{{Short description|Defunct Turkish children's TV channel}} {{unreliable sources|date=May 2025}} {{for-multi|the Disney Channel in other countries|Disney Branded Television|the original Disney Channel in the United States|Disney Channel}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Disney Channel (Turkey) | logo = 2017 Disney Channel logo.svg | logo_caption = Final logo used from 2017 to 31 March 2022 | launch_date = {{plainlist| * {{start date and age|df=yes|2007|04|29}} }} | closed_date = {{end date and age|df=yes|2022|03|31}} | owner = Disney Televizyon Yayıncılık A.Ş. | parent = The Walt Disney Company Limited (Disney International Operations) | country = Turkey | area = Turkey<br>Northern Cyprus | headquarters = London, United Kingdom (formerly)<br>Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey (current) | language = Turkish (dubbing)<br>English | picture_format = SDTV 576i, 16:9 | sister_channels = {{collapsible list| * BabyTV * Disney Junior * Disney XD * Fox * National Geographic * National Geographic Wild }} }}
'''Disney Channel''' was a Turkish free-to-air television network owned and operated by Disney Televizyon Yayıncılık A.Ş.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DC Yayıncı Bilgileri {{!}} Disney Türkiye |url=https://tv.disney.com.tr/dc-yayincibilgileri |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Disney Turkey |language=tr}}</ref> (transl.: Disney Television Broadcasting Inc.); part of The Walt Disney Company Turkey. Broadcasting for children and youth-oriented shows in Turkish, targeted for ages 7 to 14 years old. There was also a Disney Junior block from 6am to 11am Monday through Thursday. In this way, it also appealed to smaller audiences. It is based on original United States channel of the same name.
==History== It launched on 29 April 2007 on Digiturk.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Kemp |first1=Stuart |date=2007-04-04 |title=Disney Channel preps Turkey launch |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-channel-preps-turkey-launch-133369/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-04-03 |title=Walt Disney launching cable channel in Turkey |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/industry-disney-turkey-dc-idUSL0364926320070403 |access-date=2022-06-27}}</ref> All the programming were dubbed in Turkish, while the network was headquartered in Etiler, Istanbul. On 1 May 2011, Disney Channel updated the logo by putting the Mickey Mouse silhouette in a smartphone application icon. The same thing happened in other countries from Europe and CEE.
On 21 December 2011, Disney started the test transmission for the Turkish Disney Channel and started broadcasting mainly promotional ads; no advertising or programs included. It later became a free-to-air channel on 12 January 2012,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-03 |title=Walt Disney şifresiz yayına başlayacak - CNN TÜRK |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2011/ekonomi/sirketler/10/24/walt.disney.sifresiz.yayina.baslayacak/634217.0/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703034452/http://www.cnnturk.com/2011/ekonomi/sirketler/10/24/walt.disney.sifresiz.yayina.baslayacak/634217.0/ |archive-date=3 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-12 |title=New landmark for Disney Channel |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/01/12/new-landmark-for-disney-channel/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Broadband TV News |language=en-GB}}</ref> with an episode of ''Phineas and Ferb'' as its first program.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Disney Channel Türkiye Yayına Başladığı An (12.01.2012 - 06:00) | date=23 April 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbcCRu03tQ |language=tr |access-date=2023-01-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
On 28 October 2013, Disney Channel launched its VOD service in Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Disney Channel joins Turkish VOD service » Digital TV Europe |url=https://www.digitaltveurope.net/117191/disney-channel-joins-turkish-vod-service/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107063336/https://www.digitaltveurope.net/117191/disney-channel-joins-turkish-vod-service/ |archive-date=2013-11-07 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=}}</ref>
