Pokémon in Turkey: Difference between revisions

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 falling out of 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.