The Turkish government has announced plans to build 30 broadcast towers across metropolitan areas as it aims to modernise the country’s broadcast infrastructure.
Inspired by the Çamlica Tower of Istanbul, the towers will be built in Ankara, Balıkesir, İzmir, Trabzon, Adana, Sivas, Kayseri, Antalya, Gaziantep, Konya, Diyarbakır and Samsun.
The project, announced by Turkiye’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, will provide broadcast services to both analogue and digital broadcasters in a centralised environment, replacing outdated and disparate antenna sites, reports the Hürriyet Daily News.
Uraloğlu said the energy efficiency of the new towers will be increased by “more than 10 times.” He added that the project is intended to eliminate “visual pollution in urban landscapes” and also offer safer emissions for area residents.
Citing the appearance of the Çamlica Tower, the minister said the towers in the 30 cities, each located in different provinces, would feature “modern, architecturally integrated silhouettes.”
Çamlıca Tower is capable of hosting 100 high-quality broadcasting transmitters, without interfering with one another. It is said to be the first TV and radio tower in the world that can broadcast 100 channels at the same time
