360 (TV channel)
Turkey-based cable television channel
360 is a privately owned free-to-air television channel in Turkey.
History
The channel was initially named Skytürk, from June 2002 until January 2012. On 23 January 2012, the name of the channel was changed to "Skytürk 360". On 31 December 2013, "Skytürk" was removed from the channel's name. On 1 December 2014, the format of the channel was changed to a national channel, as the new owners of the channel owned another news channel called 24.
Also, the "Skytürk" is not the Turkish version of Sky News. The company get a claim from Sky News due to use "Sky" name without their permission, in March 2006.
A sound bomb was thrown at the channel's headquarters in Belgradkapı, Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, on 22 October 2009, which was defused by the anti-bomb squad.
In June 2013 Skytürk was seized from Çukurova Holding by the government's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund over unpaid tax debts. In 2016 Skytürk was sold (together with newspaper Akşam and radio stations Best FM to Ethem Sancak.
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