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SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 95The hunters provide thecontent of Yaban TVWe know Melih Meriç from Habertürkbefore Yaban TV. Asthe right hand of channel’s founderUfuk Güldemir, Meriç did notbelive Yaban TV which was foundedthanks to the insistence of Güldemirto have success. He changed his mindafterwards upon seeing the successthe channel achieved in a short time.Meriç summarizes the importancehe attaches to Yaban TV with thesewords: “I don’t think of a more attractingbusiness than Yaban (Wild Life).Starting his words by saying “Itis very difficult to found a thematicchannel in Turkey”, Meriç stated thatthe news channels in Turkey were‘multi-content’ channels. Meriç madefollowing statements: “If you are,let’s say, broadcasting a ‘fishing orhunting’ program, you will see peoplewho know fishing and huntingat least a few times better than you.It doesn’t just work like this ‘I did it,who wants to watch it watches it”.If hunters, sailors, fishers say ‘Is thathow fishing, hunting is made’; it meansyou are done.“THE NUMBER OF AUDİENCES WHO I MEETİS NOT LESS THAN 100 THOUSAND”.Salih Meriç tells us the difference ofYaban TV with the following statements:“The number of audienceswho I meet while working in Habertürkis 6-7, it does not exceed 15-20 ina year. The number of audiences whoI met while working in Yaban TV isnot less than 100 thousand.” and headds: “I am always with these people.I have to broadcast a program admiredand appreciated by them. This is aserious job, it is different from others.