The channel was closed on 31 March 2022 (with ''Ludo, Where Art Thou?'' episode of ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' as its last program), and removed from the channel list 3 days later, on 2 April 2022, and its programming became part of Disney+ when it launched on 14 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Size biraz hüzünlü biraz mutlu bir haberimiz var. |trans-title=We have some sad and happy news for you. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CbXYBKilDFt/ |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=Instagram |language=Turkish |type=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Disney Channel ile Vedalaşıyoruz! | date=23 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AjP7INvTtE |trans-title=Saying Goodbye to Disney Channel! |language=Turkish |access-date=2022-03-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Channel Türkiye kapanıyor mu, neden? Disney Channel'dan resmi açıklama! |url=https://www.cnnturk.com/teknoloji/disney-channel-turkiye-kapaniyor-mu-neden-disney-channeldan-resmi-aciklama-geldi |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=CNN TÜRK |language=tr}}</ref>
== Sister channels ==
=== Disney Jr. === {{Infobox television channel | name = Disney Jr. | logo = Disney Jr. 2024.svg | logo_caption = Logo used since 1 June 2024 | former_names = Fox Kids Play (2003–2004)<br />Jetix Play (2004–2010)<br />Playhouse Disney (2010–2011)<br />Disney Junior (2011–2024) | type = Satellite network, available on Digiturk, Tivibu and D-Smart | country = United Kingdom | area = Turkey<br />Northern Cyprus | headquarters = 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9PE, United Kingdom | picture_format = HDTV 1080i | owner = The Walt Disney Company Limited | launch_date = {{start date and age|df=yes|2003|10}} (as Fox Kids Play)<br/>{{start date and age|df=yes|2004}} (as Jetix Play)<br/>{{start date and age|df=yes|2010|09|01}} (as Playhouse Disney)<br/>{{start date and age|df=yes|2011|06|01}} (as Disney Junior) | closed_date = }}
Disney Jr. is a British-managed pre-school channel, under The Walt Disney Company Limited. It began as Disney Channel's morning block, known as Playhouse Disney on 29 April 2007. It launched as a television channel on 1 September 2010, and rebranded as Disney Junior on 1 June 2011.{{cn|date=August 2025}}
As of 31 March 2022, Disney Jr. is currently the only Disney-branded channel in Turkey since the closure of '''Disney Channel'''.
=== Disney XD (closed) === {{Infobox television channel | name = Disney XD | owner = The Walt Disney Company Limited | logo = Disney XD - 2015.svg | logo_caption = Final logo used from 1 September 2015 to 31 January 2021 | type = Satellite network, exclusive to Digiturk | country = United Kingdom | language = Turkish | area = Turkey<br />Northern Cyprus | former_names = Fox Kids (2000–2005)<br>Jetix (2005–2009) | launch_date = {{start date and age|df=yes|2000|11}} (as Fox Kids)<br/>{{start date and age|df=yes|2005|1}} (as Jetix)<br/>{{start date and age|df=yes|2009|10|03}} (as '''Disney XD''') | closed_date = {{end date and age|df=yes|2021|01|31}} }}
Disney XD launched on 3 October 2009, becoming a 24-hour channel on 3 October 2018, and was exclusive to Digiturk.
On 31 January 2021, Disney XD was closed simultaneously with the discontinuation of the Japanese and Greece versions of the channel during the last three minutes of an episode of ''Dude, That's My Ghost''. However, Disney Channel continued to operate until 31 March 2022, with programming moving to Disney+ when it launched on 14 June 2022.
== Logos == === Disney Channel === <gallery> File:2002 Disney Channel logo.svg|2007–2011 File:2010 Disney Channel logo.svg|2011–2014 File:2014 Disney Channel logo.svg|2014–2017 File:2017 Disney Channel logo.svg|2017–2022 </gallery>
=== Disney Jr. === <gallery> File:Fox Kids Play logo.png|2003–2004 File:2000 Playhouse Disney logo.svg|2010–2011 File:Disney Junior EMEA.svg|2019–2024 File:Disney Jr. 2024.svg|2024–present </gallery>
=== Disney XD === <gallery> File:FOX Kids logo.svg|2000–2005 File:Jetix logo.png|2005–2009 File:Logo Disney XD.svg|2009–2015 File:Disney XD - 2015.svg|2015–2021 </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== frameless|17x17px|link=YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/DisneyChannelTR Disney Channel Türkiye]{{Portal bar|Disney|Turkey|Television}}{{Disney Channel}} {{Television in Turkey}}
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