Trt 2
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TRT Haber is a Turkish television station. Prior to March 18, 2010, it was known as TRT 2.
TRT 2 programs include education, culture (documentaries, arts and culture programs and debates), news (daily agenda, economics, arts and culture, news programs), sports, music (all kinds and tunes), drama (drama series, modern adaptations, select works from Turkish and World cinema, cartoons and series for children).
Programmes and content include:
From World Cinemas - A subtitled world cinema film every Friday night.
Documentaries - Produced by TRT and/or international broadcasters.
Examples include "How Art Made The World" and "Pilot Guides".
Sinemasal - Selected examples of fine and more arty Turkish cinema, every Sunday night.
European Vision - Following Turkey's progress with regards to European Union membership, Avrupa Viziyonu provides expert advice and analysis on the process, covering all areas from agriculture to youth.
Rengahenk - Daily programme covering the latest news from the world of culture and art.
News - During the day TRT 2 functions mostly as a news channel with on the hour news plus analysis, local news, economic news, health advice, sports news and discussion. Prime time news programmes also exist in the form of Kirmizi Hat.
Music - Classical music concerts, ballet and opera, Turkish folk and classical music, world music.
, 21 Jump Street
, Hill Street Blues
, Beauty and the Beast
, Yesenia
, The Young and the Restless
, ALF
, Los Ricos También Lloran
, Lovejoy
, Small Wonder, Stingray
, MacGyver
, Airwolf
, The Yellow Rose
, Mike Hammer
, Fame
, The Twilight Zone
, Matlock
, Crime Story
, Tour of Duty
, Lottery!
, Diff'rent Strokes
, Gimme a Break!
, St. Elsewhere
, Happy Days
, My Secret Identity
, Who's the Boss?
and The Jeffersons
.
From 1989 to 2001 TRT Gap
was broadcasting on TRT 2.
Introduction
TRT 2 started test transmissions on September 15, 1986 as "2. Kanal", and is now TRT's second most watched TV station.TRT 2 programs include education, culture (documentaries, arts and culture programs and debates), news (daily agenda, economics, arts and culture, news programs), sports, music (all kinds and tunes), drama (drama series, modern adaptations, select works from Turkish and World cinema, cartoons and series for children).
Programming
The channel has a focus on culture and arts and offers highbrow programming.Programmes and content include:
Current Programming
Cinema 7 - News about the latest cinema releases in Turkey, interviews with top directors plus other features.From World Cinemas - A subtitled world cinema film every Friday night.
Documentaries - Produced by TRT and/or international broadcasters.
Examples include "How Art Made The World" and "Pilot Guides".
Sinemasal - Selected examples of fine and more arty Turkish cinema, every Sunday night.
European Vision - Following Turkey's progress with regards to European Union membership, Avrupa Viziyonu provides expert advice and analysis on the process, covering all areas from agriculture to youth.
Rengahenk - Daily programme covering the latest news from the world of culture and art.
News - During the day TRT 2 functions mostly as a news channel with on the hour news plus analysis, local news, economic news, health advice, sports news and discussion. Prime time news programmes also exist in the form of Kirmizi Hat.
Music - Classical music concerts, ballet and opera, Turkish folk and classical music, world music.
In the past
Like its sister channel TRT 1, TRT 2 aired many world-known series for the first time in Turkey. Among them were Married… with Children, WiseguyWiseguy
Wiseguy is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 16, 1987 to December 8, 1990 for a total of four seasons. Starring Ken Wahl, the series was produced by Stephen J...
, 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
, Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. Chronicling the lives of the staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, the show received critical acclaim and its production innovations ...
, Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent , a mythic, noble man-beast, and his Catherine , a savvy assistant District attorney in New York; and a...
, Yesenia
Yesenia
Yesenia is a Mexican telenovela produced by Irene Sabido for Televisa in 1987. The protagonists of this telenovela were Adela Noriega and Luis Uribe. In this telenovela Adela Noriega made her debut as a leading actress.-Plot summary :...
, The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, ALF
ALF (TV series)
ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, created by Paul Fusco. The title character was Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF , who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family.The series starred Max...
, Los Ricos También Lloran
Los ricos también lloran
Los Ricos También Lloran is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar , a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos...
, Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant...
, Small Wonder, Stingray
Stingray (NBC TV series)
Stingray is an NBC television series produced by Stephen J. Cannell that ran from 1985 to 1987. It stars Nick Mancuso, who plays the mysterious character known only as Ray, whose trademark is a black 1965 Corvette Sting Ray.-Plot:...
, MacGyver
MacGyver
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
, Airwolf
Airwolf
Airwolf is an American television series that ran from 1984 until 1987. The program centers on a high-tech military helicopter, code named Airwolf, and its crew as they undertake various missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme....
, The Yellow Rose
The Yellow Rose
The Yellow Rose is an American television series. It was broadcast on the NBC network during the 1983-1984 season. It was produced by Paul Freeman....
, Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike Hammer...
, Fame
Fame (1982 TV series)
Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although...
, The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
The Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964. The series consisted of unrelated episodes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian, or simply disturbing events; each show typically featured a surprising...
, Matlock
Matlock (TV series)
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
, Crime Story
Crime Story (TV series)
Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and direct the film Manhunter. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically —...
, Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty (TV series)
Tour of Duty is an American drama television series on CBS. It ran for three seasons from September 1987 to April 1990 as 58 one–hour episodes. The show was created by Steve Duncan and L. Travis Clark, and produced by Zev Braun....
, Lottery!
Lottery!
Lottery! is an American drama series premiered on ABC on September 9, 1983. The series aired for one season of 17 episodes and starred Ben Murphy as Patrick Sean Flaherty, and Marshall Colt as Eric Rush...
, Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986...
, Gimme a Break!
Gimme a Break!
Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.-Premise:...
, St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood...
, Happy Days
Happy Days
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
, My Secret Identity
My Secret Identity
My Secret Identity is a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from September 1, 1988 to May 1, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States.-Synopsis:...
, Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984 to April 25, 1992...
and The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Company from 1975–1982 and by Embassy Television from 1982-1985...
.
From 1989 to 2001 TRT Gap
TRT Gap
TRT GAP, belonging to the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, has been established to enhance the recognition of The Southeastern Anatolia Project, abbreviated as GAP, on a rational ground which serves forming the necessary social, cultural and psychological environment in the region...
was broadcasting on TRT 2.
On Screen Identity
- Like other TRT channels even though TRT 2 broadcasts 24 hours, it broadcasts a short startup at 5:53 AM. On this start-up, first the TRT Ident is shown, followed by the programme list for the day, and Turkish National AnthemIstiklâl MarsiThe İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...
. - It's famous for having an on-screen clockClockA clock is an instrument used to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument missing such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece...
at the top right of the screen all the time except commercial breaks.