The text and video content from the BBC Turkce website bbcturkce.com is now available to users of Turkey’s leading radio aggregator, Karnaval.com, thanks to a syndication agreement between BBC World Service and the Karnaval.com proprietor, Spectrum Medya.
Visitors to Karnaval.com will now see the most recent news and features from bbcturkce.com displayed on the News section of the website. The BBC Turkce videos are placed on the main page of Karnaval.com alongside news headlines and images from bbcturkce.com. Users of Karnaval.com will also see the BBC Turkce ticker with the main news stories from bbcturkce.com.
Frederick Durman, Head of Business Development – Europe and Latin America, BBC Global News, says: “This collaboration between BBC World Service and Spectrum Medya is part of BBC Turkce’s strategy to further boost digital presence in Turkey, reflecting both the boom in digital platforms Turkey is experiencing and the changing landscape in traditional media especially where news is concerned.”
BBC Turkce Editor, Murat Nisancioglu, adds: “We are thrilled that visitors to Karnaval.com will be invited to follow the world agenda with the BBC. We are looking forward to further extending our user base in Turkey’s growing digital market via this collaboration with Karnaval.com.”
CEO of Karnaval – Spectrum Medya, Ali A. Abhary, comments: “We are incredibly proud to work with one of the world’s most respected news organisations to bring BBC Turkce content to our users. Karnaval is quickly becoming a one-stop-shop for music, entertainment and news – with over 6.9 million monthly unique listeners across our properties. BBC Turkce provides our audiences with access to hard-hitting, international journalism of the highest calibre on domestic, international and lifestyle news topics.”
BBC Turkce is part of BBC World Service.