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The [[Pokémon]] franchise first arived in '''{{wp|Turkey}}''', in early 2000 or late 1999, with the airing of ''[[EP001|Pokémon! Ben seni seçiyorum!]]''
The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Turkey}}''' in late 1999 or January 31, 2000 with the airing of ''[[EP001|Pokémon! Ben seni seçiyorum!]]''


==Early History of Pokémon in Turkey==
==Games==
Exact date of the first airing is unknown, but some Turkish fan websites claim the [[Pokémon anime]] was first shown in Turkey on January 31, 2000 on ATV<ref>[http://pokemonturkiye.com/mybb/showthread.php?tid=7538 http://pokemonturkiye.com/mybb/showthread.php?tid=7538]</ref>, though others claim it was the end of 1999<ref>[https://tr-tr.facebook.com/dangerousturkishminds/posts/670694939692727 https://tr-tr.facebook.com/dangerousturkishminds/posts/670694939692727]</ref>. The first movie, ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', was shown in theaters in Summer 2000, and the second movie, ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', was shown in theaters in 2001.
Though the games and consoles themselves have been sold by private retailers previously, after the release of Wii and DS, a distributor for Turkey, Nortec Eurasia, took the mantle of Nintendo Turkey, releasing the DS titles, [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl]], which went on to become bestsellers in Turkey.<ref>http://www.trgamer.com/Haber.aspx?YaziID=13132</ref> However, after the bankruptcy of Nintendo Turkey, no Pokémon games were released until 2018.<ref>http://teknoyo.com/nintendo-kapandi/</ref> In April 2018, CD Media, the current distributor company of Nintendo Turkey, announced that they made a contract for the Turkish market, which, according to the CEO of CD Media, will allow Nintendo to send games from various franchises such as Pokémon.
 
===Reports of flying kids===
In Turkey, there were two separate reports of kids flying off their windows while claiming to be Pokémon in 2000. One of these was Ferhat Ağırbaş, a four year old child from Mersin<ref>[http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/10/30/haber/hab08.html http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/10/30/haber/hab08.html]</ref>. Another was Seyda Aykanat, a seven year old student from Kilis<ref>[http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/11/25/yasam/yas05.html http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/11/25/yasam/yas05.html]</ref>.


===RTÜK Controversy===
==Pokémon anime==
RTÜK, or Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey, has declared a ban on the airing of the series as a part of Article 4 of Act No. 3984, due to having "a negative influence on the physical, psychological and moral development of children."<ref>[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pokemon-cartoon-leads-to-broadcasting-ban.aspx?pageID=438&n=pokemon-cartoon-leads-to-broadcasting-ban-2000-12-08 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pokemon-cartoon-leads-to-broadcasting-ban.aspx?pageID=438&n=pokemon-cartoon-leads-to-broadcasting-ban-2000-12-08]</ref> A later attempt at revival by Star TV in 2005 was stopped by RTÜK<ref>[http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_radyo-ve-televizyon-ust-kurulu-ndan-star-tv-ye-pokemon-cezasi_146065.html http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_radyo-ve-televizyon-ust-kurulu-ndan-star-tv-ye-pokemon-cezasi_146065.html]</ref>.
The exact date of the [[Pokémon anime]]'s debut is unknown, but some Turkish fan websites claim it was first shown in Turkey on January 31, 2000 on ATV,<ref>http://pokemonturkiye.com/mybb/showthread.php?tid=7538</ref> though others claim it was the end of 1999.<ref>https://tr-tr.facebook.com/dangerousturkishminds/posts/670694939692727</ref>


===Presidency of Religious Affairs===
In Turkey, there were two separate reports of kids flying off their windows while claiming to be Pokémon in late 2000. One of these was Ferhat Ağırbaş, a four-year-old child from Mersin on October 30.<ref>http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/10/30/haber/hab08.html</ref> Another was Seyda Aykanat, a seven-year-old student from Kilis on November 25.<ref>http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/11/25/yasam/yas05.html</ref> After this incident, ATV stopped airing Pokémon on December 13, 2000.
The magazine of Presidency of Religious Affairs, Diyanet, has reiterated similar claims by RTÜK on March 2nd, 2005<ref>[http://www.internethaber.com/diyanet-pokemondan-uzak-durun-1111439h.htm http://www.internethaber.com/diyanet-pokemondan-uzak-durun-1111439h.htm]</ref>.


