TBMM TV
CountryTurkey
Broadcast areaTurkey, Azerbaijan, KKTC, United States
HeadquartersKızılay Square, Çankaya Kızılay, Ankara
Programming
Language(s)Turkish
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerTRT
TBMM
Sister channelsTRT 1
TRT 2
TRT 3
TRT World
TRT Haber
TRT Spor
TRT Spor Yildiz
TRT Avaz
TRT Çocuk
TRT Belgesel
TRT Müzik
TRT Arabi
TRT Türk
TRT Kurdî
TRT 4K
TRT EBA TV
TBMM TV
History
Launched10 December 1994
Links
Websitetv.tbmm.gov.tr (in Turkish)
Availability
Terrestrial
Terrestrial broadcastingNational

TBMM TV, or Parliament TV, is a Turkish TV channel which broadcasts discussions held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey; the channel shares frequencies with TRT 3.

History

TBMM TV first started broadcasts on 10 December 1994. Its operations are stated as follows in Article 21 of the Turkish Radio and Television Law.[1]

The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation broadcasts on the radio the summarized work of the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly in a balanced and impartial manner. The activities of the Turkish Grand National Assembly are reflected through TBMM TV from TRT 3, one of the TV channels allocated to the institution. The extent to which the activities of the Turkish Grand National Assembly will be reflected is determined by a protocol to be prepared jointly by the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and the General Directorate of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. No fee is charged for these publications.[1]

TBMM TV broadcasts live meetings of the Grand National Assembly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, between 14:00 and 19:00.[2]

Alleged censorship

TRT is not allowed to censor any dialogue on TBMM TV and blackouts during speeches by opposition parliamentarians have generally been attributed to technical failure.[3]

Various sources have stated that the group meeting of the Republican People's Party (CHP) was not broadcast live on 22 November 2016. TBMM TV officials attributed that this was "due to reasons beyond our control."[4]

On 2 October 2019, the channel reportedly cut off after CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu began giving a speech at a CHP group meeting.[5][6][7] A statement from TBMM TV said that the broadcast was not interrupted and that TBMM TV switched to another broadcast as required by law.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kanunu" (PDF). mevzuat.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "TBMM Meclis TV canlı yayını için TV frekansı nedir?". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Statement from Turkey's Meclis (Parliament) TV about censorship". BirGun Daily. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Meclis TV'den skandal sansür". odatv (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "TBMM TV'de Kılıçdaroğlu'na sansür!". birgun.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "TBMM TV'den Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu'na sansür: Canlı yayını kesti". Milli Gazete (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Meclis TV'den Kılıçdaroğlu'na sansür! Konuşurken yayını kesti!". Halk TV (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Meclis TV'den Kılıçdaroğlu'na sansür". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2019-10-02. Retrieved 1 May 2021.


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