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From 2004, Avaturk began distribution of Nintendo products<ref>https://www.chip.com.tr/haber/nintendo-avaturk-ile-turkiye-pazarinda_1225.html</ref>with GBA and GBC. In 2005, Avaturk was transformed into Nortec Eurasia, a distributor for Turkey and Azerbaijan<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasan-colakoglu-1ab2a137</ref>, releasing the DS titles, [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl]], which went on to become bestsellers in Turkey.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160815065943/http://www.trgamer.com/Haber.aspx?YaziID=13132</ref> After the bankruptcy of Nortec Eurasia in 2012<ref>https://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/nintendo.turkey/</ref>, it was not possible to purchase physical games, aside from the unsold stocks. In April 2018, CD Media became of the official distributor of Nintendo products (including Pokémon games) in Turkey.<ref>https://www.baslattusu.com/nintendo-turkiye-pazarina-resmi-olarak-geri-dondu-45476.html</ref> | |||
As of 2022, {{g|GO}} and {{g|UNITE}} are the only Pokémon games that were localized into Turkish. <ref>https://view.email.pokemon.com/?qs=bec7e1b76e8779226aa1f7f367af67dc45ea959a159c93d4f612132ae79b19a7457aed6f82112f504bbac3066abd5edff727a92019036e8926983091134c01caab8c8ff8172fcf32</ref><ref>https://www.posta.com.tr/bilim-teknoloji/pokemon-go-tamamen-turkce-oldu-2448470</ref> | As of 2022, {{g|GO}} and {{g|UNITE}} are the only Pokémon games that were localized into Turkish. <ref>https://view.email.pokemon.com/?qs=bec7e1b76e8779226aa1f7f367af67dc45ea959a159c93d4f612132ae79b19a7457aed6f82112f504bbac3066abd5edff727a92019036e8926983091134c01caab8c8ff8172fcf32</ref><ref>https://www.posta.com.tr/bilim-teknoloji/pokemon-go-tamamen-turkce-oldu-2448470</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 26 December 2022
| Pokémon in Turkey | ||||
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| Language | Turkish | |||
| Continent | Europe | |||
| Original anime airdates | ||||
| EP001 | January 31, 2000 | |||
| AG001 | 2006 | |||
| DP001 | 2009 | |||
| BW001 | 2011 | |||
| XY001 | September 1, 2014 | |||
| SM001 | April 1, 2018 | |||
| JN001 | July 1, 2021 | |||
| HZ001 | ||||
The Pokémon franchise officially reached Turkey on January 31, 2000 with the airing of Pokémon! Ben seni seçiyorum!
Video games
From 2004, Avaturk began distribution of Nintendo products[1]with GBA and GBC. In 2005, Avaturk was transformed into Nortec Eurasia, a distributor for Turkey and Azerbaijan[2], releasing the DS titles, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, which went on to become bestsellers in Turkey.[3] After the bankruptcy of Nortec Eurasia in 2012[4], it was not possible to purchase physical games, aside from the unsold stocks. In April 2018, CD Media became of the official distributor of Nintendo products (including Pokémon games) in Turkey.[5]
As of 2022, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE are the only Pokémon games that were localized into Turkish. [6][7]
Pokémon anime
The Pokémon anime was first aired in Turkey on January 31, 2000 on ATV.[8]
The anime continued to air regularly until the Charizard Sakinleşiyor. After the episode, previous episodes have been reran for several times.[9]
After Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey ordered a ban on the anime, show's popularity had begun to dwindle. But many fans were excited when Pokémon had been relaunched on December 9, 2002 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. 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).[10] After this, Channel 1 and Channel 7 began to broadcast the first episodes of Pokémon for a while. The airing dates for Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire are unknown, though it is believed that it began airing sometime around 2006; Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl began airing sometime in 2009 on Jetix Turkey shortly before it transformed into Disney Channel Turkey; and Pokémon the Series: Black & White 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. The twenty-first season was released on April 1, 2019.
Controversy
In Turkey, there were two separate reports of kids falling out of 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.[11] Another was Seyda Aykanat, a seven-year-old student from Kilis on November 25.[12]
After these incidents, a report was published by the Health Ministry stating the anime has negative effects on children. Due to these cases, RTÜK, or Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey, ordered a ban on the anime [13]. ATV stopped airing Pokémon on December 13, 2000.
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.
Beginning with Sun & Moon, James is voiced by Murat Sarı, Jessie by Müge Oruçkaptan, Meowth by Fatih Özkul, Kiawe by Mert Aydın, Sophocles by Gülnur Badakal, Lillie by Selay Taşdöğen, Lana by Zencan Saka, Professor Kukui by Ali Hocaoğlu, Nurse Joy by Bergen Coşkun, the Rotom Pokédex by Gökhan Şimşek, and the narrator by Savaş Özdural.
In Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, Birtanem Candaner reprised her role as Misty, while Ash was voiced by Arda Oğul Meriçliler and Brock was voiced by Ilker Guler.
Pokémon movies
Almost all of the Pokémon movies until the twenty second were translated and dubbed into Turkish as well. Only the eighth and tenth movies have never been dubbed. 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 eleventh and twelfth films at an unknown date. Zoroark: Master of Illusions and White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram were released on DVD in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Mewtwo Returns was also released under 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, 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
- ↑ https://www.chip.com.tr/haber/nintendo-avaturk-ile-turkiye-pazarinda_1225.html
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasan-colakoglu-1ab2a137
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160815065943/http://www.trgamer.com/Haber.aspx?YaziID=13132
- ↑ https://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/nintendo.turkey/
- ↑ https://www.baslattusu.com/nintendo-turkiye-pazarina-resmi-olarak-geri-dondu-45476.html
- ↑ https://view.email.pokemon.com/?qs=bec7e1b76e8779226aa1f7f367af67dc45ea959a159c93d4f612132ae79b19a7457aed6f82112f504bbac3066abd5edff727a92019036e8926983091134c01caab8c8ff8172fcf32
- ↑ https://www.posta.com.tr/bilim-teknoloji/pokemon-go-tamamen-turkce-oldu-2448470
- ↑ https://www.milliyet.com.tr/molatik/galeri/uzerinden-20-yil-gectigine-inanamayacaginiz-13-sey-83781/1
- ↑ https://pokemoncu.net/anime/portakal-adalari/#Not-1
- ↑ http://www.internethaber.com/diyanet-pokemondan-uzak-durun-1111439h.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070608155003/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/10/30/haber/hab08.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010610184031/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2000/11/25/yasam/yas05.html
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/meast/12/08/turkey.pokemon.reut/index.html
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