Güneş (newspaper)
{{Short description|Turkish newspaper}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Güneş
| logo = Gunes logo.png
| caption =
| image =
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Berliner
| foundation = 19 February 1982
| owners = Star Media Group
| political = Erdoganism
| language = Turkish
| publisher =
| publishing_city = Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
| publishing_country = Turkey
| circulation = 91,000 (2013) {{Cite web|url=http://www.medyatava.com/tiraj|title=Tiraj|access-date=2013-06-21|archive-date=2015-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911133515/http://www.medyatava.com/tiraj|url-status=dead}}
| editor =
| website = {{Official URL}}
| ceased publication = 2019
}}
Güneş ("Sun" in Turkish) is a daily newspaper in Turkey. It was owned by Ethem Sancak's Star Media Group.
History
Güneş was founded in 1982 by Ömer Çavuşoğlu and Ahmet Kozanoğlu.{{Cite web|url=http://turkey.mom-rsf.org/en/media/detail/outlet/guenes/|title = A Haber Radyo}} It was later bought by Asil Nadir.Hasan Buran, [http://cim.anadolu.edu.tr/pdf/2008/2008_507-516.pdf MONOPOLIZATION IN MEDIA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094548/http://cim.anadolu.edu.tr/pdf/2008/2008_507-516.pdf |date=2016-03-04}}Keesing's Contemporary Archives, Keesing's Limited., 1983. p. 251
Güneş was owned by the Çukurova Media Group (who acquired it from Güneri Cıvaoğlu) from 1996 to 2013. It was passed to the TMSF in settlement of debts owed to the Turkish government.turkishpress.com, 24 May 2013, [http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=385127 Turkish deposit insurer takes over more Cukurova ventures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222160719/http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=385127 |date=2014-02-22 }}
In 1997, Çukurova Group acquired the newspaper. In 2013, Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey seized the newspaper along with Akşam. Later, in October 2013, it was sold to Ethem Sancak.{{Cite web|url=http://haber.sol.org.tr/medya/aksam-ve-sky-turk-ethem-sancaka-satildi-haberi-80557|title = Akşam ve Sky Türk Ethem Sancak'a satıldı|date = 4 October 2013}}
In August 2017, Murat Sancak acquired the newspaper. On 31 December 2019, Güneş ceased daily circulation as a stand alone newspaper to become a sister publication of the Turkish newspaper Akşam.{{Cite web|url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/gunes-aksam-gazetesinin-eki-olarak-yayin-hayatina-devam-edecek,854230|title=Güneş, Akşam gazetesinin eki olarak yayın hayatına devam edecek|website=T24|language=Turkish|access-date=2020-01-19}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|tr}}
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Category:Newspapers published in Istanbul
Category:Turkish-language newspapers
Category:Newspapers established in 1982
Category:1982 establishments in Turkey
Category:Daily newspapers published in Turkey
Category:Defunct newspapers published in Turkey
Category:2019 disestablishments in Turkey
Category:Publications disestablished in 2019
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