Hürriyet (Turkish pronunciation: [hyɾːiˈjet](listen), Liberty) is one of the major Turkish newspapers, founded in 1948. As of January 2018,[update] it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000.[2]Hürriyet has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook.[1]Hürriyet combines entertainment with news coverage.
Hürriyet has regional offices in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya and Trabzon, as well as a news network comprising 52 offices and 600 reporters in Turkey and abroad, all affiliated with Doğan News Agency, which primarily serves newspapers and television channels that were previously under the management of Doğan Media Group (Doğan Yayın Holding). Hürriyet is printed in six cities in Turkey and in Frankfurt, Germany.[3] As of January 2017[update], according to Alexa, its website was the tenth most visited in Turkey, the second most visited of a newspaper and the fourth most visited news website.[4] On 21 March 2018, Doğan Yayın Holding, the parent company of Hürriyet, was sold to Demirören Holding for approximately $1.2 billion. The Demirören Group is known for its pro-government stance.[5]
Hürriyet was founded by Sedat Simavi on 1 May 1948 with a staff of 48. Selling 50,000 in its first week,[6]Hürriyet was Simavi's 59th and last publication. On 13 January 1965 the paper was confiscated by the Turkish authorities shortly after the publication of the letter of the US President Lyndon B. Johnson to İsmet İnönü.[7] In the letter Johnson overtly stated that Turkey should not organize any military intervention to Cyprus.[7]
It is considered a high-circulation newspaper in Turkey.[8][9]
In February 2009, the newspaper received an 826.2 million TL (US$523 million) fine for tax evasion by Doğan Group/Petrol Ofisi. Following this, the Istanbul Stock Exchange suspended Doğan Holding's shares,[11][12][13] and Fitch downgraded Hürriyet to 'BB−'.[14]
Executives at the Doğan Group expressed the opinion that the tax fine was politically motivated "intimidation", caused by Hürriyet's linking of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his political party, AKP, to a charity scandal in Germany. In March 2009, Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, expressed public concern about the fine, saying that it threatened "pluralism and freedom of the press."[15]
In September 2009, Doğan Group was fined a record US$2.5 billion, related to alleged past tax irregularities.[15][16]
The September fine caused further expressions of public concern from the European Commission, as well as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.[17] It also caused some critics and global investors[18] to compare the fines to then-Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of tax-evasion charges to bankrupt oil company Yukos for allegedly political reasons. In an interview, Erdoğan denied this charge, calling it "very ugly" and "disrespectful" to both himself and Putin.[17]
Hürriyet, along with Pantene, sponsors the annual Golden Butterfly Awards, in which its readers vote for nominees in the fields of Turkish television and music.[19]
^Finkel, Andrew (16 August 2007). . Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2008. I am no great fan of Hürriyet as a newspaper. I believe it abuses the considerable authority it wields.
^Görmüş, Alper (19 December 2008). "Konu: Ergenekon haberciliği... Soru: Hürriyet bunu neden göze alıyor?". Taraf (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2008. ...Türkiye'nin en etkili gazetesi...
^"Turkish Media Group Bought by Pro-Government Conglomerate (Published 2018)". The New York Times. 21 March 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
^"Turkish index suspends Dogan group, Petrol Ofisi shares". Reuters. 18 March 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2009. [1] 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ abDogan Hit by $2.5 Billion Tax Fine in Erdogan Feud, Seda Sezer and Ben Holland, Bloomberg, September 8, 2009
^Turkey gov't hits media group Dogan with tax fine, Reuters, September 8, 2009
^ abTurkish Premier Defends Media Tax Battle, Marc Champion, The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2009
^Feud Shaking Turkey Pits Erdogan Against Dogan Newspaper Baron 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Ben Holland and Firat Kayakiran, Bloomberg, June 23, 2009
^"Golden Butterfly Awards recognize best of Turkey's TV and music world". Hürriyet. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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This article is about the newspaper For other uses see Hurriyet disambiguation Hurriyet Turkish pronunciation hyɾːiˈjet listen Liberty is one of the major Turkish newspapers founded in 1948 As of January 2018 update it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319 000 2 Hurriyet has a mainstream liberal and conservative outlook 1 Hurriyet combines entertainment with news coverage HurriyetFirst issue dated 1 May 1948TypeDaily newspaperFormatBerliner Broadsheet prior to 15 October 2012 Owner s Demiroren HoldingEditorHasan KilicFounded1948 1948 Political alignmentMainstreamLiberalismSecularism 1 LanguageTurkishHeadquartersGunesli BagcilarCityIstanbulCountryTurkeyCirculation319 273 8 January 2018 14 January 2018 2 Websitewww wbr hurriyet wbr com wbr trMedia of TurkeyList of newspapersHurriyet has regional offices in Istanbul Ankara Izmir Adana Antalya and Trabzon as well as a news network comprising 52 offices and 600 reporters in Turkey and abroad all affiliated with Dogan News Agency which primarily serves newspapers and television channels that were previously under the management of Dogan Media Group Dogan Yayin Holding Hurriyet is printed in six cities in Turkey and in Frankfurt Germany 3 As of January 2017 update according to Alexa its website was the tenth most visited in Turkey the second most visited of a newspaper and the fourth most visited news website 4 On 21 March 2018 Dogan Yayin Holding the parent company of Hurriyet was sold to Demiroren Holding