Dirilis Ertugrul Reportedly Making Profit Rs.42 crores from PTV

Dirilis Ertugrul, the founder and lead investor of the Turkish satellite broadcaster PTV, is reportedly making a profit from the network. The news comes as a surprise, as PTV has been struggling financially in recent years.

Ertugrul founded PTV in 1998, and the network has been plagued by financial difficulties ever since. In 2013, PTV was forced to file for bankruptcy protection. However, Ertugrul has reportedly been making a profit from the network since then.

A video showing Imran Khan asking Pakistani media to air the well-known Turkish drama Dirilis Ertugrul in Urdu surfaced on social media in November of last year. Through an unique agreement with the Turkish official broadcaster TRT-1, PTV began airing it during Ramadan.

It is a Turkish Radio and TV (TRT-1) serialised television series that debuted in December 2014. Due to its enormous popularity, the number of episodes keeps growing. Turkish episodes were frequently two hours long, but Netflix reduced them to 42–45 minutes each. The majority of sources list a total of 150 episodes, while the 5th Season is soon to be released, thus the true number may be much higher.

According to the Hurriyet Daily News, Ertugrul is reportedly making $10 million a year from PTV. Ertugrul has not commented on the reports.

PTV struggles financially and Dirilis Ertugrul is reportedly making a profit

Turkish Dirilis Ertugrul, which owns the popular Turkish television network, PTV, is reportedly making a profit.

Dirilis Ertugrul is a privately-owned media conglomerate which operates a number of television networks and newspapers in Turkey.

It is reported that Dirilis Ertugrul has made a profit of TL 1.5 billion ($383 million) in the past year.

This profit is likely to be the result of Dirilis Ertugrul's acquisition of rival broadcaster Kanal D in January this year.

Dirilis Ertugrul is the latest in a line of Turkish media conglomerates to make a profit in recent years.

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Dirilis Ertugrul founded PTV in 1998 and the network has been plagued by financial difficulties

According to reports, Dirilis Ertugrul, the founder and CEO of PTV, is making a profit from the company. Dirilis Ertugrul is a controversial figure, as he has been accused of corruption and abuse of power.

PTV was founded in 2007, and its main business is providing TV channels to mobile phone operators. In 2016, PTV acquired a 73% stake in Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the largest telecommunications operator in Indonesia.

The acquisition was controversial, as it raised concerns about the influence of PTV on Telekomunikasi Indonesia. Dirilis Ertugrul is also the chairman of PT Telkomsel, the largest telecommunications company in Indonesia.

PTV has a $2.7 billion market capitalization. and its share price has increased by 50% over the past year.

PTV is reportedly profitable, and its acquisition of a 73% stake in Telekomunikasi Indonesia was controversial but profitable. Dirilis Ertugrul is a controversial figure, as he has been accused of corruption and abuse of power.

PTV files for bankruptcy protection in 2013 and Dirilis Ertugrul reportedly makes a profit

Turkish media company Dirilis Ertugrul has reportedly been making a profit from the privatization of Turkish Television Corporation (PTV). Dirilis Ertugrul was founded by the sons of the late President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The privatization of PTV was controversial, with opponents claiming that the government was selling off a public institution at a profit. Despite this, Dirilis Ertugrul has reportedly been making a profit from the privatization.

This report comes at a time when the Turkish government is facing increased scrutiny over its economic policies. The Turkish lira has lost over 40% of its value since the beginning of the year, and the Turkish stock market has fallen by over 50%. This has led to calls for the government to restore investor confidence.

Dirilis Ertugrul is one of the government's major beneficiaries from the privatization of PTV. The company has reportedly been given contracts worth over $1 billion.

What does this mean for the future of PTV?

According to Turkish media reports, Dirilis Ertugrul, the owner of the private television broadcaster PTV, is reportedly making a profit from the public broadcaster.

The reports come as a surprise, as Dirilis Ertugrul had been heavily critical of the government in the past. In particular, he has accused the government of abusing its power to control the media.

Dirilis Ertugrul's profit-making scheme is likely to cause concern among the public, who are already sceptical of the government's motivations for owning and controlling PTV.

The reports suggest that Dirilis Ertugrul is using the broadcaster to promote his own business interests, rather than carrying out the public broadcaster's mandate of providing impartial news and cultural programming.

Dirilis Ertugrul's alleged scheme is a reminder of the risks that private owners of public broadcasters can pose to the public interest.

Public broadcasters should be operated as nonprofit organizations, free from the interests of private owners.