==Games==
In early 2001, RTÜK, or Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey, declared a ban on the anime as a part of Article 4 of Act No. 3984, due to having "a negative influence on the physical, psychological and moral development of children" after doing several studies on the effects of the anime.<ref>http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pokemon-cartoon-leads-to-broadcasting-ban.aspx?pageID=438&n=pokemon-cartoon-leads-to-broadcasting-ban-2000-12-08</ref> This was due to the aforementioned reports of kids flying off their windows. Even though its popularity had begun to dwindle in 2002, many fans were excited when Pokémon had been silently relaunched on December 9 by Star TV. The first few seasons were aired from that date until June 2005, when RTÜK found out about this and forced Star TV to stop airing Pokémon.<ref>http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_radyo-ve-televizyon-ust-kurulu-ndan-star-tv-ye-pokemon-cezasi_146065.html</ref> The magazine of Presidency of Religious Affairs, Diyanet, has reiterated similar claims by RTÜK on March 2, 2005 (shortly before they shut down the production).<ref>http://www.internethaber.com/diyanet-pokemondan-uzak-durun-1111439h.htm</ref> After this, Channel 1 and Channel 7 began to broadcast the first episodes of Pokémon for a while. The airing dates for the {{series|Advanced Generation}} are unknown, though it is believed that it began airing sometime around 2006; the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} began airing sometime in 2009 on {{wp|Jetix Turkey}} shortly before it transformed into {{wp|Disney Channel Turkey}}; and the {{series|Best Wishes}} began airing sometime in 2011.
Though the games and consoles themselves have been sold by private retailers previously, after the release of Wii and DS, a distributor for Turkey, Nortec Eurasia, took the mantle of Nintendo Turkey, releasing the NDS titles, Diamond & Pearl, which went to become best sellers in Turkey.<ref>[http://www.trgamer.com/Haber.aspx?YaziID=13132 http://www.trgamer.com/Haber.aspx?YaziID=13132]</ref> However, after the bankruptcy of Nintendo Turkey, this was abandoned.<ref>[http://teknoyo.com/nintendo-kapandi/ http://teknoyo.com/nintendo-kapandi/]</ref><ref>[http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/nintendo.turkey/ http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/nintendo.turkey/ (now debunked)]</ref>.


==Contemporary history of Pokémon anime==
The anime fully started re-airing on September 1, 2014, beginning with the [[S17|seventeenth season]]. It carried on through the subsequent years, and on April 7, 2018, the [[S20|twentieth season]] was released on [[Netflix]]. In Turkey, the anime is available on [[Netflix]].
The [[Pokémon anime]] started reairing on September 1, 2014; beginning with the [[S17|seventeenth season]]. In Turkey, Pokémon lastly aired on [[Netflix]] with [[S20|twentieth season]] on April 7, 2018. In Turkey, the anime is available on [[Netflix]].


'''Ahmet Tasar''' has voiced the main character [[Ash Ketchum]], from 2000 to 2016. Some part of [[S19|nineteenth season]] and full of [[S20|twentieth season]] voiced by '''Kerem Kobanbay'''.
===Cast and crew===
'''Ahmet Taşar''' has voiced the main character [[Ash Ketchum]] from 2000 to 2016. '''Kerem Kobanbay''' has voiced [[Ash Ketchum]] from 2016 to 2018. Birtanem Coşkun Candaner provided the voice of {{an|Misty}} while Tugay Erverdi has provided the voice of {{an|Brock}}. [[Jessie]] was voiced by Figen Harman while [[James]] was voiced by Levent Sülün and then by Aydoğan Temel. Murat Keskinoğlu provided the voice of {{MTR}}. [[Officer Jenny]] was voiced by Mehpare Özlük, while {{an|Professor Oak}} was voiced by Tunç Ozdil.