for approximately 1 2 billion The Demiroren Group is known for its pro government stance 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Tax fine controversy 2 Notable people 3 Golden Butterfly Awards 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditHurriyet was founded by Sedat Simavi on 1 May 1948 with a staff of 48 Selling 50 000 in its first week 6 Hurriyet was Simavi s 59th and last publication On 13 January 1965 the paper was confiscated by the Turkish authorities shortly after the publication of the letter of the US President Lyndon B Johnson to Ismet Inonu 7 In the letter Johnson overtly stated that Turkey should not organize any military intervention to Cyprus 7 It is considered a high circulation newspaper in Turkey 8 9 In 2018 Hurriyet was bought by Demiroren Holding owned by the Demiroren family who are considered to be close to President Erdogan 10 Tax fine controversy Edit In February 2009 the newspaper received an 826 2 million TL US 523 million fine for tax evasion by Dogan Group Petrol Ofisi Following this the Istanbul Stock Exchange suspended Dogan Holding s shares 11 12 13 and Fitch downgraded Hurriyet to BB 14 Executives at the Dogan Group expressed the opinion that the tax fine was politically motivated intimidation caused by Hurriyet s linking of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his political party AKP to a charity scandal in Germany In March 2009 Jose Manuel Barroso president of the European Commission expressed public concern about the fine saying that it threatened pluralism and freedom of the press 15 In September 2009 Dogan Group was fined a record US 2 5 billion related to alleged past tax irregularities 15 16 The September fine caused further expressions of public concern from the European Commission as well as the Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe 17 It also caused some critics and global investors 18 to compare the fines to then Russian President Vladimir Putin s use of tax evasion charges to bankrupt oil company Yukos for allegedly political reasons In an interview Erdogan denied this charge calling it very ugly and disrespectful to both himself and Putin 17 Hurriyet headquarters in Gunesli Istanbul Hurriyet headquarters in Gunesli IstanbulNotable people EditAhmet Altan Fatih Altayli Feyza Algan Yalcin Bayer Burak Bekdil Orhan Boran Ege Cansen Bekir Coskun Emin Colasan Cengiz Candar Latif Demirci Yalcin Dogan Bulent Duzgit Oktay Eksi Cetin Emec Ahmet Hakan Dogan Hizlan Ozdemir Ince Halit Kivanc Emre Kizilkaya Sukru Kizilot Ercan Kumcu Gary S Lachman Cetin Ozek Ertugrul Ozkok Guzin Sayar Erman Sener Tufan Turenc Dogan Uluc Cuneyt Ulsever Didem Unsal Sinem VuralGolden Butterfly Awards EditFor the Iranian children s film award see International Film Festival for Children and Youth Hurriyet along with Pantene sponsors the annual Golden Butterfly Awards in which its readers vote for nominees in the fields of Turkish television and music 19 References Edit a b Esra Ozyurek Archived 2012 04 22 at the Wayback Machine Nostalgia for the Modern State Secularism and Everyday Politics in Turkey 2006 p 197 Duke University Press 2006 ISBN 0822338955 a b 08 Ocak 2018 14 Ocak 2018 haftasi Tiraj Tablosu Archived from the original on 25 March 2016 Retrieved 27 March 2018 Throughout 60 years Hurriyet from past to present Archived 2008 09 04 at the Wayback Machine Hurriyet Kurumsal Top Sites in Turkey Alexa Archived from the original on 5 January 2017 Retrieved 4 January 2017 New York Times 21 March 2018 Turkish Media Group Bought by Pro Government Conglomerate The New York Times Retrieved 4 April 2019 Hurriyet in Kilometre Taslari Hurriyet Kurumsal in Turkish 2005 Archived from the original on 23 March 2008 Retrieved 9 October 2008 a b Chronology December 1 1965 February 28 1966 The Middle East Journal 20 2 233 Spring 1966 JSTOR 4323989 Finkel Andrew 16 August 2007 News fit to print Today s Zaman Archived from the original on 27 May 2015 Retrieved 3 August 2008 I am no great fan of Hurriyet as a newspaper I believe it abuses the considerable authority it wields Gormus Alper 19 December 2008 Konu Ergenekon haberciligi Soru Hurriyet bunu neden goze aliyor Taraf in Turkish Archived from the original on 18 April 2013 Retrieved 19 December 2008 Turkiye nin en etkili gazetesi Turkish Media Group Bought by Pro Government Conglomerate Published 2018 The New York Times 21 March 2018 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 3 March 2021 Prosecutors set to file tax evasion lawsuit against Dogan Yayin Archived from the original on 23 February 2009 Retrieved 6 May 2009 Finance ministry orders BP to pay TL 474 million for tax evasion haberi Thursday 05 March 2009 09 57 Archived from the original on 29 April 2009 Retrieved 6 May 2009 Turkish index suspends Dogan group Petrol Ofisi shares Reuters 18 March 2009 Fitch Downgrades Turkey s Hurriyet to BB Outlook Negative PO Oil Financing LTD Petrol Ofisi A S Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik A S Dogan Yayin Holding AS Market Size Market Share and Demand Forecast Archived from the original on 6 December 2010 Retrieved 8 September 2009 1 Archived 2011 07 22 at the Wayback Machine a b Dogan Hit by 2 5 Billion Tax Fine in Erdogan Feud Seda Sezer and Ben Holland Bloomberg September 8 2009 Turkey gov t hits media group Dogan with tax fine Reuters September 8 2009 a b Turkish Premier Defends Media Tax Battle Marc Champion The Wall Street Journal October 5 2009 Feud Shaking Turkey Pits Erdogan Against Dogan Newspaper Baron Archived 2012 11 03 at the Wayback Machine Ben Holland and Firat Kayakiran Bloomberg June 23 2009 Golden Butterfly Awards recognize best of Turkey s TV and music world Hurriyet 14 November 2016 Retrieved 1 November 2019 External links EditOfficial website in Turkish Hurriyet USA Hurriyet Corporate permanent dead link in English and Turkish Hurriyet news in Turkish Portals Turkey Journalism Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hurriyet amp oldid 1165160375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
