TRT Avaz

TRT Avaz is a channel broadcast by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation with focusing on Turkey and Balkans. It was launched in Turkey on March 21, 2009 and broadcasts throughout the Balkans, Turkic Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Caucasus.

TRT Avaz
Launched21 March 2009 (2009-03-21)
Owned byTurkish Radio and Television Corporation
Picture format16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkic
Formerly calledTRT Türk
Websitetrtavaz.com.tr
Availability
Satellite
Türksat 2A12015 H, SR 27500, FEC 5/6
Türksat 3A11094 H, SR 24444, FEC 3/4
Eutelsat W3ADigiturk channel 57 (11637 H, SR 30000, FEC 3/4)
Cable
Telemach (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Channel 269

Programs are televised in Azeri, Bosnian, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Uzbek with Turkish-language subtitles, and include documentaries, talk shows, culture and music programs as well as region-specific films and soap operas. Audiences also have the opportunity to learn Turkish through tutorials.

The channel's name was announced by President Abdullah Gül as "Avaz", a word that means "voice" in many Central Asian languages.

See also
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