===Pokémon movies===
===Pokémon movies===
Almost all the [[Pokémon movie]]s until the [[M19|nineteenth]] were translated and dubbed in Turkish as well. Only the [[M08|eighth]] and the [[M10|tenth]] movies have never been dubbed into Turkish.
Almost all of the [[Pokémon movie]]s until the [[M19|nineteenth]] were translated and dubbed into Turkish as well. Only the [[M08|eighth]] and [[M10|tenth movies]] have never been dubbed into Turkish. The first movie, ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', was shown in theaters on June 18, 2000, and the second movie, ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', was shown in theaters in February 2001. The third movie, ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'', was released on DVD in 2003. Disney XD aired the Turkish dub of the [[M11|eleventh]] and [[M12|twelfth films]] at an unknown date. In 2011, ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' and [[M14|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' and ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'']] and were released on DVD in 2011 and 2012, respectively.


The special episode ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'' was also released in Turkish with the title ''{{tt|Pokémon Özel Film: Mewtwo’nun Geri Dönüşü|Pokémon Special Movie: The return of Mewtwo}}''.
''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'' was also released in Turkish with the title ''{{tt|Pokémon Özel Film: Mewtwo’nun Geri Dönüşü|Pokémon Special Movie: The return of Mewtwo}}''.


===Music===
===Music===
Prior to the [[S10|tenth]] season, the dub used the English version of the opening themes. However, a Turkish version of [[Pokémon Theme]] was released on CD.
Until the [[S12|twelfth season]], the dub used the English version of the opening themes. However, since the twelfth season, Turkish dubbed opening themes have been used for the series.
Since the [[S11|eleventh]] season, Turkish dubbed opening themes have been used for the series.
 
The Turkish CD version of [[Pokémon Theme]] was sung by '''Ahmet Taşar'''. The first album was released in 2001. It was adapted by '''Sibel Erülgen''', engineered by '''Fuat Güney''', and produced by BMG MÜZİK A.Ş. '''Gülşen Karanlık''' and '''Kerem Akaydın''' also provided vocals for a majority of the songs featured in the album.


==Related articles==
==Related articles==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://pokemon-tr.hareketforum.org/t10-gazete-de-cykmy-pokemon-haberleri List of the early news articles about Pokémon from Turkish newspapers (in Turkish)]
* [http://pokemonmaster.net/yazilar/basinda-pokemon/ Some photos of the early news articles about Pokémon from Turkish newspapers (in Turkish)]
*[https://tr-tr.facebook.com/dangerousturkishminds/posts/670694939692727 Fan history of Pokémon in Turkey (in Turkish)]
* [http://pokemonmaster.net/yazilar/pokemonun-turkiye-tarihi/ Fan history of Pokémon in Turkey (in Turkish)]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:17, 18 February 2019

Pokémon in Turkey
Pokémon logo English.png
Turkey Flag.png
Flag of Turkey
Language Turkish
Continent Europe
Original anime airdates
EP001 Late 1999 or January 31, 2000
AG001 2006
DP001 2009
BW001 2011
XY001 September 1, 2014
SM001 April 1, 2018
JN001
HZ001

The Pokémon franchise first reached Turkey in late 1999 or January 31, 2000 with the airing of Pokémon! Ben seni seçiyorum!

