on August 26, 1972, having been a founding member previously offering only radio.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1964

Headcount

4,431

Headquarters

Turkey

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

State Owned

News Summary:

The Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT) continues to hold a distinct and strategically vital position within Turkey’s media ecosystem, balancing its massive linear footprint with an aggressive push into next-generation digital technology, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026, published on June 16 by the University of Oxford. Separately, on June 9, TRT announced that its free streaming platform, Tabii, would broadcast Turkey's 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in Germany. This followed the completion of a contract on June 4, where Broadcast Solutions delivered eight new Ultra HD outside broadcast units to TRT, including two large trailers and six mid-size rigid chassis trucks. This project represented the largest single order for outside broadcast units in Broadcast Solutions' history.

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Turkish Radio and Television Corporation offers 24 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Turkish Radio and Television Corporation's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Turkish Radio and Television Corporation's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Turkish Radio and Television Corporation's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Turkish Radio and Television Corporation's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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