Private company

Turkuvaz Media Group

Turkish media company

Turkuvaz Media Group is a Turkish company operating in the media sector. The company's CEO is Dr Serhat Albayrak, son of Sadık Albayrak and brother of former Treasury and Finance Minister, Berat Albayrak, who is also President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son-in-law. The company is also known as the owner of Sabah-ATV Group.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Turkuvaz Media Group is a Turkish company operating in the media sector. The company's CEO is Dr Serhat Albayrak, son of Sadık Albayrak and brother of former Treasury and Finance Minister, Berat Albayrak, who is also President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son-in-law. The company is also known as the owner of Sabah-ATV Group.2

Corporate structure

Turkuvaz Media Group sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Turkuvaz Media Group
    • A Haber Subsidiary · Turkey
    • A Spor Subsidiary · Turkey
    • Minika Çocuk Subsidiary · Turkey
    • MinikaGO Subsidiary · Turkey

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

In 2008, the company was sold to Çalık Holding in Aşiyan, Yıldız, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. As of 2014, the company operates under Kalyon Group in Kemerburgaz, Eyüp, Göktürk, İstanbul. Turkuvaz Media Group acquired Turkey's largest book-hobby store D&R from Doğan Holding in 2018.

Public events

Emine Erdoğan, wife of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, attended the Sustainable Century Summit and Award Ceremony organized by Inbusiness, the business magazine of Turkuvaz Media Group, at the Turkuvaz Media Center. Serhat Albayrak presented Emine Erdoğan with “The Balance of Nature” by artist Yasemin Aslan Bakiri, which was created by shaping waste glass at 1200 degrees Celsius.

From Wikipedia’s article on Turkuvaz Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Newspapers

2007–: Sabah (purchased from TMSF)2007–: Takvim (purchased from TMSF)

2007–: Yeni Asır (purchased from TMSF)

2007–: Fotomaç (purchased from TMSF)

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2014–: Daily Sabah

Television

2007–: atv (purchased from TMSF)

2007–: atv Europe (purchased from TMSF)

2007–2014: Yeni Asır TV (purchased from TMSF)

2011–: a Haber

2011–2012: minika

2012–: minika Çocuk

2012–: minika Go

2014–: a Spor

2016–: a2

2017–: a News

2018–: a Para

2021–: VAV TV – Launched on 12 April 2021. It is a channel that brings religious topics to viewers.

a Para

It broadcasts on economics. It began test broadcasting in 1080i on 21 June 2017. Like a News, it only broadcasts in HD. It opened on 17 September 2018.

Magazines

My Baby and Us

China Today

Esquire

Forbes Turkey

GQ Turkey (acquired from Doğuş Yayın Grubu)

Harper's Bazaar

HomeArt

House Beautiful

Lacivert

Otohaber

Money

Sofra

Şamdan Plus

Vogue Turkey (acquired from Doğuş Yayın Grubu)

Radios

2007-2016: Romantic Radio (Purchased from TMSF. Transferred its frequency to A Spor Radio.)

2007-2009: Radio City (Purchased from TMSF. Transferred its frequency to Radio Turkuvaz.)

2009–present: Radio Turkuvaz

2014–present: a Haber Radio

2016–present: a Spor Radio

2016–present: Vav Radio – Broadcasts religious programmes, the Quran, and talk shows. Broadcasts on terrestrial frequencies in Istanbul 105.2, Ankara 101.3, Izmir 106.7, Bursa 100.2, Antalya 106.6, Adana 98.9, Mersin 88.1, Kars 105.0 and all cities in Turkey.

2016–present: Turkuvaz Romantic

2016–present: Turkuvaz Efsane

2017–present: a News Radio

2018–present: a Para Radio

Internet

aktuel.com.tr

atv.com.tr

ahaber.com.tr

anews.com.tr (Publication Date: 3 April 2017)

aspor.com.tr (Year of Publication: 18 September 2014)

fotomac.com.tr (Year of Publication: 2000)

fikriyat.com (Year of Publication: 2017)

dailysabah.com (Year of Publication: 2014)

minikacocuk.com.tr (Year of Publication: 2011)

minikago.com.tr (Year of Publication: 2011)

mavimisket.com.tr

sabah.com.tr

takvim.com.tr (Year of Publication: 2004)

yeniasir.com.tr

724dinle.com (Year of Publication: 2021)

turkuvazradyolar.com

teknokulis.com (Year of Publication: 2011)

Teknokulis: or teknokulis.com, launched on 26 January 2011, is a website that publishes Turkish technology content. Established under Turkuvaz Media, the site has the slogan ‘The Shortcut to Technology’. It primarily offers content consisting of technology news. The review section features reviews of electronic devices aimed at end consumers. Tips, files, videos, galleries, forums, and authors make up the site's other categories. It offers its readers exclusive content from major local and international technology events it participates in. The site's founder and Editor-in-Chief, Hasan Genç, was awarded the Yurtsan Atakan Award at the Media Awards ceremony organised by the Association of IT Journalists in 2015.

From Wikipedia’s article on Turkuvaz Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • A Haber
  • A Spor
  • Minika Çocuk
  • MinikaGO

From Wikidata.1

Sources

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