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Though the games and consoles themselves have been sold by private retailers previously, in 2004, Avaturk began distribution of Nintendo products in Turkey following a partnership deal made with Nortec Multimedia SA, the distributor of Nintendo products in some of the Balkan countries.<ref>https://www.chip.com.tr/haber/nintendo-avaturk-ile-turkiye-pazarinda_1225.html</ref> In 2005, Avaturk was transformed into Nortec Eurasia.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasan-colakoglu-1ab2a137</ref> They released DS titles, including [[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. Yandex.Money from April 2017 began digital distribution of Nintendo Switch.<ref>https://www.ewdn.com/2017/04/25/yandex-money-distributes-nintendo-switch-games-in-russia-and-turkey/</ref> 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> | Though the games and consoles themselves have been sold by private retailers previously, in 2004, Avaturk began distribution of Nintendo products in Turkey following a partnership deal made with Nortec Multimedia SA, the distributor of Nintendo products in some of the Balkan countries.<ref>https://www.chip.com.tr/haber/nintendo-avaturk-ile-turkiye-pazarinda_1225.html</ref> In 2005, Avaturk was transformed into Nortec Eurasia.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasan-colakoglu-1ab2a137</ref> They released DS titles, including [[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. Yandex.Money from April 2017 began digital distribution of Nintendo Switch.<ref>https://www.ewdn.com/2017/04/25/yandex-money-distributes-nintendo-switch-games-in-russia-and-turkey/</ref> 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 January | As of January 2023, {{g|GO}} and {{g|UNITE}} are the only Pokémon games that have been 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> Currently, the Turkish names of all Pokémon are the same as their English names, with the exception of {{p|Type: Null}}, which is known as "Tür: Sıfır" in Pokémon GO. | ||
==Pokémon anime== | ==Pokémon anime== | ||