Hürriyet

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Hürriyet

| caption = First issue, dated 1 May 1948

| logo = Hurriyet.svg

| image = Hürriyet ilk sayi.jpg

| type = Daily newspaper

| format = Berliner (Broadsheet prior to 15 October 2012)

| foundation = {{start date|1948}}

| owners = Demirören Holding

| political = Mainstream
Liberalism
Secularism[http://anthro.ucsd.edu/Faculty_Profiles/ozyurek.html Esra Özyürek] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422171050/http://www.anthro.ucsd.edu/Faculty_Profiles/ozyurek.html |date=2012-04-22 }}, Nostalgia for the Modern: State Secularism and Everyday Politics in Turkey, 2006, [https://books.google.com/books?id=B9J3JC5H70sC&pg=PA197 p. 197], Duke University Press, 2006, {{ISBN|0822338955}}

| language = Turkish

| headquarters = Güneşli, Bağcılar

| publishing_city = Istanbul

| publishing_country = Turkey

| circulation = {{loss}} 319,273 (8 January 2018 – 14 January 2018)

| editor = Hasan Kılıç

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

Hürriyet ({{IPA|tr|hyɾ.ɾiˈjet|-|Tr_tr_hürriyet.ogg}}, Liberty) is a major Turkish newspaper, founded in 1948. {{as of|2018|January|post=,}} it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000.{{cite web|title=08 Ocak 2018 – 14 Ocak 2018 haftası Tiraj Tablosu|url=http://www.medyatava.com/tiraj|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-date=25 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325184913/http://www.medyatava.com/tiraj|url-status=dead}} Hürriyet combines entertainment with news coverage and has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook.

Hürriyet has regional offices in Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, 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.[http://www.hurriyetkurumsal.com/eng/Throughout_60_years.asp Throughout 60 years, Hürriyet from past to present] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904120819/http://www.hurriyetkurumsal.com/eng/Throughout_60_years.asp |date=2008-09-04 }}. Hürriyet Kurumsal. {{as of|2017|January}}, 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.{{cite web|title=Top Sites in Turkey|url=http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;0/TR|publisher=Alexa|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105085312/http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;0/TR|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news |last1=New York Times |title=Turkish Media Group Bought by Pro-Government Conglomerate.|website=The New York Times|date=21 March 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/world/europe/turkey-media-erdogan-dogan.html |access-date=4 April 2019}}

History

Hürriyet was founded by Sedat Simavi on 1 May 1948 with a staff of 48. Selling 50,000 copies in its first week,{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetkurumsal.com/tr/tarihce_km_taslar.asp?tarih=4859 |access-date=2008-10-09 |title=Hürriyet'in Kilometre Taşları

|language=tr|work=Hürriyet Kurumsal |year=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323070646/http://www.hurriyetkurumsal.com/tr/tarihce_km_taslar.asp?tarih=4859|archive-date=2008-03-23 }} 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.{{cite journal|title=Chronology December 1, 1965-February 28, 1966|journal=The Middle East Journal|date=Spring 1966|volume=20|issue=2|page=233|jstor=4323989}} In the letter, Johnson overtly stated that Turkey should not organize any military intervention in Cyprus.

It is considered a high-circulation newspaper in Turkey.{{cite news|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-119554-news-fit-to-print.html|access-date=2008-08-03 |title=News fit to print?|work=Today's Zaman|date=2007-08-16|first=Andrew|last=Finkel|quote=I am no great fan of Hürriyet as a newspaper. I believe it abuses the considerable authority it wields. |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527231540/http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-119554-news-fit-to-print.html |archive-date=2015-05-27}}{{cite news|url=http://taraf.com.tr/yazar.asp?mid=3171|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418164702/http://taraf.com.tr/yazar.asp?mid=3171|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-18|access-date=2008-12-19 |title=Konu: Ergenekon haberciliği... Soru: Hürriyet bunu neden göze alıyor? |work=Taraf|first=Alper|last=Görmüş|language=tr |date=2008-12-19|quote=...Türkiye'nin en etkili gazetesi...}}

In 2018, Hurriyet was bought by Demirören Holding, owned by the Demirören family, who are considered to be close to President Erdoğan.{{Cite news|date=2018-03-21|title=Turkish Media Group Bought by Pro-Government Conglomerate (Published 2018)

|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/world/europe/turkey-media-erdogan-dogan.html|access-date=2021-03-03|issn=0362-4331}}

=Tax fine controversy=

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,{{cite web |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=167444 |title=Prosecutors set to file tax evasion lawsuit against Doğan Yayın |access-date=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223133944/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=167444 |archive-date=2009-02-23 }}{{cite web |url=http://en.timeturk.com/finance-ministry-orders-bp-to-pay-tl-474-million-for-tax-evasion--16517-haberi.html |title=Finance ministry orders BP to pay TL 474 million for tax evasion haberi - Thursday, 05 March 2009 09:57 |access-date=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429043853/http://en.timeturk.com/finance-ministry-orders-bp-to-pay-tl-474-million-for-tax-evasion--16517-haberi.html |archive-date=2009-04-29 }}{{cite news| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKIST00336620090318 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716204934/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKIST00336620090318 | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 July 2012 | publisher=Reuters | title=Turkish index suspends Dogan group, Petrol Ofisi shares | date=2009-03-18}} and Fitch downgraded the rating of Hürriyet to 'BB−'.{{cite web |title=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 |url=http://reports.fitchratings.com/coms2/summary_0266-94590_ITM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206021103/http://reports.fitchratings.com/coms2/summary_0266-94590_ITM |archive-date=2010-12-06 |access-date=2009-09-08}} [http://www.dmg.com.tr/_UserFiles/File/News/doganyayin24AugustRAC.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722081740/http://www.dmg.com.tr/_UserFiles/File/News/doganyayin24AugustRAC.pdf|date=2011-07-22}}

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."[https://archive.today/20130118191241/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=awCtRMMmOGeA Dogan Hit by $2.5 Billion Tax Fine in Erdogan Feud], Seda Sezer and Ben Holland, Bloomberg, September 8, 2009

In September 2009, Doğan Group was fined a record US$2.5 billion, related to alleged past tax irregularities.[https://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSL815352620090908 Turkey gov't hits media group Dogan with tax fine], Reuters, September 8, 2009

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.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125469621389762827 Turkish Premier Defends Media Tax Battle], Marc Champion, The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2009 It also caused some critics and global investors[https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aXA__UIBdOZU Feud Shaking Turkey Pits Erdogan Against Dogan Newspaper Baron] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103033512/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aXA__UIBdOZU |date=2012-11-03 }}, Ben Holland and Firat Kayakiran, Bloomberg, June 23, 2009 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.

Istanbul -Hürriyet- 2000 by RaBoe 01.jpg|Hürriyet headquarters in Güneşli, Istanbul

Istanbul -Hürriyet- 2000 by RaBoe 02.jpg|Hürriyet headquarters in Güneşli, Istanbul

Notable people

Golden Butterfly Awards

{{For|the Iranian children's film award|International Film Festival for Children and Youth}}

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.{{cite news |title=Golden Butterfly Awards recognize best of Turkey's TV and music world |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/golden-butterfly-awards-recognize-best-of-turkeys-tv-and-music-world-106092 |access-date=1 November 2019 |work=Hürriyet |date=14 November 2016}}

References

External links

{{Official website}} {{in lang|tr}}

Category:1948 establishments in Turkey

Category:Bağcılar

Category:Doğan Media Group

Category:Newspapers published in Istanbul

Category:Newspapers established in 1948

Category:Turkish-language newspapers

Category:Daily newspapers published in Turkey