Games

Though the games and consoles themselves have been sold by private retailers previously, after the release of Wii and DS, a distributor for Turkey, Nortec Eurasia, took the mantle of Nintendo Turkey, releasing the DS titles, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, which went on to become bestsellers in Turkey.[1] However, after the bankruptcy of Nintendo Turkey, no Pokémon games were released until 2018.[2] In April 2018, CD Media, the current distributor company of Nintendo Turkey, announced that they made a contract for the Turkish market, which, according to the CEO of CD Media, will allow Nintendo to send games from various franchises such as Pokémon.

Pokémon anime

The exact date of the Pokémon anime's debut is unknown, but some Turkish fan websites claim it was first shown in Turkey on January 31, 2000 on ATV,[3] though others claim it was the end of 1999.[4]

In Turkey, there were two separate reports of kids flying off their windows while claiming to be Pokémon in late 2000. One of these was Ferhat Ağırbaş, a four-year-old child from Mersin on October 30.[5] Another was Seyda Aykanat, a seven-year-old student from Kilis on November 25.[6] After this incident, ATV stopped airing Pokémon on December 13, 2000.

In early 2001, RTÜK, or Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey, declared a ban on the anime as a part of Article 4 of Act No. 3984, due to having "a negative influence on the physical, psychological and moral development of children" after doing several studies on the effects of the anime.[7] This was due to the aforementioned reports of kids flying off their windows. Even though its popularity had begun to dwindle in 2002, many fans were excited when Pokémon had been silently relaunched on December 9 by Star TV. The first few seasons were aired from that date until June 2005, when RTÜK found out about this and forced Star TV to stop airing Pokémon.[8] The magazine of Presidency of Religious Affairs, Diyanet, has reiterated similar claims by RTÜK on March 2, 2005 (shortly before they shut down the production).[9] After this, Channel 1 and Channel 7 began to broadcast the first episodes of Pokémon for a while. The airing dates for the Advanced Generation series are unknown, though it is believed that it began airing sometime around 2006; the Diamond & Pearl series began airing sometime in 2009 on Jetix Turkey shortly before it transformed into Disney Channel Turkey; and the Best Wishes series began airing sometime in 2011.

The anime fully started re-airing on September 1, 2014, beginning with the seventeenth season. It carried on through the subsequent years, and on April 7, 2018, the twentieth season was released on Netflix. In Turkey, the anime is available on Netflix.

Cast and crew

Ahmet Taşar has voiced the main character Ash Ketchum from 2000 to 2016. Kerem Kobanbay has voiced Ash Ketchum from 2016 to 2018. Birtanem Coşkun Candaner provided the voice of Misty while Tugay Erverdi has provided the voice of Brock. Jessie was voiced by Figen Harman while James was voiced by Levent Sülün and then by Aydoğan Temel. Murat Keskinoğlu provided the voice of Meowth. Officer Jenny was voiced by Mehpare Özlük, while Professor Oak was voiced by Tunç Ozdil.

Pokémon movies

Almost all of the Pokémon movies until the nineteenth were translated and dubbed into Turkish as well. Only the eighth and tenth movies have never been dubbed into Turkish. The first movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back, was shown in theaters on June 18, 2000, and the second movie, The Power of One, was shown in theaters in February 2001. The third movie, Spell of the Unown, was released on DVD in 2003. Disney XD aired the Turkish dub of the eleventh and twelfth films at an unknown date. In 2011, Zoroark: Master of Illusions and White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram and were released on DVD in 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Mewtwo Returns was also released in Turkish with the title Pokémon Özel Film: Mewtwo’nun Geri Dönüşü.

Music

Until the twelfth season, the dub used the English version of the opening themes. However, since the twelfth season, Turkish dubbed opening themes have been used for the series.

The Turkish CD version of Pokémon Theme was sung by Ahmet Taşar. The first album was released in 2001. It was adapted by Sibel Erülgen, engineered by Fuat Güney, and produced by BMG MÜZİK A.Ş. Gülşen Karanlık and Kerem Akaydın also provided vocals for a majority of the songs featured in the album.

Related articles

External links

References


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