Sözcü#AMK
{{short description|Turkish daily newspaper}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Sözcü
| caption =
| logo = Sozculogo248x90.png
| logo_size = 248px
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| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Berliner
| foundation = 27 June 2007
| owners = Estetik Publishing A.Ş.
| political = Kemalism
Ulusalism
Liberal nationalism
Secularism
| language = Turkish
| headquarters = Halkalı, Küçükçekmece
| publishing_city = Istanbul
| publishing_country = Turkey
| circulation = 305,368
| sister newspapers = Korkusuz
AMK
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| website = {{Official URL}}
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Sözcü (English: Spokesperson) is a popular Turkish daily newspaper. Sözcü was first published on 27 June 2007 by Burak Akbay and is distributed nationwide.{{cite web | url=http://turkey.mom-rsf.org/en/media/detail/outlet/soezcue/ | title=Hürriyet }} As of June 2018, it was one of the top-selling newspapers in Turkey, with around 300,000 copies sold daily.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazetetirajlari.com/GunlukTirajlar.aspx|title=GAZETE TİRAJLARI – Günlük Gazetelerin Tirajları|date=2018-06-09|website=www.gazetetirajlari.com|access-date=2018-06-15}}
Overview
Its origins go back to Gözcü (literally, Observer, published by Doğan Media Group) which began publication on 15 May 1996 and ceased publication on 1 April 2007. Gözcü was taken over by its employees and its name was changed to Sözcü. In its first days the newspaper sold around 60,000 copies. By September 2008, the newspaper had an average circulation of 150,000. In December 2010 this number had reached 210,000.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dorduncukuvvetmedya.com/toplam-gazete-satislari-dustu-hurriyet-430-bine-geriledi.html |title=TOPLAM GAZETE SATIŞLARI DÜŞTÜ... HÜRRİYET 430 BİNE GERİLEDİ... - DÖRDÜNCÜ KUVVET MEDYA - Özgür Gazeteciler Platformu - DÖRDÜNCÜ KUVVET MEDYA |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-date=2010-09-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100913053212/http://www.dorduncukuvvetmedya.com/toplam-gazete-satislari-dustu-hurriyet-430-bine-geriledi.html |url-status=usurped }}
As a result of increasing political polarization, Sözcü became one of the country's top-selling newspapers through its anti-government (Justice and Development Party or AKP) stance.{{cite news| url=https://world.time.com/2013/02/06/the-big-prison-by-the-sea-will-its-captives-change-turkeys-history/ |title=The Big Prison By the Sea: Will Its Captives Change Turkey's History? |publisher= Time |access-date= 17 February 2013 |date=6 February 2013}} It is the highest-selling Turkish paper that openly criticizes the ruling party and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Sözcü adopts a more nationalist and Kemalist political orientation than other anti-AKP newspapers such as Cumhuriyet and BirGün.
An edition of Sözcü aimed at the Turks of Western Europe is printed in Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnv-online.net/medien/detail.php?nr=74711&Medien|title=Türkische Zeitung SÖZCÜ kommt nach Deutschland|publisher= DNV – Der neue Vertrieb|language=de|access-date=18 November 2016}}
''Korkusuz''
Another daily newspaper called Korkusuz (English: Fearless) has been published by the Sözcü Group since November 2014.
''AMK''
The daily sports newspaper AMK has been published by the Sözcü Group since June 2012. The name AMK is officially an acronym of Açık Mert Korkusuz (translated: Open, Valiant and Fearless) but this evoked some controversy, as the acronym is commonly understood to mean a profane phrase in Turkish.{{cite web |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/national_womens-group-slams-sports-paper-over-obscene-name-choice_283296.html |title=Women's group slams sports paper over obscene name choice |access-date=2015-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150404122909/http://www.todayszaman.com/national_womens-group-slams-sports-paper-over-obscene-name-choice_283296.html |archive-date=2015-04-04 }} On 5 January 2019, the newspaper ceased to be published.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Açık Mert Korkusuz yayın hayatına son veriyor |url=https://anlatilaninotesi.com.tr/20190104/acik-mert-korkusuz-yayin-hayatina-son-veriyor-1036929476.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website= |language=tr}}
Sözcü TV
Sözcü TV or shortened as SZC TV, began web broadcasting in 2019 and on YouTube in 2021. It acquired Sivas SRT’s licence in 2020 but faced delays in RTÜK’s logo approval, which was granted in July 2021. The channel started test broadcasts the same month and officially launched on 1 March 2023.{{Cite web |last=Merkezi |first=Haber |date=1 March 2024 |title=SÖZCÜ TV 1 YAŞINDA - Sözcü Gazetesi |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/sozcu-tv-1-yasinda-p26351 |access-date=30 March 2025 |website=www.sozcu.com.tr |language=tr}}
Contributors (past and present)
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- {{ill|Rahmi Turan|tr}}
- Uğur Dündar
- Emin Çölaşan
- {{ill|Mehmet Türker (journalist)|lt=Mehmet Türker|tr|Mehmet Türker (gazeteci)}}
- Yekta Güngör Özden
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- {{ill|Kadri Yamaç|tr}}
- {{ill|Saygı Öztürk|tr}}
- {{ill|Ayşe Sucu|tr}}
- Soner Yalçın
- Bekir Coşkun
- {{ill|Yılmaz Özdil|tr}}
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References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|tr}}
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Category:Newspapers published in Istanbul
Category:Turkish-language newspapers
Category:Newspapers established in 2007
Category:2007 establishments in Turkey
Category:Daily newspapers published in Turkey
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