New director-general for Turkey’s TRT

Ibrahim Eren has been named as the new director-general of national broadcaster the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT).

Eren joined TRT as depute director in 2013, and was responsible for the launch of international news channel TRT World the following year.

He previously worked a as a representative for Turkuvaz Media Group’s ATV in the UK before becoming director-general of ATV Europe and deputy director of ATV in 2010, where he oversaw the restructuring of the channel and streamlined in-house production.

Eren is also the chairman of the executive board of Turkish audience research outfit TIAK, a director of International Emmy and a member of the board of directors at Turk Telekom.