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Cocoa Media has unveiled Merhaba Türkische Filme, a new FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel dedicated entirely to Turkish feature films, now available free of charge on Samsung TV Plus in Germany. The service is set to expand shortly to LG Channels, TitanOS TVs, TCL TVs and Whale TV, extending its footprint across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The launch builds on the strong performance of Merhaba Türkische Serien, Cocoa Media’s flagship Turkish series channel, now in its second year and carried on platforms including Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, Pluto TV and Rakuten TV across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The success of the series channel highlighted growing demand for Turkish storytelling within free, curated linear environments, paving the way for a companion movie offering.

“While Turkish TV series have a long and storied history in international markets, Turkish movies have always been watched more by domestic audiences. This is now changing with the launch of the new channel,” said Christian Toksvig, Founder and CEO of Cocoa Media. “Audiences in Germany, Turkish and German speakers alike, will now have access to a free 24/7 Turkish movie channel featuring recent movie hits as well as popular classics. The channel airs in original Turkish audio with German subtitles.”

Merhaba Türkische Filme blends recent box office successes with evergreen library titles, appealing both to diaspora audiences and German-speaking viewers discovering Turkish cinema for the first time.

Content for the channel is supplied by Otro Media, Cocoa Media’s content partner, which is providing an extensive slate of Turkish films, including marquee titles and restored classics. “Otro Media is delighted to partner with Cocoa Media on the launch of the new FAST channel,” said Ozan Temiz and Erkan Büker, co-founders of Otro Media. “We are proud to bring our country’s storied film heritage to both loyal Turkish audiences in Germany as well as new audiences who have never experienced Turkish cinema before.”

Positioned as a dedicated linear movie destination within the FAST ecosystem, Merhaba Türkische Filme offers scheduled programming designed to encourage habitual viewing, while maintaining always-on, free access for audiences.