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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 arived in '''{{wp|Turkey}}''', in early 2000 or late 1999, with the airing of ''[[EP001|Pokémon! Ben seni seçiyorum!]]'' | ||
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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, there weren't any Pokémon games until 2018.<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> 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 CEO of CD Media, will allow Nintendo to send games from various franchises such as Mario, Zelda, or Pokémon soon. | |||
==The Pokémon anime== | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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The magazine of Presidency of Religious Affairs, Diyanet, has reiterated similar claims by RTÜK on March 2, 2005.<ref>[http://www.internethaber.com/diyanet-pokemondan-uzak-durun-1111439h.htm http://www.internethaber.com/diyanet-pokemondan-uzak-durun-1111439h.htm]</ref> | The magazine of Presidency of Religious Affairs, Diyanet, has reiterated similar claims by RTÜK on March 2, 2005.<ref>[http://www.internethaber.com/diyanet-pokemondan-uzak-durun-1111439h.htm http://www.internethaber.com/diyanet-pokemondan-uzak-durun-1111439h.htm]</ref> | ||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||