TRT 1

Logo used since 2021
Country	Turkey
Broadcast area	Bahçelievler, Çankaya, Ankara Province, Turkey Taksim Square, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Affiliates	Radyo 1
Programming
Language(s)	Turkish
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
Sister channels	TRT 2 TRT 3 TRT World TRT Haber TRT Spor TRT Spor Yildiz TRT Avaz TRT Çocuk TRT Belgesel TRT Müzik TRT Arabi TRT Türk TRT Kurdî TRT 4K TRT EBA TV TBMM TV
History
Launched	31 January 1968; 56 years ago (1968-01-31)
Former names	Ankara Television (1968–1986) Izmir Television (1970–1986) Istanbul Television (1971–1986) TV1 (1986–1993)
Links
Website	trt1.com.tr
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue or Digital	Various location
Streaming media
TRT 1 Live	Live TRT 1

TRT 1 (TRT One) is the first Turkish national television channel, owned by state broadcaster TRT. It was officially launched on 31 January 1968 as a test broadcast. It was the only channel with the logo TV1 in Turkey until 15 September 1986, when TRT launched TRT 2 using the logo TV2. It is also available in Azerbaijan on terrestrial television.

On 19 May 2012, it started broadcasting on 16:9 aspect ratio and launched its own HD simulcast feed.

TRT 1 is Turkish general TV channel, available as free-to-air through Turksat satellite, Digitürk, D-Smart, Türksat Cable TV, Tivibu or in neighbored countries via foreign cable platform.

On-screen identity

Like other TRT channels, TRT 1 broadcasts 24 hours a day. It broadcasts a short startup at 5:58 AM, where the TRT ident is shown, followed by the programme list for the day, and then the Turkish National Anthem (Independence March) is played.

In January 2008, TRT celebrated its 40th anniversary. At that time TRT was broadcasting old idents while maintaining the modern logo and news studio.^[1] Every day, newer idents could be seen. This event also happened in 1978, 1988 and 1998. In 2018, the channel celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Logos

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  1989 to 1991
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  1998 to 2001
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  2001 to 2005
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  2009 to 2012
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  2012 to 2021
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  2019 to 2021 (only used on social media)
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  Since February 2021

Shows

TRT 1 broadcasts in a large spectrum of programs ranging from news, music, entertainment, drama, sports to education and arts along with commercial breaks. The channel aired many world-known series for the first time in Turkey in the past.