TV, magazines, and newspapers are all operated by both state-owned and for-profit corporations which depend on advertising, subscription, and other sales-related revenues.
The law protects press freedom in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and internet access is not restricted.
[1][2] Northern Cyprus is ranked 76th out of 180 countries in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
[9] BRT is also the oldest Turkish Cypriot TV channel, established as a radio station in 1963, and launched its first television broadcast in 1976.
[15] New TRNC privacy laws (passed in March 2015) are at risk of limiting investigative journalism and sharing of information.