Turkey - Current situation - History
13.02.2025
On 13 February 2025, Turkey officially launched DAB+ broadcasts. 12 channels are broadcast from the Çamlıca Tower in Istanbul.
Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, announced that they have switched to Digital Audio Broadcast Plus (DAB+) technology for the first time in Turkey. Minister Uraloğlu stated that DAB+ is a technology that offers a clear sound experience free from interference and increases frequency efficiency with its capacity to host multiple radio channels on the same frequency.
Underlining that there is currently no FM frequency available in Istanbul, Uraloğlu said, ‘But now that we have started DAB+ broadcasts, we have eliminated this situation. Thanks to this new technology, we will be able to provide 448 new frequencies according to incoming requests. Already 12 radio channels, both public and private, are starting to serve with this new technology. We believe that the number of radio channels that want to benefit from this technology will increase exponentially, especially after today's introduction ceremony, thanks to the service quality and energy saving advantage it offers. We will experience a crystal clear sound experience from the radio.’
Minister Uraloğlu stated that this is not only a technological development but also an innovation that will deeply affect cultural and social life and said, 'Of course, it is not a coincidence that we are taking such a big step in Çamlıca Tower, which is the highest tower in Europe with a height of 587 meters above sea level.'
05.06.2020
TRT, the Turkish Broadcasting Corporation, launched DAB+ test transmissions in Band III with 4 transmitters, in Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa and Kocaeli, since May 2017.
TRT is currently airing DAB test transmissions broadcasting eight simulcast services in Band III.
Radio-1, TRT-FM, Radio-3, TRT-Nağme, TRT-Türkü, TRT-Haber, TRT-World and TRT-Arabic are being broadcast via a single transmitter simultaneously with FM Broadcasts.
In order to support the transition into terrestrial digital broadcasting in Turkey, TRT wants to expand the DAB+ trial broadcast network with the addition of other major cities to the network in the next step.
08.03.2019
TRT, the Turkish Broadcasting Corporation, launched DAB+ test transmissions in Band III with 4 transmitters, in Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa and Kocaeli, since May 2017.
TRT is currently airing DAB test transmissions broadcasting eight simulcast services in Band III. Radio-1, TRT-FM, Radio-3, TRT-Nağme, TRT-Türkü, TRT-Haber, Kent-İstanbul and Kent-İzmir are being broadcast via a single transmitter simultaneously with FM Broadcasts.
In order to support the transition into terrestrial digital broadcasting in Turkey, TRT wants to expand the DAB+ trial broadcast network with the addition of other major cities to the network in the next step.