Show TV is a Turkish free-to-air national television channel, established in 1991 by Erol Aksoy, Dinç Bilgin, Haldun Simavi and Erol Simavi, owned by the TMSF.
The channel replaces Cine5's now-defunct frequencies, and it was originally established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi, and originally launched on March 1, 1991, when it commenced its test transmissions. A year later, the channel moved its headquarters to Istanbul, Turkey, and were at the same time starting its official broadcasts. Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Max and Show Turk to its group.
On 6 June 2013 the channel was reacquired by Ciner Media Group.
The channel's personalities include Ece Erken, Defne Samyeli, Gülben Ergen, Bülent Ersoy, Ferhat Göçer, Ece ÃÂner, Reha Muhtar, Serdar Ortaç, Demet AkbaÃÂ, Mehmet Ali Erbil, Volkan Konak, Alià Âan, Hülya Avà Âar, Acun Ilñcalñ, Seda Sayan and ÃÂaÃÂla à Âñkel. The channel also aired successful Turkish television series like Kurtlar Vadisi, Doktorlar, Adñnñ Feriha Koydum, and Muhteà Âem Yüzyñl.
On 11 September 2025, the channel was seized by the state and placed under the control of the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey as part of an investigation into fraud, tax evasion and money laundering into Can Holding.